Safety of rural roads.

Author(s)
Hehlen, P.
Year
Abstract

Road accidents on rural roads are a particular problem in Switzerland. Brief details are given of the Swiss approach to constructing new roads and reconstructing existing ones with particular reference to cross section and road geometry. A method is described which has been developed to assess risk values when reconstructing mountain passes. Sections of a pass are allocated a risk value of between 1 and 9 representing a combination of accident frequency and accident consequences. Measures are then carried out with the aim of providing the whole length of the road with uniform characteristics.

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Publication

Library number
C 9097 (In: C 9093 S) /20 /82 / IRRD 880191
Source

In: Proceedings of Fourth European Workshop on recent developments in Road Safety Research, held at Bundesanstalt für Strassenwesen BASt, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, October 22-23, 1991, p. 20-25

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