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http://dx.doi.org/10.7855/IJHE.2013.15.1.121

Road Safety Assessment by Using Integrated Evaluation Methods of Road Design Consistency  

Ko, Chun-Soo ((주)유신, 서울시립대학교 교통공학과)
Lee, Jong-Hak (한국건설기술연구원, 서울시립대학교 교통공학과)
Ku, Ji-Sun (서울시청, 서울시립대학교 교통공학과)
Noh, Kwan-Sub (한국건설기술연구원)
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International Journal of Highway Engineering / v.15, no.1, 2013 , pp. 121-126 More about this Journal
Abstract
PURPOSES: Road Design Consistency Evaluation can guarantee road alignments with safety factors, however it can be hard work to deal with general car accident factors in only this evaluation index. Ideal Road Design Consistency Evaluation is show the mutual balance of road alignment and human factors with a variety of factors for road safety. METHODS: This study carried out overall road safety evaluations which are methods of running speeding consistency and car platoon safety analysis (driver's behaviors factors) as well. RESULTS: Out of 13 sections in a experimental road layout, safety factors of 8 sections showed 'Good' or 'Fair' status. However, 'Poor' results were found out in 5 sections. Particularly, it showed the different outcomes among the 4 evaluation methods used in this study. CONCLUSIONS: Road safety countermeasures were proposed for the potentially dangerous sections in road which failed to identify in the other methods. This study will contribute toward future study of more reliable Road Design Consistency Evaluation in the future for road safety.
Keywords
road design consistency; running speeding consistency; platoon safety analysis; driver's behaviors factors; road safety;
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