• DocumentCode
    1907526
  • Title

    The Selection and Setting of Traffic Safety Facilities of Low-Grade Highway in Western China

  • Author

    Tian, Yu-Jia ; Chen, Hong ; Xiao, Dian-liang

  • Author_Institution
    Traffic Eng. Dept., Chang´´an Univ., Xi´´an, China
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    10-11 Oct. 2009
  • Firstpage
    834
  • Lastpage
    838
  • Abstract
    According to the actual situations of economic and technical of low-grade highway in the western region, this paper followed the principle of ldquothe low cost, easy setting, easy maintenance, maximum benefitrdquo, and respectively analyzed and compared all kinds of common traffic safety facilities in form, function and cost. Sequentially, the paper put forward selection and setting methods of traffic safety facilities which apply to the low-grade highway. The results offered consult for establishing standards, selection and setting of traffic safety facilities on low-grade highway in western China.
  • Keywords
    road safety; socio-economic effects; China; easy maintenance principle; easy setting principle; low cost principle; low-grade highway; maximum benefit principle; selection method; setting method; traffic safety facility; Automated highways; Bridges; Concrete; Cost function; Protection; Road accidents; Road safety; Road transportation; Road vehicles; Vehicle driving; low-grade highway; selection; setting; traffic engineering; traffic safety facilities;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Intelligent Computation Technology and Automation, 2009. ICICTA '09. Second International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Changsha, Hunan
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-3804-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICICTA.2009.667
  • Filename
    5288119