This study was concerning about the typical transportation safety issues of rural road at the present time in China. A demonstration project was implemented with a section of rural road in western area of Beijing, which introduced a series of new-type road safety facilities, which were deemed to be more suitable for local traffic conditions. Those facilities were suggested and conducted on the sample road, comparison and analysis of relevant indexes of pre-and-post demonstration project were adopted, conductions shown that the simple road safety facilities performed well in this project and achieved our expectation. Also, the local residents showed their satisfaction. In conclusions, these simple road safety facilities will improve the traffic safety situation of rural roads. (Author/publisher)
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