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https://doi.org/10.3141/1740-22

http://scholar.google.com...emke&publication_year=2000

Roads in tunnels differ from comparable open-road sections in many respects. For most drivers a tunnel is an unusual driving environment in the road network that might even cause stress. A safety analysis was carried out to estimate average accident rates and accident cost rates for different cross sections of tunnels on German roads. The analysis is based on all the available accident data for German freeway and highway tunnels reported to police. Personal injury accidents and material-damage-only accidents were analyzed separately. The findings indicate that accident rates are lower for roads in tunnels. Moreover, accidents with severe personal injury and material damage are less frequent on roads in tunnels. However, the fear of a maximum credible accident still remains.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1740, Structural Design Issues.

English

p. 170-174

2000

Transportation Research Record

0309067448

Figures (5) ; References (10) ; Tables (2)

Crash rates; Cross sections; Fear; Highway safety; Injuries; Vehicular tunnels

Property damage

Germany

Bridges and other structures; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure

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