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PAVEMENT SPECIALS IN THAILAND

PAVEMENT SPECIALS IN THAILAND. DRIVING ON THE HARD SHOULDER – A safety assessment. Perot Louw and Marion Sinclair Stellenbosch University. Legislation. Methodology. Traffic observation on selected routes (18 hours) Surveys of drivers (101), pedestrians (199) and cyclists (30 )

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PAVEMENT SPECIALS IN THAILAND

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  1. PAVEMENT SPECIALS IN THAILAND

  2. DRIVING ON THE HARD SHOULDER – A safety assessment Perot Louw and Marion Sinclair Stellenbosch University

  3. Legislation

  4. Methodology • Traffic observation on selected routes (18 hours) • Surveys of drivers (101), pedestrians (199) and cyclists (30) • Crash analysis of selected routes

  5. Site selection R302, Malmesbury direction

  6. R302 Durbanville direction

  7. R304 Stellenbosch direction

  8. Crash analysis

  9. Traffic observations… Light vehicles using hard-shoulder

  10. Traffic observations… HGVs using hard-shoulder

  11. Pedestrian and cyclist presence

  12. Pedestrian and cyclist presence

  13. Pedestrian options

  14. Dangerous events log (1)

  15. Dangerous events log (2)

  16. Knowledge - drivers

  17. Hard-shoulder use - drivers

  18. Attitudes - drivers

  19. Conclusions • Observations showed high levels of risky events • High numbers of competing and incompatible road users using hard shoulders • Pedestrians particularly vulnerable • Crash data does not allow for a rigorous crash analysis • Clear lack of certainly among drivers about what the legislation permits. • More research essential.

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