Citation

Costa SADS. Traffic Eng. Control 2002; 43(5): 189-193.

Affiliation

Centre for Transport Studies, University College London, United Kingdom

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Hemming Group)

DOI

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PMID

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Abstract

If road accidents and casualties in Portuguese urban areas are to be reduced, Local Authorities need to have a clear understanding of road accident patterns in their cities. This paper reports on the preparation and development of the first city-wide road safety strategy in a Portuguese city. Data for the exercise were collected in-situ and an in-depth accident investigation was carried out to assess the scale and nature of road safety and associated traffic problems. The study is part of the PhD research project entitled "A methodology for systematic diagnosis of accidents in urban areas in Portugal" which aims to develop a realistic tool which Portuguese Local Authorities can adopt immediately to diagnose accident occurence and to support implementation of road safety engineering measures.