Roundabouts
Roundabouts

Author: Lee August Rodegerdts

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 0309155118

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 672: Roundabouts: An Informational Guide - Second Edition explores the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of roundabouts. The report also addresses issues that may be useful in helping to explain the trade-offs associated with roundabouts. This report updates the U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, based on experience gained in the United States since that guide was published in 2000.

Roadway Safety Tools for Local Agencies
Roadway Safety Tools for Local Agencies

Author: Eugene Madison Wilson

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 0309069688

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 321: Roadway Safety Tools for Local Agencies examines the safety tools and procedures that are practical and relatively easy to apply, and that can be implemented by agencies with limited financial support and personnel. Recognizing the wide variation in the operations and responsibilities of local agencies, the report acknowledges that the level of expertise in transportation safety analysis also varies greatly.

Building the Road Safety Profession in the Public Sector
Building the Road Safety Profession in the Public Sector

Author: Committee for a Study of Supply and Demand for Highway Safety Professionals in the Public Sector

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 0309104424

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More than 40,000 people die each year in motor vehicle crashes in the United States, and many more are seriously injured. Reducing this toll is a major goal of governments at all levels. Since the 1960s, the number of fatalities per mile driven has fallen by 75 percent owing to a combination of public and private actions to improve driver performance, motor vehicles, the highway environment, and postcrash emergency response and medical care. As a result, thousands of deaths and millions of injuries have been prevented. Nevertheless, the consequences of motor vehicle crashes continue to be a major public health problem and the leading cause of death among children and young adults. Continued growth in motor vehicle travel means that larger and larger improvements in crash rates are needed to produce any reduction in the total number of people killed and injured in crashes each year. Yet improvements in crash rates in the United States have been lagging behind those of many other developed countries.

Tool Box Talk
Tool Box Talk

Author: Victor Andove

Publisher:

Published: 2017-11-21

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 9781973470175

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This book entails a one year toolbox topics to be used at all sites. It apply in construction site, Industrial site and electrical sites. It can as well used in offices and transport sector. It include; The Deadly Dozen 2Recognizing Unsafe Conditions 3Shop Safety 3What Does An Accident Cost? 3Near Misses 4Care For The Injured 4Accidents Are Avoidable 5Listening Safety 5Accident/Incident Reporting 6Incident/Accident Report 6Safety Is Common Sense 7Keeping In Shape 7Warming Up 8Proper Lifting 8Horseplay 9Short Cuts 9Protecting the Public 9Children And Construction 10Vehicle Operations 10TRAFFIC CONTROL 10BARRICADES & WARNING DEVICES 11Effects of Weather 11Heat Exhaustion/Sunstroke 12Dressing For Winter Work 12Clothing 13Head Protection - Hard Hats 13Eye Protection 14Foot Protection 14Hand Protection 14Personal Protective Equipment -- Concrete Construction 15Knee Pads 15Respirators 16Housekeeping 16Trash Chutes 17Material Storage 17Material Handling 17The Spotter 18Signaling Techniques 18The Right Tool for the Right Job 18Hand Tools 19Screwdrivers 20Wrenches 20Hammers/Chisels 20Nails Are Dangerous Too 21Table Saws 21Electric Power Tools 22Electric Hand Saws 22Portable Electric Tools 23Powder Actuated Tools 23Chain Saws 24JOB SITE HAZARDS - THE BIG FOUR 24TRAINING REQUIREMENTS - FALL HAZARDS 25Falls 26Ladders 26FALL CAUSES DEATH: LADDER'S ARE KILLERS 27Floors and Other Openings 28Guardrails 28Ramps and Runways 28FULL BODY HARNESSES/LIFELINES DISCUSSION POINTS 29Being Struck By 29Excavations 29Trenching 30Dangers Overhead 30Working in Confined Spaces 31Heavy Equipment 31Heavy Equipment Hazards 32WORKING AROUND CRANES 32Electrical Hazards 33Assured Grounding Program 33Power Lines and Mobile Cranes 34Fire Protection and Control 34Fire Extinguishers 35Refueling Equipment 35Gasoline 35Safety Away From Work 36Compressed Gas Cylinders 36

Pedestrian Facilities Users Guide: Providing Safety and Mobility
Pedestrian Facilities Users Guide: Providing Safety and Mobility

Author: Charles V. Zegeer

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1428995501

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This guide is intended to provide information on how to identify safety and mobility needs for pedestrians with the roadway right-of-way. Useful for engineers, planners, safety professionals and decision-makers, the guide covers such topics as: the Walking Environment including sidewalks, curb ramps, crosswalks, roadway lighting and pedestrian over and under passes; Roadway Design including bicycle lanes, roadway narrowing, reducing the number of lanes, one-way/two-way streets, right-turn slip lanes and raised medians; Intersections with roundabouts, T-intersections and median barriers; and Traffic calming designs.

Traffic Safety and Human Behavior
Traffic Safety and Human Behavior

Author: David Shinar

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2017-06-22

Total Pages: 1262

ISBN-13: 1787146332

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This comprehensive 2nd edition covers the key issues that relate human behavior to traffic safety. In particular it covers the increasing roles that pedestrians and cyclists have in the traffic system; the role of infotainment in driver distraction; and the increasing role of driver assistance systems in changing the driver-vehicle interaction.

Highway Safety Manual
Highway Safety Manual

Author:

Publisher: AASHTO

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 886

ISBN-13: 1560514779

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"The Highway Safety Manual (HSM) is a resource that provides safety knowledge and tools in a useful form to facilitate improved decision making based on safety performance. The focus of the HSM is to provide quantitative information for decision making. The HSM assembles currently available information and methodologies on measuring, estimating and evaluating roadways in terms of crash frequency (number of crashes per year) and crash severity (level of injuries due to crashes). The HSM presents tools and methodologies for consideration of 'safety' across the range of highway activities: planning, programming, project development, construction, operations, and maintenance. The purpose of this is to convey present knowledge regarding highway safety information for use by a broad array of transportation professionals"--p. xxiii, vol. 1.

Traffic Calming
Traffic Calming

Author: Reid H. Ewing

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13:

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The document reports the state of traffic calming programs in the United States. It also includes historical information about programs in other countries. For the purposes of this report, traffic calming involves changes in street alignment, installation of barriers, and other physical measures to reduce traffic speeds and cut-through volumes in the interest of street safety, livability, and other public purposes. This report focuses mainly on physical measures, including street closures and other volume controls under the traffic calming umbrella. Education and enforcement activities, such as neighborhood traffic safety campaigns, fall outside the umbrella but will be mentioned where relevant.