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Traffic-Calming Measures Affecting Perceived Speed in Approaching Bends
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2014With the aim of reducing the number of road traffic deaths around the world, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2011–2020 the Decade of Action for Road Safety. Excessive speed is one of the main problems to overcome. The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of traffic-calming measures in reducing drivers’ speed along a road with
ROSSI, RICCARDO +4 more
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METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES TO EVALUATE THEIR IMPACT ON POLLUTION
DYNA, 2022Traffic calming measures combat speeding and other unsafe behavior by drivers, proving their effectiveness in reducing the frequency and severity of accidents. However, some measures include road results that cause a negative impact on the environment.
Manuel Infante Francés +1 more
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Traffic calming measure and its enlightenment on Chinese road traffic safety
2011 International Conference on Remote Sensing, Environment and Transportation Engineering, 2011The traffic calming measures are applied in many countries all over the world. They are well-systemized and having good effects. The domestic related research, however, is much less developed. Thus, this article introduced the measures of traffic calming volume control and speed control in overseas studies and illustrated them with figures and ...
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Influence of drivers’ psychological risk profiles on the effectiveness of traffic calming measures
Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2019Road traffic injuries represent a serious public health problem and are one of leading cause of death, injury and disability around the world. Road accidents are often caused by an accumulation of factors; however, drivers appear to be by far the most decisive one.
Lorenzo Domenichini +2 more
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Driving cycles for measuring passenger car emissions on roads with traffic calming measures
Science of The Total Environment, 1999Although local authorities in the UK need to be aware of any air quality impacts resulting from their traffic calming operations, there is little information relating to the effects of different traffic calming measures. The effects on air quality on this scale are complex, and so TRL is providing guidance by developing performance indices for ...
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Quasi-Experimental Study of Traffic Calming Measures in New York City
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2013This paper provides a large-scale, rigorous evaluation of traffic calming projects in one U.S. city. The study area is New York City, which treated 391 streets with speed tables between 1996 and 2003. On the basis of crash frequencies for 5 years before treatment and 5 years after for treated streets and well-matched comparison streets, no evidence ...
Reid Ewing, Li Chen, Cynthia Chen
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Effects of Traffic Calming Measures on Vehicle Speed Control and Road Safety
Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2014This thesis introduced the origin and function of traffic calming measures in solving road safety problem and reducing vehicle speed to make the environment more secure, also introduced several different types of basic traffic calming measures. Facts showed that using traffic measures can improve the safety of traffic environment, reduce vehicle speed ...
Yu Bo Jiang, Liang Hua Jiang, Ya Qin Qin
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Low-Cost Traffic Calming Measures: Modular Traffic Calming Strategy Study in Chapel Hill, NC
This paper examines the importance of traffic calming interventions in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to achieve the town's Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries. It highlights NC Highway-86 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) as a high-priority corridor for safety improvements, necessitating collaboration with the NCDOT.openaire +1 more source
ANN-Based traffic volume prediction models in response to COVID-19 imposed measures
Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022Mohammad Ghanim +2 more
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Quantifying the impact of COVID–19 preventive measures on traffic in the State of Qatar
Transport Policy, 2021Deepti Muley +2 more
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