TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Urban road safety strategy: The Portuguese City of Almada
JO  - Traffic engineering and control
A1  - Costa, SADS
SP  - 189
EP  - 193
VL  - 43
IS  - 5
N2  - 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.<p />
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SN  - 0041-0683
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -