Aroad is athoroughfare for the conveyance oftraffic that mostly has animproved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlikestreets, whose primary function is to serve as public spaces, the main function of roads is transportation.
The road is a very busy commuter route, as it is the only dual carriageway passing through the south eastern suburbs of Dublin, as well as close to the many commuter towns along the east coast as far south as Gorey. Summer Friday and Sunday evenings also see very heavy traffic as Dubliners decamp to, and return from, their many holiday home locations along the Co. Wicklow and Co. Wexford coastlines.
Image 4Car fatalities per pax-km vs. car usage per pax-day; in Europe. It seems, at least in these European countries, that car fatalities per person-km have no strong correlation with massification of car usage. The average car usage in these countries is around 30km per person-day with varying number of fatalities ratios. These differences might be related with different cultural approaches to traffic codes, or more safety measures implemented on such countries. (fromRoad traffic safety)
Image 6John Metcalf, also known as Blind Jack of Knaresborough. Drawn by J R Smith inThe Life of John Metcalf published 1801. (fromHistory of road transport)
Image 11Polymer cement overlaying to change asphalt pavement to brick texture and color to create decorative crosswalk (fromRoad surface)
Image 12A patched road rut at aPortlandOregon bus stop. During the summer this part of the road will be hot and combined with a bus’s highground pressure will compress and deform part of the road. Due to the lower elevation from the driveway, a large portion of the buses weight leans on one wheel causing damage to the road. Despite the repairs, you can see the patch is already damaged. This is all happens yearly. (fromRoad surface)
Image 14An example of composite pavement: hot-mix asphalt overlaid onto Portland cement concrete pavement (fromRoad surface)
Image 15Different layers of road including asphalt layer. The total thickness of a pavement can be measured usinggranular base equivalency (fromRoad surface)
Image 16TheGreat North Road near Highgate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (fromHistory of road transport)
Image 18The schedule of maximum tolls allowed on theWoodstock to Rollright Turnpike Trust on the Great Road to Worcester in 1751 (fromHistory of road transport)
Image 19Replacing the old road with cobblestones of cement in Bo'ao Road area,Haikou City, Hainan, China. (fromRoadworks)
Image 20Closeup of asphalt on a driveway (fromRoad surface)
Image 22German roadworks sign. Similar signs are used in other European countries. (fromRoadworks)
Image 23TheDutch Reach - Use far hand on handle when opening to avoiddooring cyclists or injuries to exiting drivers and passengers. (fromRoad traffic safety)
Image 25According toEurostat, there is almost a linear proportion between the total number of passenger-km driven by car and road fatalities. (fromRoad traffic safety)
Image 37According toEurostat andEuropean Railway Agency, in Europeanrailway mode of transport, there is a fatality risk for passengers and occupants 28 times lower compared with car usage. Based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010. (fromRoad traffic safety)
Image 40Sacrifices to the ModernMoloch, a 1923 cartoon published inSt. Louis Star, criticizing the apparent acceptance by society of increasing automobile-related fatalities (fromRoad traffic safety)
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