The Use of Traffic-Behaviour-Studies in Denmark

Abstract

This paper deals with behavioural studies as a tool to evaluate safety measures. A before-and-after study was carried out on a traffic replanning project in Osterbro, Copenhagen, each period consisting of three years. A variety of countermeasures were implemented, some of them proved effective, others did not. In accordance with some of these results, road-users' behaviour was studied, primarily to see whether it has changed as intended after the implementation of the countermeasures. The main items observed were drivers' behaviour related to street-markings, car speeds, and pedestrians' behaviour in crossing some busy streets. The results obtained were in good concordance with the accident analyses and it was shown that behavioural studies were of help in understanding why some countermeasures work while others do not. For the covering abstract of the conference see TRIS 393142. (Author/TRRL)