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Making informed decisions on selecting promising work zone safety treatments
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posted on 2014-01-01, 00:00 authored by Ashim DebnathAshim Debnath, R Blackman, N HaworthLack of detailed and accurate safety records on incidents in Australian work zones prevents athorough understanding of the relevant risks and hazards. Consequently it is difficult to select appropriate treatments for improving the safety of roadworkers and motorists alike. This paper
presents a method for making informed decisions about safety treatments by 1) identifying safety issues and hazards in work zones, 2) understanding the attitudes and perceptions of both roadworkers and motorists, 3) reviewing the effectiveness of work zone safety treatments according to existing research, and 4) incorporating local expert opinion on the feasibility and usefulness of the safety treatments. Using data collected through semi-structured interviews with roadwork personnel
and online surveys of Queensland drivers, critical safety issues were identified. The effectiveness of treatments for addressing the issues was understood through rigorous literature review and consultations with local road authorities. Promising work zone safety treatments include enforcement, portable rumble strips, perceptual measures to imply reduced lane width, automated or remotelyoperated traffic lights, end of queue measures, and more visible and meaningful signage
presents a method for making informed decisions about safety treatments by 1) identifying safety issues and hazards in work zones, 2) understanding the attitudes and perceptions of both roadworkers and motorists, 3) reviewing the effectiveness of work zone safety treatments according to existing research, and 4) incorporating local expert opinion on the feasibility and usefulness of the safety treatments. Using data collected through semi-structured interviews with roadwork personnel
and online surveys of Queensland drivers, critical safety issues were identified. The effectiveness of treatments for addressing the issues was understood through rigorous literature review and consultations with local road authorities. Promising work zone safety treatments include enforcement, portable rumble strips, perceptual measures to imply reduced lane width, automated or remotelyoperated traffic lights, end of queue measures, and more visible and meaningful signage
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Australian Road Research Board. Conference (26th : 2014 : Sydney, N.S.W.)Pagination
1 - 13Publisher
ARRBLocation
Sydney, N.S.W.Place of publication
[Sydnedy, N.S.W]Start date
2014-10-19End date
2014-10-22Language
engPublication classification
E1.1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2014, ARRB Group Ltd and AuthorsEditor/Contributor(s)
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ARRB 2014 : Proceedings of the 26th ARRB Conference, 19-22 October, Sydney, AustraliaUsage metrics
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