Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Road and Rail Traffic Safety

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	227-0308/02
Abbreviation	BSŽD
Course title	Road and Rail Traffic Safety
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Transport Constructions
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Ivana Mahdalová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1st Introduction to course
2nd Road safety
3rd Active and passive vehicle safety, aggressive behavior, HMI (Human Machine Interface).
4th Evaluation methods of road accidents
5th Analysis of traffic accidents
6th Analysis of conflict situations (theory)
7th Analysis of conflict situations (practice in situ)
8th Identification and classification of risks on the road
9th Road safety audit, safety inspections
10th Rail Safety
11th Types of railway signaling systems and equipment
12th Safety of railway crossings, risk factors for railway crossings
13th Accidents in rail transport, the process of investigation and evaluation.
14th Excursion to the specialized center

Literature

- Tzanakakis, K.: The Railway Track and Its Long Term Bahaviour. 2013. ISBN 978-3-642-36050-3
- Rudin-Brown, Ch.M.; Jamson, S.L.: Behavioural Adaptation and Road Safety – Theory, Evidence and Action. 2013. ISBN 978-1-4398-5667-3
- The Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. The Highways Agency, Department
for Transport, United Kingdom, http://www.dft.gov.uk/ha/standards/dmrb/

Advised literature

- Design Manual. Washington State Department of Transportation, USA, http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/publications/manuals/m22-01.htm
- CA O'Flaherty and co.: Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering. Publisher's Note: Transferred to Taylor & Francis, 2012.
- Juan de Dios Ortúzar, Luis G. Wllumsen: Modelling transport. 2011.
- Roger P.Roess, Elena S. Prassas, William R. McShane: Traffic Engineering, 2004.
- Roger Brockenbrough, Kenneth J. Boedecker, jr.: Highway Engineering Handbook,
- Denos C. Gazis. -- Boston: Traffic theory , 2002.

Standarts:
- EN 15273-1:2013 - Railway applications -- Gauges -- Part 1: General -- Common rules for infrastructure and rolling stock
- EN 13848-6:2013 - Railway applications - Track --- Track geometry quality --- Part 6: Characterisation of track geometry quality
- EN ISO 3095:2013 - Railway applications -- Acoustics -- Measurement of noise emitted by railbound vehicles
- EN 13129:2013 - Railway applications --- Air conditioning for main line rolling stock --- Comfort parameters and type tests
- EN 16186-3:2012 - Railway applications --- Driver's cab --- Part 3: Design of displays

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