Analysis of the Characters and Strategies of Road Transportation Safety in the Cold Region of China
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Volume 7, Issue 4, August 2007
Online English edition of the Chinese language journal
Cite this article as: J Transpn Sys Eng & IT, 2007, 7(4), 82−89.
RESEARCH PAPER
Analysis of the Characters and Strategies of Road
Transportation Safety in the Cold Region of China
JIANG Xiancai*, PEI Yulong
Institute of Transportation Research, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
Abstract: This paper focuses on the situation in the cold region of China where the transportation safety management of road is passive and negative, the coordination between managements is poor, and the efficiency of emergency rescue is low in snow-icing weather. It also analyzes the characters of road transportation safety in snow-icing weather, and summarizes the national and foreign disposal strategies to deal with snow-icing traffic. Then three effective strategies that can reduce the impact on road transportation safety by snow-icing weather have been received, including the provision of information, traffic control, and dealing with the snow-icing. The paper also discusses the effect of each strategy from the perspective of road maintenance managers, emergency managers, traffic managers, and road users. It will be helpful to improve the operations of road transportation safety in snow-icing weather in the cold region of China.
Key Words: character of road transportation safety; snow-icing traffic; manage strategies; cold region
Introduction
Traffic safety problem in cold region attracts more and more attentions. In winter, the terrible road environment increases the probability of crash in cold regions. Several countries have got certain achievements in this field. Most of these research show that the probability of crash increases
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sharply in the icy road[1 4]. Perry and Symons presented that the death rate increases by 25% and the accident rate increase by 100% in the icy
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Volume 7, Issue 4, August 2007
Online English edition of the Chinese language journal
Cite this article as: J Transpn Sys Eng & IT, 2007, 7(4), 82−89.
RESEARCH PAPER
Analysis of the Characters and Strategies of Road
Transportation Safety in the Cold Region of China
JIANG Xiancai*, PEI Yulong
Institute of Transportation Research, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
Abstract: This paper focuses on the situation in the cold region of China where the transportation safety management of road is passive and negative, the coordination between managements is poor, and the efficiency of emergency rescue is low in snow-icing weather. It also analyzes the characters of road transportation safety in snow-icing weather, and summarizes the national and foreign disposal strategies to deal with snow-icing traffic. Then three effective strategies that can reduce the impact on road transportation safety by snow-icing weather have been received, including the provision of information, traffic control, and dealing with the snow-icing. The paper also discusses the effect of each strategy from the perspective of road maintenance managers, emergency managers, traffic managers, and road users. It will be helpful to improve the operations of road transportation safety in snow-icing weather in the cold region of China.
Key Words: character of road transportation safety; snow-icing traffic; manage strategies; cold region
Introduction
Traffic safety problem in cold region attracts more and more attentions. In winter, the terrible road environment increases the probability of crash in cold regions. Several countries have got certain achievements in this field. Most of these research show that the probability of crash increases
－
sharply in the icy road[1 4]. Perry and Symons presented that the death rate increases by 25% and the accident rate increase by 100% in the icy
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