Policymaking on road design standards. Summary of the contribution to the Symposium on Methods for determining geometric road design standards 1976, Helsingor, Denmark, 10-12 May 1976, also presented to the Select Committee on Highway Safety of Ontar...

The prevailing political vision nowadays is that economic growth does not have a favourable effect on the level of common welfare under all circumstances. In controversial cases promotion of well-being should have priority. In the domain of policy making on road design standards can be distinguished which are discussed.