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• Best practices for road safety campaigns

  

  The report presents key findings of a literature review of best practices for road safety campaigns, and relate these to actual road safety campaign practices by road administrations and authorities of fourteen countries who responded to a survey questionnaire. The report covers the following key [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 50
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R28EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-260-1
• Improvements in safe working on roads

  

  The focus of this guide is on safety of both workers and road users in construction zones. For the safe, efficient and effective management of work zones, it is proposed that a 4 C's principle be adopted. Work zones should be designed, operated and maintained such that the works are conspicuous, clear, [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 99
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R29EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-263-6
• State of the practice for cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-benefit analysis and resource allocation

  

  This report examines the economic analysis techniques applicable to investments to improve road safety, in order to optimize the allocation of available resources. It presents the basics of project evaluation before detailing the methods of cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis. The report [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 102
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R24EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-291-1
• Best practice for road tunnel emergency exercises

  

  Emergency exercises are an integral part of the planning process of road tunnel safety. Drawing on international experience in this area, this report is in the form of a detailed guide for defining objectives, prepare, implement and evaluate an exercise in the most efficient and productive as possible. [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 50
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R25EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-292-X
• Taking advantage of intelligent transport systems to improve road safety

  

  Intelligent Transport Systems 1 (ITS) have been used for more than 20 years. ITS is rapidly entering the marketplace and is likely to penetrate a greater part of the vehicle fleet in the next 10 - 15 years. Applied effectively, ITS can save lives, time, and money as well as reduce threats to our environment. [...]

  • Date : 2011
  • Pages : 179
  • PIARC Ref. : 2011R03EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-233-4
• Recommendations regarding road tunnel drivers' training and information

  

  A follow-up on the report « Human Factors and safety from the view point of users » that was published in 2008 by the World Road Association, this new work by Technical Committee C4 - Road Tunnel Operations - aims at giving key information and instructions to drivers in order to enable them to adopt [...]

  • Date : 2011
  • Pages : 193
  • PIARC Ref. : 2011R04EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-235-0
• Road tunnels: operational strategies for emergency ventilation

  

  During normal operation, ventilation, whether natural or mechanical, is required to provide a clean air environment and to prevent the accumulation of pollutants. During emergency operation, ventilation is needed to influence the flow of smoke. Smoke control plays a key role to increase the chances [...]

  • Date : 2011
  • Pages : 99
  • PIARC Ref. : 2011R02EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-234-2
• Road safety audit guidelines for safety checks of new road projects

  

  This guideline is a comprehensive catalogue of design safety problems and countermeasures that outlines the common types of design failures in a definitive guide for road engineers and professionals working in the road transport sector. With the UN Decade of Action soon to be launched by the World Health [...]

  • Date : 2011
  • Pages : 385
  • PIARC Ref. : 2011R01EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-199-0
• Tools for road tunnel safety management

  

  This report is dedicated to the basic tools needed for management and decision support on road tunnel safety issues. It defines the general demands on tunnel safety documentation, referring to each of the three different stages of a tunnel project: design-construction, commissioning, operation. An [...]

  • Date : 2009
  • Pages : 125
  • PIARC Ref. : 2009R08EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-228-8
• PIARC Catalogue of design safety problems and potential countermeasures

  

  This catalogue presents a set of commonly design errors and suggests a range of measures to overcome them; it also gives an indication of the comparative countermeasure costs to facilitate prioritisation of the work. The catalogue can be used both as a proactive safety tool to ensure the design faults [...]

  • Date : 2009
  • Pages : 169
  • PIARC Ref. : 2009R07EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-227-X
• Road Safety Manual

  

  After six years of diligent work led by the PIARC Technical Committee on Road Safety, this reference publication compiles the experience from different countries; it presents state-of-the-art information and guidance for the design and operation of road infrastructure in order to increase road safety. [...]

  • Date : 2004
  • Pages : 603
  • PIARC Ref. : 13.03.B - Manuel de sécurité routièreEN
• Human factors and road tunnel safety regarding users

  

  This report aims to improve the understanding of user behaviour in road tunnels in both normal and critical situations and to provide recommendations for tunnel design and operation. After an introduction of the human decision process, the report presents observations of the behaviour of tunnel users [...]

  • Date : 2008
  • Pages : 193
  • PIARC Ref. : 2008R17EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-218-0
• Human factors guidelines for safer road infrastructure

  

  It is well known, that human factors have an enormous influence on the safe handling of technical systems. Human factors can be described as people's contributions to damaging events. It is the generic term for those psychological and physiological patterns, which are verified to contribute to operational [...]

  • Date : 2008
  • Pages : 110
  • PIARC Ref. : 2008R18EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-215-6
• Mitigation of negative impacts of increased movement of freight

  

  Roads remain the predominant mode of transport for freight in the world. The negative impacts are often stigmatized and the concern for sustainable development requires in particular, promotion of mitigation measures. This report provides an overview of initiatives, research projects and recent technical [...]

  • Date : 2008
  • Pages : 175
  • PIARC Ref. : 2008R13EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-213-X
• Road tunnels: an assessment of fixed fire fighting systems

  

  The report reviews: the previous studies on this topic carried out by PIARC and the recent developments since the release of the PIARC report on this subject in 1999; the lessons drawn from the past fires and holistic approach to fixed fire fighting systems (FFFS); consideration of FFFS in the [...]

  • Date : 2008
  • Pages : 79
  • PIARC Ref. : 2008R07EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-208-3
• CD-ROUTE

  Minimum Equipment Required CD-ROUTE can be used on PC (386 at least, Windows 3.1, 95 & NT) and Macintosh® (68020 at least), Power Mac®, Mac OS version 7. Minimum equipment required: 16 Mo RAM, a hard disk and a 14'' colour screen (256 colours or more). The program is very easy to install. [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • PIARC Ref. : CD-ROUTEEN
• Integrated approach to road tunnel safety

  

  This report proposes an integrated approach to road tunnel safety, which has been developed in co-operation with the European research projects SafeT and UPTUN. General principles and current perspectives on road tunnel safety are summarised, including practical tunnel project experience. An international [...]

  • Date : 2007
  • Pages : 170
  • PIARC Ref. : 2007R07EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-195-8
• Systems and equipment for fire and smoke control in road tunnels

  This report complements the PIARC report published in 1999 "Fire and Smoke Control in Road Tunnels". After a presentation of the basic principles of smoke and heat progress at the beginning of a fire, the report presents the safety concepts for tunnel fires. It draws the lessons from the fires which [...]

  • Date : 2007
  • Pages : 344
  • PIARC Ref. : 05.16.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-189-3
• CD-1303 - Road Safety Manual

  This manual, written by experts of the World Road Association (PIARC), is a basic reference for all transportation engineers concerned about road safety problems. In more than 500 pages, the work presents, in an easy-to-read, easy-to-consult format, an up-to-date summary of the accumulated knowledge [...]

  • Date : 2003
  • Pages : 500
  • PIARC Ref. : 13.03.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-158-3
• Containment Devices on Road Bridges

  Drafted by the PIARC Technical Committee on Road Bridges, this report deals with the study of equipment on the outer side of road bridges, i.e. located between the carriageway and the free edge, whose function is to ensure safety of users and frontagers. The report has used the replies to a survey [...]

  • Date : 1991
  • Pages : 100
  • PIARC Ref. : 11.01.BEN
• Fire and Smoke Control in Road Tunnels

  

  Among the possible risks, vehicle fires give rise to particular concern because they are not very rare events and their consequences might be far larger underground than in the open if no appropriate measures were taken. Also the important and continuous decrease in vehicle pollutant emissions has led [...]

  • Date : 1999
  • Pages : 290
  • PIARC Ref. : 05.05.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-064-1
• Road Accidents: A Worldwide Problem that can be tackled with successfully!

  

  The anticipated growth of (motorized) mobility on a global scale will, without effective road safety management, lead to an increase in the number of fatal accidents and injured persons. An overview of prominent examples of effective measures is given. Also activities and measures which could lead to [...]

  • Date : 1996
  • Pages : 94
  • PIARC Ref. : 13.01.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-041-2
• Road Design and Traffic Operation Guidelines to aid the Older Motorists

  Studies show that the number and percentage of older people in general, and older drivers in particular, are growing rapidly. By the year 2025 people aged 60 and over are expected to account for about 24 percent of the European population, 22 percent of the Northern American population, and almost 14 [...]

  • Date : 1991
  • Pages : 68
  • PIARC Ref. : 10.03.BEN
• Road Safety Audits

  

  A Road Safety Audit is a formal systematic road safety assessment of the road or road scheme carried out by an independent, qualified auditor or team of auditors who report on the project's accident potential for all kinds of road users. Although the initial cost of the design will be a little higher, [...]

  • Date : 2001
  • Pages : 92
  • PIARC Ref. : 13.02.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-135-4
• Road Safety in Tunnels

  

  Since 1992 the PIARC Technical Committee on Road Tunnel Operation (C5) (Working Group on Traffic and Geometry) has started a world-wide survey in order to update the data on road safety. In addition to the global information on road safety, the various members of the Group have been requested to [...]

  • Date : 1996
  • Pages : 64
  • PIARC Ref. : 05.04.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-036-6