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Informal methods of social control: managing speed behaviour on SA roads

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dc.contributor.author Venter, Karien
dc.date.accessioned 2010-01-11T07:07:52Z
dc.date.available 2010-01-11T07:07:52Z
dc.date.issued 2009-09
dc.identifier.citation Venter, K. 2009. Informal methods of social control: managing speed behaviour on SA roads. Civil Engineering, Vol. 17(8), pp 30-35 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3864
dc.description Copyright: 2009 South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) en
dc.description.abstract The engineering process of setting speed limits is specialised and considers a wide array of factors, including the number of crashes, existing engineering interventions, types of vehicle, road users, vehicle volumes, modes of transport, road alignment, socio-economic and human factors, as well as the road environment in general. Fieldwick and De Beer (1988) emphasised that an urban speed limit is a necessary and effective road safety tool. Speed limits convey important information to drivers as to what the safe maximum speed is for a certain road considering the prevailing conditions. Roads have prescribed speed limits that fit the individual road's primary function. These limits are determined by considering the quality and type of road, the type and mix of road users and traffic, and the surrounding environment. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) en
dc.subject Speed en
dc.subject Social control en
dc.subject South African roads en
dc.subject Speed limit en
dc.subject Vehicle volumes en
dc.subject Road users en
dc.title Informal methods of social control: managing speed behaviour on SA roads en
dc.type Article en
dc.identifier.apacitation Venter, K. (2009). Informal methods of social control: managing speed behaviour on SA roads. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3864 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Venter, Karien "Informal methods of social control: managing speed behaviour on SA roads." (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3864 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Venter K. Informal methods of social control: managing speed behaviour on SA roads. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3864. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Venter, Karien AB - The engineering process of setting speed limits is specialised and considers a wide array of factors, including the number of crashes, existing engineering interventions, types of vehicle, road users, vehicle volumes, modes of transport, road alignment, socio-economic and human factors, as well as the road environment in general. Fieldwick and De Beer (1988) emphasised that an urban speed limit is a necessary and effective road safety tool. Speed limits convey important information to drivers as to what the safe maximum speed is for a certain road considering the prevailing conditions. Roads have prescribed speed limits that fit the individual road's primary function. These limits are determined by considering the quality and type of road, the type and mix of road users and traffic, and the surrounding environment. DA - 2009-09 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Speed KW - Social control KW - South African roads KW - Speed limit KW - Vehicle volumes KW - Road users LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 T1 - Informal methods of social control: managing speed behaviour on SA roads TI - Informal methods of social control: managing speed behaviour on SA roads UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3864 ER - en_ZA


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