Using Local Road Features and Participatory Design for Self-Explaining Roads1

Introduction This chapter describes two recent projects undertaken to establish self-explaining road (SER) hierarchies on existing streets in an urban and a suburban area. In order to be cost-effective and be appropriate to local considerations the projects made maximum use of road characteristics a...

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Published inAdvances in Traffic Psychology pp. 271 - 284
Main Author Charlton, Samuel G.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published CRC Press 2012
Subjects
Auckland City Council
Ser
Speed Management
Road Hierarchy
Zealand Transport Agency
Participatory Design Workshops
Functional Outliers
Guide Driver Behaviour
School Bus Stops
Prospective Memory Task
Cycle Lanes
85th Percentile Speed
Participatory Design
Tube Counters
Local Roads
Hazard Perception Test
Mobility Scooters
sER Treatments
Collector Roads
Middle Age Driver
Driver Behaviour Questionnaire
Road Characteristics
Road Designs
Participatory Design Techniques
Road Category
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Summary:Introduction This chapter describes two recent projects undertaken to establish self-explaining road (SER) hierarchies on existing streets in an urban and a suburban area. In order to be cost-effective and be appropriate to local considerations the projects made maximum use of road characteristics already present (in other words, endemic features) and relied heavily on community participation during the design process.
ISBN:9781409450047
9781138072978
1138072974
140945004X
DOI:10.1201/9781315565750-24