Improving Road Safety

Major: Cargo and Transport Management
Code of subject: 7.275.01.O.003
Credits: 4.00
Department: Transport Technologies
Lecturer: Rogalskyy R.B.
Semester: 1 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: • know methods of improving road safety at the stage of design an construction of the road; • know improving road safety by measures of traffic management; • be able to examine the status of road conditions on streets and roads; • give recommendations on improving road safety on road sections; • develop recommendations and create conditions of improving road safety
Required prior and related subjects: • Traffic management • Technical means of traffic management • Information support of traffic management
Summary of the subject: Interconnection elements of the road and road safety. Characteristic elements of roads layout. Road safety on curves in plan and profile. Environmental aspects of road safety. Methods for assessment dangerous road sections. Assessment of constructive parameters of road by methods of safety coeficients and acceleration noise. Method conflict situations. Organization of measures to improve the safety of road conditions. Improving indicators of pedestrian traffic safety. Management of vehicle speed. Regulation of using width of roadway by drivers. Operative informing road users about road conditions. Measures of provision road safety.
Assessment methods and criteria: • written reports of practical works, spoken examination, control work; • final control (60%, control event, exam): writing-spoken mode (40%)
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