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The Safety Improvement of National Highways through Small Towns with Positive Guidance  

Sim, Gwan-Bo (도로교통안전관리공단)
Lee, Su-Beom (서울시립대학교 교통공학과)
Jang, Seok-Min (서울시립대학교 교통공학과)
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Journal of Korean Society of Transportation / v.25, no.2, 2007 , pp. 51-61 More about this Journal
Abstract
Increasing traffic volumes and excessively high speeds on national highways through small towns often increases the frequency of accidents. Extensive paved areas, narrow sidewalks, median barriers and little greenery have resulted in a dangerous and destructive living environment for residents. The reason for this problem is that throughways were expanded without considering the harmony between the throughways and the small towns. Construction of bypasses and reclassification of highway functions would solve the problem by reducing vehicle speeds in small towns, but this method is too costly and time consuming. Therefore, this study analyzes national highways through small towns as a case studies using positive guidance in order to improve safety and develop alternatives. As a result of the case study, the biggest problem was observed to be the excessively high vehicle speeds, This study also identified places were information should be given or posted but is currently absent. Therefore, this study concludes that notional highways through small towns need installation of speed reduction facilities and additional information provision to drivers.
Keywords
Throughway; Positive Guidance; Speed; Speed Reduction Facilities; Providing Information;
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