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Title Infrastructure and safety in a collaborative world : road traffic safety / Evangelos Bekiaris, Marion Wiethoff, Evangelia Gaitanidou, editors
Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xxxi, 386 pages) : illustrations (some color), color portraits
Contents pt. 1. General approach -- pt. 2. New developments in modelling, evaluating and training -- pt. 3. Forgiving road environments -- pt. 4. Self-explanatory road environments -- pt. 5. Final evaluation
Summary The book investigates how, and which, forgiving road environments (FOR) andself-explaining road measures (SER) will contribute to increasing road safety and also increase network efficiency on the road. It presents both the general approach and the methodology for generating the possible FOR and SER measures. The book further discusses the prioritization and the testing methodologies, as well asan innovating methodology forVMS methodology. The next parts of the book present a few important cases: lane departure warning systems; intelligent speed adaptation systems and perception enhancement studies;designs of European pictorial signs, e.g. for VMS but also examples of designs of European road wordings; and finally how personalization canbe affectively applied inVMS signs and wordings for improving safety on the road and drivers comfort. The last part shows the final evaluation of FOR and SER, on a number of detailed Multiple Criterion Analysis and Cost Benefit Analyses are performed on a number of FOR and SER measures. This results in the development of a set of guidelines, conclusions and policy recommendations for the future. It is thus a book for the road safety researcher practitioner, the vehicles and road infrastructure components designer, the road operator, the local and national road authorities and -last but not least- for the informed citizen
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Traffic safety.
Ingénierie.
Traffic safety
Form Electronic book
Author Bekiaris, Evangelos.
Wiethoff, Marion, 1958-
Gaitanidou, Evangelia
ISBN 9783642183720
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9783642183713
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