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Impact of road checks on compliance with safe following distances between vehicles on motorways in Austria

ZEMÁNEK, L.

Original Title

Impact of road checks on compliance with safe following distances between vehicles on motorways in Austria

English Title

Impact of road checks on compliance with safe following distances between vehicles on motorways in Austria

Type

Paper in proceedings (conference paper)

Original Abstract

This article deals with the issue of the impact of visible road checks, i.e. simulated radar speed measurement, on compliance with safe following distances on motorways in Austria. It contains a theoretical analysis of the characteristics of a safe following distance, explains the issue of safe following distances in relation to Austrian legislation and subsequently presents an experiment to ascertain the impact of road checks on compliance with safe following distances on a three-lane motorway in Austria and its results. Based on the results of the experiment, it was found that simulated radar road checks on motorways influence the behaviour of drivers, in particular by encouraging a slight speed decrease, but also a substantial increase in the distance between vehicles and therefore a substantial increase in traffic safety.

English abstract

This article deals with the issue of the impact of visible road checks, i.e. simulated radar speed measurement, on compliance with safe following distances on motorways in Austria. It contains a theoretical analysis of the characteristics of a safe following distance, explains the issue of safe following distances in relation to Austrian legislation and subsequently presents an experiment to ascertain the impact of road checks on compliance with safe following distances on a three-lane motorway in Austria and its results. Based on the results of the experiment, it was found that simulated radar road checks on motorways influence the behaviour of drivers, in particular by encouraging a slight speed decrease, but also a substantial increase in the distance between vehicles and therefore a substantial increase in traffic safety.

Keywords

Safe distance; driver’s behaviour; roadside check;

Key words in English

Safe distance; driver’s behaviour; roadside check;

Authors

ZEMÁNEK, L.

RIV year

2018

Released

18.05.2017

Publisher

European Scientific Institute

Location

Ponta Delgada

Book

5th Mediterranean Interdisciplinary Forum on Social Sciences and Humanities, MIFS 2017, 18-19 May 2017, Barcelona, Spain

ISBN

1857-7881

Periodical

European Scientific Journal

State

Portuguese Republic

Pages from

1

Pages to

11

Pages count

11

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT137620,
  author="Lukáš {Zemánek}",
  title="Impact of road checks on compliance with safe following distances between vehicles on motorways in Austria",
  booktitle="5th Mediterranean Interdisciplinary Forum on Social Sciences and Humanities, MIFS 2017, 18-19 May 2017, Barcelona, Spain",
  year="2017",
  journal="European Scientific Journal",
  number="První",
  pages="1--11",
  publisher="European Scientific Institute",
  address="Ponta Delgada",
  issn="1857-7881"
}