A system for the allocation of safety resources on a road network

✍ Scribed by D. Mahalel; A.S. Hakkert; J.N. Prashker

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1982
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 728 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0001-4575
• DOI: 10.1016/0001-4575(82)90006-9

✦ Synopsis

This paper presents a complete allocation methodology of resources for safety improvements of a road network. In the first part of the paper, a set of models is estimated to identify so-called "black spots" in the road network. In the second part of the paper, a Linear Programming (L.P.) model is defined for the allocation of a total budget to those projects which ensure the most cost-effective results in reducing road accidents. The specific solution method ['or the allocation L.P. problem is defined, and its superiority to a cost-benefit analysis for budget allocation is shown through a real world example.