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Surrogate measures of safety : Site-based observations

Laureshyn, Aliaksei LU orcid and Saunier, Nicolas (2025) p.157-188
Abstract
Traditionally, traffic safety is expressed through the number of accidents (crashes) or people injured, since these are the most direct manifestations of an unsafe traffic environment. As we discuss in this chapter, such an approach has its limitations due to the low frequency of accidents and some other issues. Neither is it unusual that accident data is not available, not reliable or lacks important details, particularly in the context of low- and middle-income countries. Surrogate measures of safety (SMoS), based on the observation of traffic conflicts or near-misses, may serve as a viable alternative, or a complement, to accident/injury counts.
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Traffic safety data : The way to better knowledge and better traffic safety - The way to better knowledge and better traffic safety
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Laureshyn, Aliaksei ; Agerholm, Niels and Sucha, Matus
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157 - 188
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Institution of Engineering and Technology
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  • scopus:105000471300
ISBN
9781839530456
9781839530463
DOI
10.1049/PBTR028E_ch9
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English
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