Evidence for Roads - Road Works

Reported Road Casualties Great Britain: 2014 annual report

Detailed statistics of road accidents and casualties reported to the police in Great Britain in 2014.

Author(s): Department for Transport

Published: Department for Transport, 2015
Date Added: 09 Oct 2015
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Reported Road Casualties Great Britain: 2013 annual report

Statistics relating to all road accidents and casualties reported to the police in Great Britain in 2013

Author(s): Department for Transport

Published: Department for Transport, 2014
Date Added: 24 Dec 2014
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Study into the causes and implications of accidents and incidents at roadworks

Objectives: To identify factors associated with RTIs; to identify factors which affect highway capacity in the event of an RTI.

Author(s): M. Freeman, J. Geston and G. Coe

Published: TRL, 2000
Date Added: 04 Feb 2013

Guidance for safer temporary traffic management

Objectives: To promote a safe system of work for traffic management operations.

Author(s): Highways Agency

Published: Highways Agency, 2002
Date Added: 04 Feb 2013
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Motorway road works: effects on traffic operations

Objectives: To explore parameters relating to safety and capacity at actual roadwork sites.

Author(s): Yousif, Dr. S

Published: University of Salford, 2002
Date Added: 04 Feb 2013
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Exploring the effectiveness of variable speed limit controls on highway work-zone operations

Objectives: To evaluate variable speed limit algorithms with the aim to increase work zone throughputs and reduce vehicle delays.

Author(s): P. Lin, K. Kang and G. Chang

Published: Intelligent Transportation Systems, 8:1–14, 2004
Date Added: 04 Feb 2013
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Roadworker’s Safety Research – Phase Two

Objectives: To inform the Highways Agency strategy towards improving road workers’ safety, specifically by identifying higher risk drivers’ perceptions of roadworks and road workers.

Author(s): Highways Agency

Published: Highways Agency, 2006
Date Added: 04 Feb 2013
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Traffic management and concrete safety barriers

Objectives: The study aimed to establish how best to manage erection of temporary traffic management in the central reserve with concrete barriers present.

Author(s): A. Chequer, J. Mitchell and S. Thompson

Published: TRL, 2007
Date Added: 04 Feb 2013
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The development and use of a web based traffic manager

Objectives: To develop traffic management software to make best use of a Quick Moveable Barrier (QMB) and improve traffic flow at roadworks.

Author(s): P. Boulton and P. Owlett

Published: 2008
Date Added: 04 Feb 2013
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Improved driver comprehension of traffic management signing

Objectives: To identify which roadwork scenarios have the most severe impications for both driver and roadworker safety; and to identify the types of signage in these scenarios that can cause confusion or anxiety.