At the end of this course, the students; 1) Describe the basic definitions and measures used in evaluating traffic safety 2) Explaine different approaches (i.e. 5E system, vision zero) developed for traffic safety in the World
3) Interpretation of statistical data regarding traffic safety and accident analysis 4) Explaine the importance of road design (hierarchy, geometric features, etc.) from traffic safety perspective 5) Describe importance and impact of speed on traffic safety 6) Detect hazardous locations using statistical methods 7) Estimate crash reduction capacity of traffic safety countermeasures 8) Evaluate different types of traffic safety counter measures from various aspects (cost-benefit, effectiveness)
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No
COURSE DEFINITION
Introduction, causes of traffic accidents, statistical report on road accidents, safety effectiveness of highway design elements, identification of problem locations, data analysis of problem locations, accident reporting systems, education and training, rescue and hospital services.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to traffic safety
2nd Week
Introduction to Transportation Safety, Transportation Safety in Turkey
3rd Week
Measuring Traffic Safety and Contributing Factors
4th Week
An Integrated Approach (5E System)
5th Week
Highway Safety Programs
6th Week
Accident Analysis Methods- Expected Value Analysis
7th Week
Accident Analysis Methods- Critical Rate Method
8th Week
Midterm exam
9th Week
Countermeasures and Effectiveness
10th Week
GIS based Accident Hot Spot Analysis
11th Week
Road Design and Safety
12th Week
Safety and Speed
13th Week
Term Project Presentations
14th Week
Impact, Effectiveness,Camera-based systems
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Reference: Nicholas Garber, Lester A. Hoel, Traffic and Highway Engineering, SI Edition, Cengage Learning, Inc, 2014. Additional Resources: Daniel Findley, Bastian Schroeder, Christopher Cunningham, Tom Brown, Highway Engineering, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2015.