Highway Design and Traffic Safety Engineering Handbook
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (575 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0070382956 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1088 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Essential reading for traffic engineers" according to A Customer. HIGHWAY DESIGN AND TRAFFIC SAFETY ENGINEERING HANDBOOK Ruediger Lamm, Basil Psarianos, Theodor MailaenderMost geometric designers believe that, if they have the Green Book and the Highway Capacity Manual on their bookshelves, they don=t need anything more other than, possibly, their client=s Geometric Design Manual. Wrong - this belief is about as useful as belief in the tooth f
Based on original research plus scrupulously collected data amassed over more two decades in different continents by the main author, this important book originates vital criteria for safe design and shows you how best to achieve roads with the lowest possible accident risk and severity rates. In addition, this valuable and necessary resource gives you serious help coordinating safety concerns with important economic, environmental, and aesthetic considerations. This is the first book to present a thoroughly scientific and practical approach to designing highways for maximum safety. Overall the book is an invaluable source of information for educators, students, scientists, highway agencies, and consultants in the field of highway design and traffic safety engineering.
A true must-read for highway engineers and safety officials, Highway Design and Traffic Safety Engineering Handbook provides up-to-date information that is available nowhere else and a complete, practical program for designing the safest possible roadways. The authors, who are noted international authorities on highway safety, give you essential information on: * Sound new designs * Design cases to avoid * Examples of good and poor solutions * Redesign of existing roads . In addition, this valuable and necessary resource gives you serious help coordinating safety concer