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Traffic Safety

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Course Unit Code227-0454/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KRI74doc. Ing. Vladislav Křivda, Ph.D.
PET368doc. Ing. Jan Petrů, Ph.D.
Summary
Course students learn about road safety issues articulated in the areas of vehicle, infrastructure and human factors. An integral part will be familiar with the statistics of traffic accidents, accident and conflict situation monitoring system in the CR and abroad, with the methods and analysis procedures DN, the methods of identifying risk. They also become familiar with the instruments of the European Parliament and Council 2008/96/EC. Attention will also be given active and passive vehicle safety, aggressive behavior, HMI (Human Machine Interface). The course also gain knowledge about different types of rail systems and security equipment, security capabilities, railway crossings, risk factors for railway crossings, including related legal and technical regulations. Last but not least, the lessons focus on rail accidents and the process of investigation, evaluation.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Define the principles of road safety.
Define conditions for railway transport safety.
Know the rules governing traffic safety.
Rate of transport accidents and conflict situations.
Identify and classify security risks in transportation.
Course Contents
1. Introduction to course
2. Road safety
3. Active and passive vehicle safety, aggressive behavior, HMI (Human Machine Interface).
4. Evaluation methods of road accidents
5. Analysis of traffic accidents
6. Analysis of conflict situations (theory)
7. Analysis of conflict situations (practice in situ)
8. Identification and classification of risks on the road
9. Road safety audit, safety inspections
10. Rail Safety in the Czech Republic and E.U., legislation
11. Types of railway signaling systems and equipment
12. Safety of railway crossings, risk factors for railway crossings
13. Accidents in rail transport, the process of investigation and evaluation.
14. Excursion to the specialized center
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
- 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.
- ANDRES, Josef a Josef MIKULÍK. Metodika identifikace a řešení míst častých dopravních nehod. Brno: Centrum dopravního výzkumu, 2001. ISBN 80-902141-9-3.
- ŘEZÁČ, Miloslav, Václav ŠKVAIN a Jiří TICHÝ. Dopravní inženýrství. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7204-730-7.
- KŘIVDA, Vladislav, Jan PETRŮ, Ivana MAHDALOVÁ a Kateřina ŽITNÍKOVÁ. Hodnocení stavebních prvků křižovatek s využitím videoanalýzy: monografie. Ostrava: Fakulta stavební, Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2016. ISBN 978-80-248-3995-0.
- ĎURČANSKÁ, Daniela a kol. Mestské komunikácie: zásady navrhovania. V Žiline: Žilinská univerzita, EDIS-vydavateľstvo ŽU, 2010. ISBN 978-80-554-0303-8.
- HUDEČEK, Leopold, Eva OŽANOVÁ a Otto ROHÁČ. Železniční stavby. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7204-729-1.
- KREJČIŘÍKOVÁ, Hana a Martin LIDMILA. Železniční stavby 1. V Praze: České vysoké učení technické, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04693-7.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Recommended Reading:
- 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.
- MEDELSKÁ, Viera. Dopravné inžinierstvo. Bratislava: Alfa, 1991. Edícia stavebníckej literatúry (Alfa). ISBN 80-05-00737-x.
- Elektronická studijní opora http://projekt150.ha-vel.cz/node/29
- ČSN EN 15273-1 Železniční aplikace - Průjezdné průřezy tratí a obrysy vozidel - Část 1: Obecně - Společné zásady pro infrastrukturu a vozidla (v platném znění).
- ČSN EN 13848-6 Železniční aplikace - Kolej - Kvalita geometrie koleje - Část 6: Stanovení kvality geometrie koleje (v platném znění).
- ČSN 736360-1 Konstrukční a geometrické uspořádání koleje železničních drah (v platném znění).
- ČSN EN 13848-1+A1 Železniční aplikace - Kolej - Kvalita geometrie koleje – Část 1: Popis geometrie koleje (v platném znění).
- ČSN EN 13848-5 Železniční aplikace - Kolej - Kvalita geometrie koleje – Část 5: Hladiny geometrie koleje (v platném znění).
- ESVELD, Coenraad. Modern railway track. 2nd ed. Zaltbommel: MRT Productions, c2001. ISBN 90-800324-3-3.
- Ambros, J. a Kocourek, J.: Metodika sledování a vyhodnocování dopravních konfliktů. Brno, Centrum dopravního výzkumu, 2013, ISBN 978-80-86502-62-5
- Hrubý a kol.: Bezpečnostní audit PK – metodika provádění, CDV, 2006
- Andres, Šenk a kol.: Metodika pro hloubkovou analýzu dopravních nehod, CDV, 2009
- Pokorný, Simonová, Smělý a kol.: Pasivní bezpečnost pozemních komunikací, CDV,2007
- Andres a kol.: Utváření bezpečných pozemních komunikací, CDV, 2009
- Striegler a kol.: Bezpečnostní inspekce PK, CDV, 2009
- Bajužík, Pavol; Kalašová, Alica. Cestné a mestské dopravné inžinierstvo I. Bratislava: Alfa. Vysoká škola dopravy a
- Andres a kol.: Metodický pokyn na velké okružní křižovatky, CDV, 2005
- ČSN EN ISO 3095 Akustika - Železniční aplikace - Měření hluku vyzařovaného kolejovými vozidly
- ČSN EN 13129 Železniční aplikace - Klimatizace pro kolejová vozidla hlavních tratí - Parametry pohodlí a typové zkoušky
- ČSN EN 16186-3 Železniční aplikace - Kabina strojvedoucího - Část 3: Provedení zobrazovacích jednotek
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