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SBT016 Traffic Safety 6.0 ECTS credits | |
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TIMEPERIOD: Quarter II LANGUAGE:English/Swedish EXAMINER Lars Leden Adj prof PREREQUISITES SBT008 COURSE AIM The course will give a deepened understanding in how to analyse traffic safety problems and suggest measures to reduce risk, and to give a better knowledge in traffic safety theory. CONTENTS Traffic accidents and traffic safety. Risk compensation. Basic probability models. How to estimate safety. Before- and after studies. A Bayesian approach. Different forecasting models are explored. Effects of different traffic safety measures. TEACHING The instruction consists of lectures, seminars and exercis. All of them are compulsory. Parts of suitable literature will be handed out for self-instruction. EXAMINATION To pass the course the student has to attend 80% of the lectures, seminars and exercises, to pass a written test and to pass oral and written accountings of project work. COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, 3,4,5 ITEMS/CREDITS | |
| Required assignment | 1.50ECTS |
| Project work | 4.50ECTS |
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COURSE LITERATURE Hauer, Ezra: Observational before - after studies in road safety. Estimating the effect of highway and traffic engineering measures on road safety. Pergamon 1997. REMARKS Other literature will be established later. Further information: International Office |
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