Location
Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
Event Website
https://event.ceri2020.exordo.com/
Start Date
27-8-2020 11:45 AM
End Date
27-8-2020 1:00 PM
Description
Road safety statistics from toll plazas, show that the occurrence of collisions in their vicinity is often disproportionally higher than on other sections of the same roads. Despite the presence of lower speed limits in these locations, various manoeuvres, especially on the approaches to toll plazas, pose higher risk of collisions. A lack of strictly unified design standard for Irish toll plazas is the reason for different road safety approach in various locations. The standards are mainly focused on toll plazas operation (Abuzwidah & Abdel-Aty, 2015). Also Abdel-Aty et al. (2016) mentions a clear lack of design codes or guidelines for designers of toll plazas. Therefore, this paper examines the Irish collisions statistics at toll plazas, quantifying the issue. The research findings are aimed at developing some best practice guidance that can be implemented at low budget to improve existing toll plazas and to aid in better design of new toll plazas.Despite the presence of lower speed limits in these locations, various manoeuvres, especially on the approaches to toll plazas, pose higher risk of collisions. A lack of strictly unified design standard for Irish toll plazas is the reason for different road safety approach in various locations. The standards are mainly focused on toll plazas operation (Abuzwidah & Abdel-Aty, 2015). Also Abdel-Aty et al. (2016) mentions a clear lack of design codes or guidelines for designers of toll plazas. Therefore, this paper examines the Irish collisions statistics at toll plazas, quantifying the issue. The research findings are aimed at developing some best practice guidance that can be implemented at low budget to improve existing toll plazas and to aid in better design of new toll plazas.
Recommended Citation
Collery, David and Gorecki, Grzegorz, "Effective Measures to Improve Road Safety at Toll Plazas in Ireland" (2020). Civil Engineering Research in Ireland 2020. 1.
https://sword.cit.ie/ceri/2020/18/1
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Effective Measures to Improve Road Safety at Toll Plazas in Ireland
Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
Road safety statistics from toll plazas, show that the occurrence of collisions in their vicinity is often disproportionally higher than on other sections of the same roads. Despite the presence of lower speed limits in these locations, various manoeuvres, especially on the approaches to toll plazas, pose higher risk of collisions. A lack of strictly unified design standard for Irish toll plazas is the reason for different road safety approach in various locations. The standards are mainly focused on toll plazas operation (Abuzwidah & Abdel-Aty, 2015). Also Abdel-Aty et al. (2016) mentions a clear lack of design codes or guidelines for designers of toll plazas. Therefore, this paper examines the Irish collisions statistics at toll plazas, quantifying the issue. The research findings are aimed at developing some best practice guidance that can be implemented at low budget to improve existing toll plazas and to aid in better design of new toll plazas.Despite the presence of lower speed limits in these locations, various manoeuvres, especially on the approaches to toll plazas, pose higher risk of collisions. A lack of strictly unified design standard for Irish toll plazas is the reason for different road safety approach in various locations. The standards are mainly focused on toll plazas operation (Abuzwidah & Abdel-Aty, 2015). Also Abdel-Aty et al. (2016) mentions a clear lack of design codes or guidelines for designers of toll plazas. Therefore, this paper examines the Irish collisions statistics at toll plazas, quantifying the issue. The research findings are aimed at developing some best practice guidance that can be implemented at low budget to improve existing toll plazas and to aid in better design of new toll plazas.
https://sword.cit.ie/ceri/2020/18/1
