Human factors in road design : review of design standards in nine countries.

Author(s)
World Road Association PIARC, Technical Committee A.4 Rural road systems and accessibility to rural areas; Intelligenz System Transfer Potsdam Gmbh Schepers, P. Aubin, D. Landa, J. Grasse, D. de Locquet, E. Gallenne, M.-L. Almeida Roque, C. de & Dominichini, L.
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Abstract

This report reviews how human factors are explicitly or implicitly considered in the current road design standards of the following countries : Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Japan, the Netherlands and Portugal. The report focuses on design features as they relate to the spatial perception of the driver. It covers in particular: * the need for the driver to anticipate any critical point; * management of the field of view to ensure appropriate speed and lane tracking; * the human factors demands to pre-program the driver's behaviour. For the different criteria and factors, the report identifies best practices and provides recommendations for the missing links such as : the optical density of the field of view ; transition zones ; fixation objects in the lateral road side environment ; depth of the field of view. (Author/publisher) This report is available from the Internet site of the World Road Association (PIARC): http://www.piarc.org

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20131168 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Paris, World Road Association PIARC, 2013, 212 p., 120 ref.; 2012R36EN - ISBN 978-2-84060-306-1

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