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(SWOV) | Davidse, R.J.; Duijvenvoorde, K. van; Louwerse, W.J.R.
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(SWOV) | Schagen, I.N.L.G. van
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(SWOV) | Gebhard, S.E.; Wijlhuizen, G.J.; Dijkstra, A.
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(SWOV) | Davidse, R.J.; Duijvenvoorde, K. van; Louwerse, W.J.R.
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(SWOV) | Goldenbeld, Ch.; Stelling, A.; Kint, S.T. van der
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(SWOV) | Hettema, Z.J.A.; Dijkstra, A.; Schermers, G.
The construction of the road network and road design greatly affect road safety: firstly, because they make certain conflicts impossible or unlikely (e.g., by physical separation of driving directions, separate bicycle tracks, clear roadsides); secondly, because they direct the desired traffic behaviour (recognisability, predictability).
In the Netherlands, over a third of road deaths and well over two thirds of serious road injuries are cyclists. Cyclist fatality risk (the number of road deaths per distance travelled) is more than eight times higher than fatality risk for drivers, but over three times as low as that for motorised two-wheelers.
Every year, about 140 fatal 'run-off-road crashes' involving motor vehicles (excluding two-wheelers) are registered in the Netherlands: they result in around 160 road deaths, more than a quarter of the total number of road deaths.
Wrong-way driving crashes are infrequent, but their outcome is often serious. Most wrong-way driving crashes occur when drivers inadvertently enter a motorway exit or when drivers turn around on a motorway.