This issue of Current Topics includes over 75 abstracts of reports, conference papers, books and journal articles which focus on some of the many worldwide measures now in force to protect the safety of road users. They include a range of safety engineering measures including safety fences, skid resistant surfacing, variable message signs, safety cameras, data analysis to identify hazardous locations, collision avoidance technology, speed limits, rumble strips and highway design at junctions. These items have been selected from the material added to the Transport Research Laboratory's Library Database between 2003 and 2005. Much of the relevant English language published literature from the UK, USA, Australia and Europe is included; some of the non-UK literature is included courtesy of the OECD International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) database. The previous edition of this title, CT 43, covered abstracts added to the database between 1991 and 1993. Abstracts for the years 1994-1996 can be found in a previous issue of this title: Current Topics in Transport 43.1 (C 10572 S). Abstracts for the years 1996-1999 can be found in a previous issue of this title: Current Topics in Transport 43.2 (C 14547 S). Abstracts for the years 2001-2002 can be found in a previous issue of this title: Current Topics in Transport 43.3 (C 25188 S)
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