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Traffic Safety

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 227-0454/02
Abbreviation BvD
Course title Traffic Safety
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Transport Constructions
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Jan Petrů, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

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

E-learning

LMS Moodle (VŠB-TUO): 2270454 Traffic Safety

Literature

- KUTZ, Myer, ed. Handbook of transportation engineering. Volume I, Systems and operations. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2011. ISBN 978-0-07-161492-4.
- KUTZ, Myer, ed. Handbook of transportation engineering. Volume II, Applications and technologies. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2011. ISBN 978-0-07-161477-1.
- Practical Guide To Railway Engineering, American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA), 2003.
- TZANAKAKIS, Konstantinos. The railway track and its long term behaviour: a handbook for a railway track of high quality. Berlin: Springer, c2013. ISBN 978-3-642-36050-3.
- ESVELD, Coenraad. Modern railway track. 2nd ed. Zaltbommel: MRT Productions, c2001. ISBN 90-800324-3-3.

Advised literature

- RUDIN-BROWN, Christina and Samantha JAMSON, ed. Behavioural adaptation and road safety: theory, evidence, and action. Boca Raton: CRC Press, c2013. ISBN 978-1-4398-5667-3.
- EN 15273-1 Railway applications – Gauges – Part 1: General – Common rules for infrastructure and rolling stock.
- EN 13848-6 Railway applications - Track — Track geometry quality — Part 6: Characterisation of track geometry quality.
- EN ISO 3095 Railway applications – Acoustics – Measurement of noise emitted by railbound vehicles.
- EN 16272-3 Railway applications — Track — Noise barriers and related devices acting on airborne sound propagation — Test method for determining the acoustic performance — Part 3-2: Normalized railway noise spectrum and single number ratings for direct field applications.
- EN 16272-6 Railway applications — Track — Noise barriers and related devices acting on airborne sound propagation — Test method for determining the acoustic performance — Part 6: Intrinsic characteristics — In situ values of airborne sound insulation under direct sound field conditions.

- The Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. The Highways Agency, Department
for Transport, United Kingdom, http://www.dft.gov.uk/ha/standards/dmrb/
- 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
- 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.