Welcome to the National Transport Library Catalogue

Normal view MARC view

Knowing your speed can save your life Puay Ping, Koh ; Seng Tim, Ho ; Palisamy, Chandrasekar S/O

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Linköping Road safety on four continents: 15th international conference, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 28-30 March 2010. Paper, 2010Description: s. 1189-1198ISBN:
  • 9789163363597
Subject(s): Bibl.nr: VTI 2010.0160Location: Abstract: Encouraging motorists to drive/ride below the speed limit is particularly important because motorist error constitutes the greatest likelihood of majority of the accidents. Driver Feedback Sign (DFS) that tell motorists their real time speeds and remind them to obey the speed limit, have been recently installed at a few locations in Singapore. This paper presents the evaluation findings and recommendations of the signs. The quantitative evaluation indicates that the DFS is effective in reducing the speeds of vehicles and accident numbers.
Item type: Reports, conferences, monographs
Holdings
Current library Status
Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut Available

Encouraging motorists to drive/ride below the speed limit is particularly important because motorist error constitutes the greatest likelihood of majority of the accidents. Driver Feedback Sign (DFS) that tell motorists their real time speeds and remind them to obey the speed limit, have been recently installed at a few locations in Singapore. This paper presents the evaluation findings and recommendations of the signs. The quantitative evaluation indicates that the DFS is effective in reducing the speeds of vehicles and accident numbers.