Methods for assessing traffic safety in developing countries.

Author(s)
Almqvist, S. & Hydén, C.
Year
Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe how the Traffic Conflict Technique (TCT) could be used in urban areas of developing countries to: a) identify and quantify traffic risks; b) improve traffic safety for different groups of road users; and c) plan the development of infrastructure and the traffic environment. The work was carried out as a field study in Cochabamba, Boliva, a city with a population of around 400,000, and the report includes the following: 1) a description of the conflict technique and its use; 2) recommendations for using conflict technique in cities in developing countries, and how the information can be interpreted and used in economically realistic, practical solutions; and 3) a description of some types of "engineering" solutions that can improve traffic safety.

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Library number
952233 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Lund, Lund University, Lund Centre for Habitat Studies LCHS, 1994, 20 p., 13 ref.; Building Issues ; Vol. 6 (1994), No. 1 / ISRN LCHS-A3-B1--13--SE - ISSN 1100-9446

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