Human Factors Handbook for Road Designers and Traffic Engineers

Can roads truly be made safer? Yes, they can, and this handbook shows road designers and traffic engineers how, through a better understanding of road users - the ‘human factor’.Over a million people are killed every year on the world’s roads.Road user error is often concluded to be one of the main factors contributing to road crashes, and many in the road safety world believe that road user error is inevitable.But it is not inevitable in a transport system that is designed around the needs and capabilities of its users.This is where road designers and traffic engineers have a vital role to play.Over many years, they have developed their skills to optimise traffic movement and maximise safety.But they don’t always get it right. One likely reason is that they may lack a basic understanding of the abilities, limitations and needs of the very people they are designing for - road users.The scientific discipline of “Human Factors” exists to support road designers and traffic engineers, so t