Geometric Design Practices for European Roads

Reviews & documents European procedures & practices in roadway geometric design & context sensitive design, in which a balance is sought between safety & mobility needs & community interests. In European countries, the general philosophy for highway design & project development is to develop a transport. program & system that enhances community values & integrates roadways into communities & the environment, with very high safety goals. There are potentially transferable practices to the U.S. re: public involvement in project planning: self-explaining, self-enforcing rural roads; design flexibility; area-wide traffic calming measures; intersection control through roundabouts; & integration of bicyclists & pedestrians. Illustrated.Brewer, Jim is the author of 'Geometric Design Practices for European Roads', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756736101 and ISBN 0756736102.