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Monograph

These 16 papers cover several aspects of transportation safety. The first 3 papers are concerned with transportation safety management, including the effective usage of harmful events data, a national traffic safety index, and safety audits of two-lane rural highways. The next 8 papers address emergency evacuation and services with particular attention to the following: the safety of pedestrians during emergency egress; prioritizing patients for evacuation from a health-care facility; a strategic hurricane evacuation–dynamic traffic assignment model for Houston, Texas; evacuation planning with measure of effectiveness choices; relocation strategies of emergency medical service vehicles; optimal allocation of emergency response service units; regional emergency preparedness and mobility; and preparedness for traffic control in agricultural emergencies. The 2 papers on security discuss the security and mobility of intermodal freight networks and a vulnerability assessment methodology for the Swiss road network, respectively. The last 3 papers examine the following aspects of school transportation: operations and conflicts in drop-off–pick-up zones; the school bus routing problem in large-scale networks; and understanding and mapping elements of urban form that affect children's ability to walk and bicycle to school.

English

166p

2009

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309142700

Print

Figures; References; Tables

Ambulances; Bicycling; Disaster preparedness; Dynamic traffic assignment; Emergency vehicles; Evacuation; Freight transportation; Measures of effectiveness; Patients; Pedestrian safety; Routing; Rural highways; Safety audits; Safety management; School bus passengers; School buses; School children; Security; Transportation safety; Two lane highways; Walking

Agricultural emergencies; Allocation strategies; Choices; Drop off/pick up zones; Safety index; Urban form; Vulnerability assessments

Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 26 2010 8:24AM

• Applicability of FHWA Crash Prediction Module to Selecting Candidate Locations for Safety Audits of Two-Lane Rural Highways
• Development of a Strategic Hurricane Evacuation–Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model for the Houston, Texas, Region
• Effective Usage of Harmful Events Data in Transportation Safety Management
• Enhancing the Safety of Pedestrians During Emergency Egress: Can We Learn from Biological Entities?
• Evaluation of Relocation Strategies for Emergency Medical Service Vehicles
• Field Studies of Operations and Conflicts in Drop-Off–Pick-Up Zones
• Improving Evacuation Planning with Sensible Measure of Effectiveness Choices: Case Study
• Integrating Measures for Business Continuity and Transportation Demand Management to Ensure Regional Emergency Preparedness and Mobility
• National Traffic Safety Index
• Optimal Allocation of Emergency Response Service Units to Cover Critical Infrastructures with Time-Dependent Service Demand and Travel Time
• Prioritizing Patients for Evacuation from a Health-Care Facility
• Rural Preparedness for Traffic Control in Agricultural Emergencies
• School Bus Routing Problem in Large-Scale Networks: New Approach Utilizing Tabu Search on a Case Study in Developing Countries
• Security and Mobility of Intermodal Freight Networks: Evaluation Framework for Simulation and Assignment
• Understanding and Mapping Elements of Urban Form That Affect Children's Ability to Walk and Bicycle to School: Case Study of Two Tampa Bay, Florida, Counties
• Vulnerability Assessment Methodology for Swiss Road Network