Road traffic inherent safety evaluation in China

AbstractA global population increase and an improved standard of living are generally expected. To meet these demands, an increased production of chemicals will be necessary while protecting human health and the environment. However, most current methods of chemical production are unsustainable. New designs must result in plants that assure process and operator safety, the sustained health of workers and the community, and the protection of the environment. Traditional safety precautions and process controls minimize risk but cannot guarantee the prevention of accidents followed by serious consequences. Therefore, the general approach to environmental and safety problems must be changed from reactive to proactive. One way is to further develop the concept of inherent safety.In this paper some methods for inherent safety evaluations are reviewed. The aim of the study is to analyze the different tools available for inherent safety evaluation and identify the most important criteria in determining the inherent safety of a process plant. A model is proposed to show the interactions of different factors on the inherent safety level of a process and the model is illustrated by a case study.

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Research of Highway Alignment Design Safety Evaluation Using Curvature Change Rate

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.238.493 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 238 ◽

pp. 493-496

Author(s):

Sheng Neng Hu

Keyword(s):

Traffic Safety ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Design Method ◽

Selection Index ◽

Safety Evaluation ◽

Highway Design ◽

Change Rate ◽

Evaluation Standard ◽

Road Traffic Safety ◽

Highway Alignment

Aiming at the disadvantages of traditional design method of highway alignment and existent problems including subjectivity, reliability index, comprehensive, applicability etcetera in highway alignment evaluation with running speed. On the basis of the “safety first” idea for highway design, the concept of change rate of curvature has been proposed. Curvature change rate is the clear factor impacting on road traffic safety. Road quality evaluation standard is established based on the curvature change rate and its application method in highway alignment design method. The method not only effectively evaluates highway alignment quality, but also may be used as the basis for the selection index of highway geometric design.

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Research on the Model of Road Traffic Safety Evaluation Based on Synergetics Theory

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.779-780.1028 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 779-780 ◽

pp. 1028-1035 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Fei Chen ◽

Song Ling Chen ◽

Ying Ying Cheng

Keyword(s):

Traffic Safety ◽

Traffic Accidents ◽

Field Survey ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Safety Evaluation ◽

Road Traffic Safety

In order to evaluate the level of roads safety, this paper proposes a model of traffic accidents which is derived from theories of synergetics. In this study, a great deal of field survey date is obtained via a set of physiological and psychological detection devices. By analyzing data combined with driving comfort threshold, a model of traffic accidents is founded according to different effects, caused by traffic factors.

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Pre-Warning Information System of Traffic Safety

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.368-373.3320 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 368-373 ◽

pp. 3320-3323

Author(s):

Jun Long Peng ◽

Da Wang

Keyword(s):

Traffic Safety ◽

Traffic Management ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Safety Evaluation ◽

Warning System ◽

Processing Method ◽

Average Speed ◽

Road Traffic Safety ◽

System Composition ◽

Highway Transportation

Traffic safety dynamic trend pre-warning could effectively strengthenmonitoring strength of traffic management department, reduce the number of trafficaccident and ensure highway transportation orderly and smooth. This article analysestrend pre-warning system of traffic safety from the highway operation managementangle. Based on the above analysis, the trend dynamic pre-warning system composition and the information processing method are advanced. The processingmethods in according to the characteristics of road traffic safety, from trend impactsof traffic safety evaluation indicators use six indicators to reflect all aspects ofsecurity potential crises, such as average speed, traffic flow size, etc.

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Measures on the Impact-Spread of Road Accidents

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.490-495.1081 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 490-495 ◽

pp. 1081-1084

Author(s):

Han Xin Zhang

Keyword(s):

Road Safety ◽

Traffic Accident ◽

Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Safety Evaluation ◽

Accident Prevention ◽

Safety System ◽

The Public ◽

Emergency Rescue ◽

The Impact

Road safety system has been a concern topic for many scholars worldwide. Although there are many analysis papers on road traffic accident prevention, security, emergency rescue, safety evaluation and other aspects, there is no a thorough and complete opinion on road safety system. The study of these issues can cause a traffic accident prevention, to reduce the incidence of traffic accidents, summing up the spread of some of the impact of traffic on the control of the effective ways to combat the public security organs to reduce the incidence of traffic accidents guidance.

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