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Identifying the Critical Risk Factors for Road Crashes Based on Large-Scale Safety Audits in India
Road transportation is considered one of the most essential factors for the growth of a country. Due to the exponential growth in population and fast...
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Philippines’ Leadership on Road Safety Renewal While Motivating the EAP Region
The Philippines has been leading an internal transformation toward improving road safety which has been accompanied and supported by the World Bank...
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A MCDM Based Approach to Prioritizing National Highways for Road Safety Improvements
Selection of the most vulnerable alternative for implementation of road safety projects considering financial and technical availability often put...
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An Investigation of Distraction Factors on Road Safety
Driver distraction is a growing problem, as it seems to be an important cause for several road accidents. This study was conducted with the aim to...
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Identification of Infrastructural Causative Factors for Road Accidents on Urban Arterial Roads: A Case Study of Ahmedabad
Every year approximately a 1.35million people lose their lives in a road accident, which is the world's eighth leading cause of death. There are 1.51...
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Pedestrian Perception of Safety in Areas with Newly Provided Pedestrian Facility: The Case of Bangalore’s Tender SURE (Specifications for Urban Utilities and Road Execution Project)
According to India's Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH), every sixth person killed in a road accident is a pedestrian, making...
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Assessment of Green Rural Road Criteria Based on MyGreen Rural Road Index (MyRRI): A Case Study in Lumut Perak
A sustainable road or green rural road is a road project that has been developed with green infrastructure and furniture which fulfill the need of...
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Regulatory Framework and Safety Demonstration Principles in France
Automated road transport mobility will develop only if fundamental conditions are fulfilled: acceptance by users and citizens, economic...
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System Safety
System Safety of Vehicles (SSV) aims to identify potential hazards of the whole vehicle, components, and algorithms with the application of relevant...
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Contextualizing (Safety) Rules
This introductory chapter combines several dimensions which are meant to help frame a complex topic representing a very rich diversity of situations...
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Dr. Saharjo Road Condition Audit Using IRAP Method to Achieve 3 Star Rating
Traffic accidents are not just individual tragedies, but they also hinder economic growth, especially in develo** countries. Traffic accidents...
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How Do Best Performing Countries in Road Safety Save Lives on the Roads? Lessons Learned from Case Studies in Singapore
We are still in an era where road engineers are focused only on design standards and creating roads for motor vehicles. It is necessary to change...
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Safety and certainty in the design of roads
In many places we experience a cycling infrastructure that is not sufficiently safe and/or is perceived as not sufficiently safe. But the needs of...
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An Assessment of Road Condition Monitoring Practice and Technologies in the Philippines
Road construction has been one of the main focuses of the Philippine government in the last 6 years under the Build, Build, Build Program. In...
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Research on the Construction of Intelligent Vehicle Verification System for Road Transportation
The technical management of road transport vehicles is an important work to ensure the safety of road transportation. To manage the vehicles entering...
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Structural Audit of Mutha River Bridge Using Institutionally Developed Displacement Sensors
This study is conducted to perform structural audit of Mutha river bridge which is situated on the Mutha river on Mumbai–Bangalore National Highway...
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Ascendi’s Safety Barriers Upgrading Program
Over the years, there have been some changes regarding road vehicle restraint systems, especially concerning the requirements and the selection...
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A Framework for Selecting Safety Treatments for Rural Roads
Road safety is a vital element of the road's overall function, which is often neglected in decision-making for road maintenance management. As a...
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Redesigning an Urban Midblock Section to Improve Safety and Level of Service: Case Study in the Niagara Region
Providing safe and complete streets that fit road users of All Ages and Abilities (AAA) with optimal traffic flow along urban built-up areas can...
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Improvements to the Observational Method in New South Wales Road Tunnel Construction
The past 5 years has seen an unprecedented boom in tunnel construction in Sydney. Road tunnels in particular, continue to push both design and...