Road Safety Research Priorities On-line Survey
Introduction


The invitation to participate in the first round of this exercise outlined the purpose of the survey and will not be repeated. That information can still be accessed at the the IPENZ Transportation Group website

Outline

As the survey progresses the aim is to focus on priority areas for road safety research. This is acheived by asking each respondent to allocate a nominal research budget across topic areas.

The results of the first round are presented below.

SPEED ENVIRONMENT MEAN   RANGE MEAN   RANGE
1. Consistency of expectation   5.2           7 2. Perceptions and readability   5.1           7
ROAD CROSS SECTION MEAN   RANGE MEAN   RANGE
3. Lane numbers/road capacity   1.9           4 4. Lane and shoulder width   2.8           4
5. Clear zones (size and shape)   3.9           10 6. Passing opportunities   3.6           9
ROAD GEOMETRY MEAN   RANGE MEAN   RANGE
7. Horizontal curvature   3.4           5 8. Vertical curves and sight distance   2.7           4
9. Gradient/length of gradient   1.1           2 10. Transitions/changes in standards   3.6           8
ROAD SURFACE MEAN   RANGE MEAN   RANGE
11. Texture and friction   3.9           9 12. Roughness   1.8           4
ROAD FEATURES MEAN   RANGE MEAN   RANGE
13. Roadmarkings/RRPMs/delineation   4.5           11 14. Median and side protection barriers   3.0           4
15. Hazard markings   2.4           6 16. Narrow/constricting features   3.0           7
17. Warning signs   3.8           9 18. Advisory info signs, new signs   2.6           4

INTERSECTIONS

MEAN   RANGE MEAN   RANGE
19. Layout   4.5           14 20. Control type   3.9           12
21. Capacity   1.5           3
ENVIRONMENT MEAN   RANGE MEAN   RANGE
22. Sun strike/glare   1.2           3 23. Lighting   2.5           6
24. Drainage   1.9           4 25. Access (design and frequency)   3.1           5
26. Roadside developments   3.1           4
DRIVER IMPAIRMENT MEAN   RANGE MEAN   RANGE
27. Fatigue   4.6           9 28. Medical condition   1.1           3
29. Age-related issues   2.8           6 30. Attitudes   6.1           19

VEHICLE

MEAN   RANGE MEAN   RANGE
31. Tyres   1.3           2 32. Braking   1.5           4
33. Stability   2.5           4 34. Body shape   0.9           4
35. Crashworthiness   2.2           5 36. In-vehicle systems/distractions   2.7           6
37. Speed control   3.8           10
ADDITIONAL ITEMS MEAN   RANGE MEAN   RANGE
38. Driver Behaviour   0.5           0 39. Driver Capability   0.3           0
40. Alcohol and driving   0.8           7 41. Tourist Crash Issues   0.6           0
42. Mode Mix   0.2           0 43. Corridor hazards   0.2           0
44. Mode speed diff   0.3           0 45. Seat belt use(in-car systems)   0.2           0
46. Failure to keep left   0.6           0 47. Driver education   0.5           0
48. Departure from standards   0.2           0 49. Traffic Volume/Composition   0.4           1
50. Climatic conditions   0.1           0 51. Speed limits   0.2           0
Budget

Based on your responses the list of research topics has been reduced to 27. You may notice that some of your preferred items are not included in the revised 27 questions. If this is the case, and having considered the rest of the groups' responses above, and you want the item back in the list, add it in the additional items boxes.

The budget works similarly to the first iteration except that the total budget you have to distribute is $30. This is equal to the number of questions plus additional items, so if you want to put more weight on one item, another item must drop off the list. The survey allows whole numbers only, e.g. 0, 1, 2. Similarly for additional items. A calculator is provided at the bottom of the page to help you keep track of your budget. Please allocate amounts now in the column labelled BUDGET.

SPEED ENVIRONMENT BUDGET BUDGET
1. Consistency of expectation 2. Perceptions and readability
ROAD CROSS SECTION & GEOMETRY BUDGET BUDGET
3. Lane and shoulder width 4. Clear zones (size and shape)
5. Passing opportunities 6. Horizontal curvature
7. Vertical curves and sight distance 8. Transitions/changes in standards
ROAD SURFACE & FEATURES BUDGET BUDGET
9. Texture and friction 10. Roadmarkings/RRPMs/delineation
11. Median and side protection barriers 12. Hazard markings
13. Narrow/constricting features 14. Warning signs
15. Advisory information signs, new signs

INTERSECTIONS

BUDGET BUDGET
16. Layout 17. Control type
ENVIRONMENT BUDGET BUDGET
18. Lighting 19. Access (design and frequency)
20. Roadside developments
DRIVER IMPAIRMENT BUDGET BUDGET
21. Fatigue 22. Age-related issues
23. Attitudes

VEHICLE

BUDGET BUDGET
24. Stability 25. Crashworthiness
26. In-vehicle systems/distractions 27. Speed control
ADDITIONAL ITEMS BUDGET BUDGET
28. 29.
30.

TOTAL AVAILABLE TOTAL SPENT

Part 2: Interactions

The important interactions that were highlighted in the first survey are shown below with the average budget spent.

You are invited to choose one more interaction, using the pull-down menus which refer to the items in the table above. Then allocate a further research budget of $5 over all the interactions. This is equal to the number of interactions, so if you want to put more weight on one item, another item must drop off the list. The survey allows whole numbers only, e.g. 0, 1, 2. A calculator is provided at the bottom of the page to help you keep track of your budget.

Pairs
Items/Issues Pairs
Mean BudgetYour Budget
First
Second
1 Consistency Perception 5.7
2 Age Attitudes 5.4
3 Intersection Layout Perception 5.3
4 Curvature Perception 5.2
5
TOTAL AVAILABLE TOTAL SPENT


Part 3: Your Information
Name:
Phone:
E-mail:
Industry Group:
Main Road Safety Activity:
What is your main source of information on road safety research?
Do you have any comments on the survey?