Abstract
Although numerous road safety evaluations are carried out
worldwide, many of them are of inferior quality and are
limited to certain conditions, hampering the effective
transfer of safety knowledge. Proper safety evaluation
tools are urgently needed if existing international - and
reliable - safety knowledge is to be used well. Such
tools should be simple to use and easy to update and
understand. At the same time, they should be versatile
and, in particular, scientifically well founded. We
introduce the basis and principles of two evaluation
tools and report on the experience of using them
internationally. The first tool is based on the Empirical
Bayesian method and is designed to evaluate the current
safety situation and safety effects of road improvements.
The second tool helps define the specific characteristics
of accidents and compare them between countries
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1234-1243 |
Journal | Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
Volume | 48 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Event | Transport Research Arena 2012 - Athens, Greece Duration: 23 Apr 2012 → 26 Apr 2012 |
Keywords
- Traffic safety
- effect
- evaluation
- tools
- cost-effectiveness