The Handbook of Road Safety Measures

The Handbook of Road Safety Measures
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Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages : 1137
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ISBN-10 : 9781848552500
ISBN-13 : 1848552505
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis The Handbook of Road Safety Measures by : Rune Elvik

Contains summaries of the knowledge regarding the effects of 128 road safety measures. This title covers various areas of road safety including: traffic control; vehicle inspection; driver training; publicity campaigns; police enforcement; and, general policy instruments. It also covers topics such as post-accident care, and speed cameras.

Right of Way

Right of Way
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Publisher : Island Press
Total Pages : 247
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ISBN-10 : 9781642830835
ISBN-13 : 1642830836
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Right of Way by : Angie Schmitt

The face of the pedestrian safety crisis looks a lot like Ignacio Duarte-Rodriguez. The 77-year old grandfather was struck in a hit-and-run crash while trying to cross a high-speed, six-lane road without crosswalks near his son’s home in Phoenix, Arizona. He was one of the more than 6,000 people killed while walking in America in 2018. In the last ten years, there has been a 50 percent increase in pedestrian deaths. The tragedy of traffic violence has barely registered with the media and wider culture. Disproportionately the victims are like Duarte-Rodriguez—immigrants, the poor, and people of color. They have largely been blamed and forgotten. In Right of Way, journalist Angie Schmitt shows us that deaths like Duarte-Rodriguez’s are not unavoidable “accidents.” They don’t happen because of jaywalking or distracted walking. They are predictable, occurring in stark geographic patterns that tell a story about systemic inequality. These deaths are the forgotten faces of an increasingly urgent public-health crisis that we have the tools, but not the will, to solve. Schmitt examines the possible causes of the increase in pedestrian deaths as well as programs and movements that are beginning to respond to the epidemic. Her investigation unveils why pedestrians are dying—and she demands action. Right of Way is a call to reframe the problem, acknowledge the role of racism and classism in the public response to these deaths, and energize advocacy around road safety. Ultimately, Schmitt argues that we need improvements in infrastructure and changes to policy to save lives. Right of Way unveils a crisis that is rooted in both inequality and the undeterred reign of the automobile in our cities. It challenges us to imagine and demand safer and more equitable cities, where no one is expendable.

The Canadian Guide to In-service Road Safety Reviews

The Canadian Guide to In-service Road Safety Reviews
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Publisher : TAC = ATC
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 1551871556
ISBN-13 : 9781551871554
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis The Canadian Guide to In-service Road Safety Reviews by : Sany Zein

The Canadian Guide to In-service Road Safety Reviews is a practical guide for conducting reviews on existing roads, based on the current experience and expertise in Canada and internationally. A companion guide to TAC's Canadian Road Safety Audit Guide, this publication provides guidelines to traffic practitioners on how to upgrade the operational and physical characteristics of existing in-service roads to be more compatible with current traffic conditions and safety knowledge.

Traffic Safety

Traffic Safety
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 317
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ISBN-10 : 9781119307846
ISBN-13 : 1119307848
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Traffic Safety by : George Yannis

Transport systems are facing an impossible dilemma: satisfy an increasing demand for mobility of people and goods, while decreasing their fossil-energy requirements and preserving the environment. Additionally, transport has an opportunity to evolve in a changing world, with new services, technologies but also new requirements (fast delivery, reliability, improved accessibility). The subject of traffic is organized into two separate but complementary volumes: Volume 3 on Traffic Management and Volume 4 on Traffic Safety. Traffic Safety, Volume 4 of the Research for Innovative Transports Set, presents a collection of updated papers from the TRA 2014 Conference, highlighting the diversity of research in this field. Theoretical chapters and practical case studies address topics such as road safety management and policies, accident analysis and modeling, vulnerable road users' safety, road infrastructure safety, ITS and railway safety.

Drugs, Driving and Traffic Safety

Drugs, Driving and Traffic Safety
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 564
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ISBN-10 : 9783764399238
ISBN-13 : 3764399236
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Drugs, Driving and Traffic Safety by : Joris C. Verster

Drugs, Driving and Traffic Safety gives a comprehensive overview of the effects of different medical conditions like neurological disorders, anxiety and depression and their pharmaceutical treatment on driving ability. In addition, the effects of alcohol and drugs of abuse are discussed. Leading experts present the different methodologies to examine effects of drugs on driving, and summarize the recent scientific evidence including epidemiological studies, roadside surveys, laboratory tests, driving simulators, and the standardized driving test. The volume includes guidelines of the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) and the ICADTS Drugs List 2007. Drugs, Driving and Traffic Safety is written for physicians, psychiatrists and pharmacists who want to inform their patients who use psychoactive drugs.

Roundabouts

Roundabouts
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Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Total Pages : 407
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ISBN-10 : 9780309155113
ISBN-13 : 0309155118
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Roundabouts by : Lee August Rodegerdts

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 672: Roundabouts: An Informational Guide - Second Edition explores the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of roundabouts. The report also addresses issues that may be useful in helping to explain the trade-offs associated with roundabouts. This report updates the U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, based on experience gained in the United States since that guide was published in 2000.

Illinois 2021 Rules of the Road

Illinois 2021 Rules of the Road
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 114
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ISBN-10 : 9798540108232
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Illinois 2021 Rules of the Road by : State of State of Illinois

Illinois 2021 Rules of the Road handbook, drive safe!

Traffic Safety Culture

Traffic Safety Culture
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Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 9781787146174
ISBN-13 : 1787146170
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Traffic Safety Culture by : Nicholas John Ward

This book provides traffic safety researchers and practitioners with an international and multi-disciplinary compendium of theoretical and methodological concepts relevant to the research and application of Traffic Safety Culture aiming towards a vision of zero traffic fatalities.

Highway Safety Literature

Highway Safety Literature
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 830
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015024296637
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Highway Safety Literature by :