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Title
The handbook of road safety measures
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Elvik, Rune (Contributor)
Subject
Highway engineering (LCSH)
Roads--Safety measures (LCSH)
Roads--Design and construction (LCSH)
Traffic safety (LCSH)
Highway engineering
Roads--Design and construction
Roads--Safety measures
Traffic safety
Trafiksäkerhet (SAO)
Language
English
English
Norwegianoriginal
Illustrative Content
Illustrations
Classification
LCC: TE145 .H36 2009
DDC: 625.7/25 full
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Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
Note
Includes translation
Summary
"The second edition of the "Handbook of Road Safety Measures" (previously published in 2004) gives state-of-the-art summaries of current knowledge regarding the effects of 128 road safety measures. It covers all areas of road safety including: traffic control; vehicle inspection; driver training; publicity campaigns; police enforcement; and, general policy instruments. With many original chapters revised and several new ones added, extra topics covered in this edition include: post-accident care; DUI legislation and enforcement; environmental zones; and speed cameras"--Publisher's description.
Table Of Contents
Background and guide to readers
Literature survey and meta-analysis
Factors contributing to road accidents
Basic concepts of road safety research
Assessing the quality of evaluation studies
The contribution of research to road safety policy-making
Road design and road equipment
Road maintenance
Traffic control
Vehicle design and protective devices
Vehicle and garage inspection
Driver training and regulation of professional drivers
Public education and information
Police enforcement and sanctions
Post-accident care
General-purpose policy instruments.
Authorized Access Point
The handbook of road safety measures
Admin Metadata
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Identified By: bf:Local, 20748445 bf:Local, 015480651
Change Date: 2018-12-07T07:19:33
Creation Date: 2018-11-19
Description Language: English
Description Modifier: United States, Library of Congress
Description Authentication:
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