Road and traffic safety : practices, role of human behavior and effective programs / Daniel Hughes, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hughes, Daniel, 1971- editor.

Series:

Transportation issues, policies and R&D series.

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Traffic safety.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (77 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Novinka, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The disparity between urban and rural motor vehicle fatalities in the U.S. is well documented in academic research and reports show discrepancy between urban and rural fatalities. However, despite the decline in overall motor vehicle fatalities, the difference between urban and rural fatality rates has stayed relatively consistent. Rural fatalities still account for over half the overall fatalities despite having fewer vehicle miles travelled (VMT) than in urban areas. Therefore, examining the reasons behind the continued discrepancy between urban and rural motor vehicle deaths remains an impo

Contents:

""ROAD AND TRAFFIC SAFETY: PRACTICES, ROLE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS""; ""ROAD AND TRAFFIC SAFETY: PRACTICES, ROLE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: CLOSING THE GAP IN RURAL AND URBAN ROAD DEATHS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""OVERVIEW OF RURAL SAFETY""; ""FACTORS AND CHALLENGES CONTRIBUTING TO RURAL FATALITIES""; ""RURAL SAFETY STRATEGIES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 2: TRAFFIC SAFETY AT ROUNDABOUTS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC""

""ABSTRACT""""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE RESEARCH PROJECT""; ""RISK FACTORS FOR SAFETY AT ROUNDABOUTS""; ""USE OF VIDEO ANALYSIS OF CONFLICT SITUATIONS FOR THE EVALUATION OF ROUNDABOUTS""; ""ROUNDABOUT SAFETY EVALUATION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 3: SISVOD: SENSING AND INTERVENTION SYSTEM ON VEHICLES TRAVELLING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DETECTION METHOD PROPOSED""; ""HIGHWAY SIGNAL EMITTERS""; ""ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT""; ""NATIONAL EMERGENCY CENTRE""; ""DETAILED OPERATION EXAMPLE""

""PARTICULAR CASES AND LIMITATIONS OF THE METHOD""""PERFORMANCE EVALUATION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 4: ALCOHOL-RELATED ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES IN CROATIA""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""METHODS""; ""RESULTS""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX""; ""Blank Page""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63463-146-3

OCLC:

899588283