Mobile phone use while driving: public opinions on restrictions

This paper reviews two road-user surveys on the use of mobile phones on the road in Finland where the mobile phone ownership rate is highest in the world (70% in August 2000). From 1998 to 1999 the proportion of drivers that chose to use a mobile phone while driving rose from 56% to 68%, while the proportion of phone using drivers who experienced dangerous situations due to phone use rose from 44% to 50%. The proportion of drivers who used their phones in some way to benefit safety on the road remained at about 55%. The youngest, novice drivers had the highest level of phone usage of all age categories. Over 48% of the interviewees believed that the government should ban the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving, and another 27% believed that all types of mobile phone use should be banned while driving. Those drivers who used their phones the most each day were more likely to want some form of restrictions, than those who had lower usage. This is a strong message to the elected lawmakers and raises the problem of exactly how regulatory bodies would go about controlling the future growth of new driver support and non-driving related communication devices in road vehicles. It was concluded that legislating for hands-free use only would be a reasonable course of action. Mandating that the current generation of equipment should be optimized for hands-free use should result in future generations of in-vehicle equipment also being optimized for hands-free use as a minimum criterion.     

装配式公路钢桥承载力的有限元分析

指出装配式公路钢桥设计中所采用的简化计算方法的不足,使用大型有限元软件ANSYS对其受力情况和承载力进行了分析,并与简化计算方法作了对比,得出了一些规律性的结论,对实际应用具有指导意义。     

美国交通见闻

通过作者的亲身经历,详细介绍了旅美期间对美国交通的所见所闻,包括美国的公路网及高速公路管理、交通秩序、市内轻轨交通以及集航空、旅社、车辆出租为一体的"一条龙"服务等。     

盐渍土地区公路边坡的生物防护

结合实践经验论述了盐渍土地区公路边坡生物防护技术的意义,介绍了公路边坡生物防护的主要模式、护坡植物的选择原则以及主要的护坡植物类型。     

公路货运信息服务业运营模式及发展对策研究

在分析和界定公路货运信息服务业内涵的基础上，研究了公路货运信息服务业4种运营模式（个体信息服务中介模式、场站信息服务中心模式、区域信息服务平台模式和公共信息服务网络模式），并基于公路货运信息服务业发展现状及向现代物流发展的趋势，提出了公路货运信息服务业向现代物流体系发展的基本思路和策略。     

豫西农村公路的选择——水泥砼路

修建水泥砼路面具有施工方便，后期养护成本低，经济适用等优点，是豫西山区农村公路的最佳选择。     

杭州城市交通拥挤现状及对策

在分析杭州市交通供需现状的基础上,提出了规划多中心结构和混合功能区,以减少不必要的出行以及合理配置交通源,并对改善中心区交通提出切实可行的对策。     

膨胀土地区路基水损害作用机理研究及防治对策

对我国膨胀土地区水损害机理进行了研究,归纳总结了对膨胀土路基水损害需采取排水、支挡、生物工程、避让等对策措施.     

从京沪高速公路（临沂段）路面大修中谈交通管制

高速公路大、中修过程中大多采用边通车,边维修的方法,因此,大、中修过程中的交通管制就显得尤为重要。以京沪高速公路路面大修(临沂段)施工过程中的交通管制为例,通过对减速距离等参数的分析,得出了交通管制与减速距离的关系,并对京沪高速公路(临沂段)大修中利用中央分隔带紧急开口绕行时交通诱导设施布置方案的安全性进行了分析与探讨。     

Japanese perspective of driver information systems

A perspective view of of Japanese R&D activities of Driver Information Systems is given from the standpoint of developing joint projects by public and private sectors. First, a brief history of the R&D activities is illustrated from above mentioned standpoint. Then, two major projects, AMTICS and RACS, and the social backgrounds of these projects are explained. In order to give a clear idea of both projects some technical details are treated.Based on the history and the present status of the developments, the basic design conceptions of Japanese Driver Information Systems are explained and several factors or reasons which have influenced to the design conception are discussed. Then, the promoting systems of the R&D activities are generally explained and present status of the projects and future problems in developing more advanced systems are also handled. A brief discussion on the establishment of international standard is also mentioned as a final comment.