***************New Book from Elsevier**************
The Handbook of Road Safety Measures
Edited By
Rune Elvik, Institute of Transport Economics
Anne Borger Mysen , Institute of Transport Economics
Truls Vaa , Institute of Transport Economics
Hardbound * ISBN: 0-08-044091-6 * 700 pages * publication date: 2004 *
Imprint: ELSEVIER * EUR 155 * USD 155
Description
Road safety can be improved. This book tells you how to do it. It is a
catalogue of more than 100 road safety measures whose effect have been
evaluated and quantified in studies made all over the world. The results of
more than 1,700 road safety evaluation studies are summarised in this book.
It covers the whole spectrum of road safety measures, ranging from highway
engineering and traffic control, through vehicle design, driver training,
public information campaigns and police enforcement.
Audience
Managers, decision makers and researchers involved in road safety. Those
working in related fields, eg epidemiology, evaluations research,
methodology and cost benefit analysis.
Contents
PART I Introduction. 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. PART II
General-Purpose Policy Instruments. PART III Specific Traffic Safety
Measures. Road Design and Road Furniture, 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. PART IV Vocabulary and Index.
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