The Institute for Road Safety Research SWOV is conducting large-scale research intro traffic hazards in the province of Noord-Brabant. Besides the specific problems in Noord-Brabant, research is also being carried out into more general problems. Use is being made of available knowledge obtained in earlier research by SWOV, from literature studies or from practical experience. One such problem is the occurrence of accidents on wet road surfaces. An interim report on this has already been made. Although the report is focused on the situation as regards Noord-Brabant provincial roads, much of the information is also useful for road authorities in other provinces, since the situation in Noord-Brabant is unlikely to differ much from that in the other provinces of The Netherlands. This is indicated by the number of wet-surface accidents as compared with the total number of accidents. This ratio is about the same in Noord-Brabant as in the country as a whole. These considerations have induced SWOV to publish this booklet, specially intended for road authorities. They are the very ones who can make an effective contribution towards controlling wet-weather accidents. The booklet, with the list of recommended literature at the end is intended to assist them in this. (Author/publisher)
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