Integrated Transport Resource Catalog

Pepustakaan Pusat Kementerian Perhubungan Republik Indonesia

Title
DESIGN SAFE ROAD SYSTEMS : A HUMAN FACTOR PERSPECTIVE
Collection Location
Perpustakaan Politeknik Keselamatan Transportasi Jalan Tegal
Edition
Call Number
R.625.7 JAN d
ISBN/ISSN
978-1-4094-4388-9
Author(s)
JAN THEEUWES
RICHARD VAN DER HORST
MARIA KUIKEN
Subject(s)
ROAD
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
Classification
625.7
Series Title
GMD
Text
Language
Indonesia
Publisher
CRC Press
Publishing Year
2012
Publishing Place
Boca Raton
Collation
Abstract/Notes
Many books focus on individual differences and how those relate to traffic safety such as accident proneness, gender differences, age, alcohol, and the effects of drugs. Others focus on the safety effects regarding the vehicle such as airbags, anti-lock brakes, navigation systems, intelligent cruise control and other new gadgets coming to the vehicle. Even though these topics are undoubtedly important for traffic safety, this book takes a unique approach as it focuses solely on the road environment. Designing Safe Road Systems provides the background for those who want to know more about the effects of road design on driving behaviour. It uses a systems approach to allow a better understanding of why and in what circumstances drivers may commit errors. This understanding will ultimately lead to road systems that prevent (fatal) errors from occurring. The book contains an overview of the current models and theories about human performance and human behaviour in traffic that are relevant for all those involved in designing safe road systems. The central theme of this book is how design principles can reduce the probability of an error while driving. The authors demonstrate how knowledge of human factors helps a road authority to better understand how road users behave. They argue that in many cases the design of the environment can be further adjusted to human capabilities, and that safety should be considered a system property to be built into the road system.
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