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Publications Routes/Roads Road safety

This page lists Routes/Roads articles of PIARC in the field of road safety. These publications are classified chronologically.

  • Road transportation safety policies and measures in South Korea

    As of the end of 2012, the area of South Korea was 100,208 km 2 and its population was 50,950,000 with 90.9% of the population living in urban areas. The length of the Korean road network at the end of 2012 was 109,930 km, including 4,044 km of expressways; 79.8% of the roads were paved. Whilst there is a general trend for the length of the road network to increase, the rapid increase in the number of registered vehicles (3.6 million in 1990 to 18.87 million in 2012) means that the amount of [...]

  • Road safety in REAAA countries - Overview

    In June 2001, the World Road Association and the Road Engineering Association of Asia & Australasia (REAAA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to serve as a basis for a future structured cooperation. The MoU was updated in 2009 to better reflect the increased level of cooperation and mutual understanding sought by both associations. Several initiatives have taken place since the revised MoU was signed, the most recent being the joint World Road Association/REAAA/IRDA (Indonesian Road Development [...]

  • A comprehensive approach for road safety exemplified by the State of Brandenburg 1991-2012

    This article describes the successful actions led to reduce the number of traffic victims to a fatality rate of 6.6 within 20 years.

  • Road tunnel safety: HGV driver training in France

    This article describes the CETU research program on the role of human and organizational factors in road tunnel safety.

  • Approach to highway safety improvements in the State of New Hampshire

    This article describes New Hampshire's Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) created in 2007 to reduce highway fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads.