Risk evaluation method for highway roadside accidents

Can Highway Accidents be Reduced?

I am not sure who suggested that I address myself to the question, “ Can highway accidents be reduced?” The question seems fair enough, but discussing it with state-city-county highway officials, contractors, and others close to the problem is quite a challenge. The explosive growth in numbers of vehicles and their use has raised radically the exposure to traffic accident hazards. After a gener...

Health risk assessment of heavy metals in roadside soil along the Hemmat Highway of Tehran, Iran, in 2014

Background: The present study investigated the impact of land use on health risks (cancerous and non-cancerous) of heavy metals in soil along the Hemmat Highway of Tehran, Iran. Materials and Methods: A total of 28 soil samples were collected in August 2014 from the roadside soil of the Hemmat Highway. The collected samples were air-dried and digested, and then, analyzed for heavy metals usi...

[Examination of the blood following highway accidents].

Evaluation of the Ecological Risk for the Tunnel Drilling Waste of Tehran-Shomal Highway on Chaloos River

Drilling material from the tunnel of the Tehran-Shomal highway was estimated to be about 2.5 Million Cubic Meters by the project authorities. Sadly, from the beginning, the drilling materials had been deposited on the open space in the floodplain of the Chaloos river with slightest environmental considerations. During the previous years, weathering and leaching from the drilled materials beside...

External Costs to Parties Involved in Highway Traffic Accidents: The Perspective of Highway Users

This study explores highway travellers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for external costs caused by traffic accidents. There are a number of further external costs, the paper focuses on two externalities: air pollution and time delays. Data collection was performed using the face-to-face survey method, and the surveys were carried out at highway rest areas. Air pollution and time delays were divided ...