Objectives and competences
Aims and goals / objectives of the subject are:
- comprehension of the basic elements and principles of the traffic areas
- comprehension the basic elements for "safe" design of traffic areas
- application methods and procedures about planning, design and construction of "safe" traffic areas
- comprehension the procedures for traffic safe design of special infrastructural objects - tunnels
Content (Syllabus outline)
- Concepts of road planning, design and construction
- Systematics, classification and structure of traffic areas
- Safety interdependence from intersections layout in road network
- Characteristics of different traffic modes – motor vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, public transport from infrastructure and traffic safety point of view
- "Safe" landscape planning of traffic areas
- Principles for the design of modern road infrastructure: self-explaining and forgiving roads, task complexity, capability, state and risk awareness and user capability.
- Human factors and road safety
- Traffic signs and signals
- Lightening
- Special infrastructural objects - tunnels
- Technical characteristics of the tunnel
- Traffic safety in tunnels
- The principles of the design of road tunnels in terms of safety
- Theoretical basis: traffic safety / traffic flow
- Traffic accidents in tunnels
- Fire safety in the tunnel
- Rescue and helping plans for the tunnel
- Security systems in the tunnel
- Analysis of traffic safety in tunnels
Learning and teaching methods
- lectures
- seminar
- tutorial
- field work
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
After successful completion of the study unit students should be able to:
- explain and classify the basic elements and principles of the traffic areas
- interpret the basic elements for "safe" design of traffic areas
- apply methods and procedures about planning, design and construction of "safe" traffic areas
- indicate and interpret the procedures for traffic safe design of special infrastructural objects - tunnels
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
knowledge and applicable skills which are necessary for cooperating in processes of the design, construction and maintenance of the traffic areas in urban environments
usage of software programs for defining practical solutions of the problems
Readings
- SWOV: Advancing sustainable safety, 2006. https://swov.nl/system/files/publication-downloads/advancing_sustainable_safety.pdf
- Spletno gradivo o Vizji nič in o Varnem sistemu:
- Vision Zero Fundamentals https://visionzeronetwork.org/resources/
- Safe System Approach https://visionzeronetwork.org/resources/
- Tollazzi, T., & Renčelj, M. (2013). Mestne prometne površine (str. 169). Fakulteta za gradbeništvo. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/74472961
- Tollazzi, T. (2004). Varnost v predorih: razvojno raziskovalna naloga: končno poročilo, naročnik Družba za avtoceste v Republiki Sloveniji DARS d.d. (str. 297 f.). Fakulteta za gradbeništvo, Center za prometno tehniko in varnost v prometu. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/9107222
Prerequisits
Recommended basic knowledge in the field of transportation routes design and traffic safety.
