@article{ref1,
title="Reducing posted speed and perceptual countermeasures to improve safety in road stretches with a high concentration of accidents",
journal="Safety science",
year="2013",
author="Matírnez, A. and Mántaras, D. A. and Luque, P.",
volume="60",
number="",
pages="160-168",
abstract="Traffic accidents are one of the leading causes of life loss in Europe. Inappropriate or excessive speed is one of the largest contributors to traffic accidents and has a stronger effect on injury severity than almost any other known risk factor. This paper evaluates the possibility of inducing a substantial speed reduction in a hazardous section using perceptual countermeasures to improve safety via a low-cost solution. To validate the solution, the proposed methodology was applied to a road in northern Spain with a significant number of accidents per km including traffic volume effects (a black spot). This paper describes the proposed solution and presents the results, which show that a low-cost solution can reduce traffic speed and accidents.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0925-7535",
doi="10.1016/j.ssci.2013.07.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2013.07.003"
}