Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Road safety measures (17.S0I5B)

Native organizations units: Department of Traffic Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Traffic and Transport Engineering (Year: 1, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Traffic Planning, Regulation and Safety
ECTS	6

The study of traffic safety measures. Acquiring knowledge about the types, methodology, implementation and effects of various measures on basic traffic safety factors (human behavior, road and vehicle safety, prevention of accidents , etc..)

The possibility of professional understanding of complex system of relations for the purpose of applying traffic safety measures and changes of fundamental traffic safety parameters. Traffic safety parameters. Acquiring knowledge on the development and implementation of methodology for wide range of security traffic measures. Acquiring knowledge about the effects, costs and evaluation of the effects of traffic safety measures.

The subject of study. Reaction of the society in the field of traffic safety. Concept and types of traffic safety measures. Measures directed towards a human being. Measures directed towards the roads. Measures directed towards the vehicles. Other measures. The impact of the measures on the traffic safety(the number and consequences of traffic accidents). The methodology of planning and implementation of traffic security measures. The effects of traffic safety measures. The costs of traffic safety measures. The evaluation of traffic safety measures.

Lectures, auditory and computational exercises. This course provides preparation for the seminar paper in which students apply the acquired knowledge about the analysis of traffic accidents.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Rune Elvik	The handbook of road safety measures	2002	Elsevier	English

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Term paper	Yes	Yes	20.00
Oral part of the exam	No	Yes	35.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	35.00