Safety Strategies for Rural Roads

More than 75 000 people are killed each year on rural roads in OECD countries; this represents about 60% of fatal road crashes. This loss of lives has an economic cost of around US$135 billion per year. The relative share of rural road fatalities in total road fatalities has risen from less than 55%...

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Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Autores Corporativos: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development Content Provider (content provider), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Content Provider
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 1999.
Colección:Road Transport and Intermodal Linkages Research Programme,
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Executive Summary
  • Chapter I. Introduction
  • Chapter II. Genreal Characteristics of Rural Road Safety
  • Chapter III. Factors Contributing to Rural Road Accidents
  • Chapter IV. Network Planning and Road Infrastructure
  • Chapter V. Enforcement
  • Chapter VI. Potential Solutions from Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Chapter VII. Trauma Management in Rural Areas
  • Chapter VIII. Stretegic Framework
  • Chapter IX. Conclusion and Recommendations
  • Annex A. List of Expert Group Members