ROAD SAFETY ENGINEERING (BCV755A)

ROAD SAFETY ENGINEERING

Course Code BCV755A 
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L: T:P: S) 2:2:0:0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 
Total Marks 100
Credits 03 
Exam Hours 3
Examination type (SEE) Theory

Module-1

Accident Investigations And Risk Management: Collection Of Accident Data, Assessment Of

Road Safety, Methods To Identify And Prioritize Hazardous Locations And Elements, Determine

Possible Causes Of Crashes, Crash Reduction Capabilities And Countermeasures, Effectiveness Of

Safety Design Features, Accident Reconstruction, Condition And Collision Diagram.

Module-2

Traffic Engineering Studies: Statistical Methods In Traffic Safety Analysis – Regression Methods,

Poisson Distribution, Chi- Squared Distribution, Statistical Comparisons- Traffic Management

Measures And Their Influence On Accident Prevention.

Module-3

Road Safety In Transport Planning And Geometric Design: Vehicle And Human

Characteristics, Road Design And Safety Elements, Redesigning Junctions, Cross Section

Improvements, Traffic Control, Traffic Calming Measures, Road Safety Furniture

Module-4

Role Of Signs And Markings In Safety: Types Of Signs – Design Specifications – Guidelines For

Installation – Role Of Signs In Safety; Types Of Road Markings – Design Specifications – Role Of Road

Markings In Safety.

Module-5

Traffic Management Systems For Safety: Road Safety Audits And Tools For Safety Management

Systems, Road Safety Audit Process, Road Safety Improvement Strategies, ITS And Safety.

Suggested Learning Resources:

Books

1. Traffic Engineering And Transportation Planning – L.R. Kadiyali, Khanna Publishers

2. Fundamentals Of Transportation Engineering - C.S.Papacostas, Prentice Hall India.

3. Transportation Engineering – An Introduction, C.Jotin Khisty, B. Kent Lall

4. Fundamentals Of Traffic Engineering, Richardo G Sigua

5. Handbook Of Road Safety Measures, Second Edition, Rune Elvik, Alena Hoye, Truls Vaa,

Michael Sorenson

6. Road Safety By NCHRP