The Handbook of Road Safety Measures: Second Edition - Hardcover

Elvik Rune

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848552505 ISBN 13: 9781848552500

Publisher: Emerald Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

The second edition of the "Handbook of Road Safety Measures" (previously published in 2004) gives state-of-the-art summaries of current knowledge regarding the effects of 128 road safety measures. It covers all areas of road safety including: traffic control; vehicle inspection; driver training; publicity campaigns; police enforcement; and, general policy instruments. With many original chapters revised and several new ones added, extra topics covered in this edition include: post-accident care; DUI legislation and enforcement; environmental zones; and speed cameras.

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Review

a must for road safety researchers! ... an excellent starting point for a discussion between policy makers and researchers. This handbook offers an enormous amount of information for the interested reader. ... the reputation of the authors and their approach ensures that this book is a valuable addition to worldwide safety research. ... this book has no competitor, and I hope [it] will find its way to many researcher and those responsible for road safety policies. This handbook is extremely welcome and actually indispensable for [discussions of whether a particular measure deserves support]. ... very helpful for discussions between policy makers and researchers and, as such, contributes to road safety policies being of a higher quality.

--Fred Wegman, SWOV Institut for Road Safety Research, in European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research (2004).

In summary, an important, timely and useful book that should benefit researchers and practitioners alike --Will Murray, Research Director, Interactive Driving Systems[registered] in a book review in Logistics and Transport Focus

"a must for road safety researchers! ... an excellent starting point for a discussion between policy makers and researchers. This handbook offers an enormous amount of information for the interested reader. ... the reputation of the authors and their approach ensures that this book is a valuable addition to worldwide safety research. ... this book has no competitor, and I hope [it] will find its way to many researcher and those responsible for road safety policies. This handbook is extremely welcome and actually indispensable for [discussions of whether a particular measure deserves support]. ... very helpful for discussions between policy makers and researchers and, as such, contributes to road safety policies being of a higher quality."

Fred Wegman, SWOV Institut for Road Safety Research, in European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research (2004). --Fred Wegman, SWOV Institut for Road Safety Research, in European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research (2004).

Edition details

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848552505
• ISBN 13: 9781848552500
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1140
• Editor: Elvik Rune