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AuthorMuley, Deepti
AuthorTahmasseby, Shahram
AuthorWink, Bernd Wolfgang
AuthorTarlochan, Faris
Available date2020-04-30T12:59:32Z
Publication Date2020
Publication NameProceedings of the International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction
CitationMuley D., Tahmasseby S., Wink B. W., Tarlochan F., Application of Vehicle Restraint Systems (VRSs) in the State of Qatar: A Case Study from Northern Roads, International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction (CIC 2020), Doha, Qatar, 2-5 February 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.29117/cic.2020.0058
ISSN2958-3128
IdentifierP. O. Box: 2713 Doha-Qatar, Email: qupress@qu.edu.qa
URIwww.cic.qa
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.29117/cic.2020.0058
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/14744
AbstractRecent developments within Infrastructural Road Safety and especially in the Sector of Vehicle Restraint Systems (VRS) have enabled Transport Authorities to significantly reduce road fatalities and severe injuries. Predominantly, two authorities have established leading guidelines for VRS installation and maintenance, - the European Union (EU) and the United States. The guidelines for the State of Qatar are based on these two sources. This technical paper briefly reviews the aforementioned guidelines, highlights the additional items in the EU guidelines, and explains the evolution of the State of Qatar guidelines accordingly. Moreover, this paper explains the application of VRS guidelines to the road network of the State of Qatar by presenting evidences from a recent site visit to the highways/expressways in the Northern Part of the Qatari Road Network. The outcomes of the site visit mainly highlight the typical steel VRS applied alongside the road (lateral as well as in central reserve, median), crash cushions, and various terminal systems. The paper is aiming to support designers, planners, auditors, contractors and installers to improve road safety from the VRS point of view.
Languageen
PublisherQatar Univesrity Press
SubjectRoad safety
Vehicle restraint systems (VRS)
EN 1317
MASH
NCHRP 350
TitleApplication of Vehicle Restraint Systems (VRSs) in the State of Qatar: A Case Study from Northern Roads
TypeConference Paper
Pagination462-467
ESSN2958-3136
dc.accessType Open Access


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