Young drivers and graduated licensing: The Ontario case

Despite improvements in road safety over the past several decades, accident rates remain high for young drivers. One accident countermeasure that is expected to improve the safety record of this group is graduated licensing. The philosophy behind this licensing system is that novice drivers, of whom the majority are young, should be restricted to relatively safe driving environments during the initial learning period. Graduated licensing was implemented in the Province of Ontario, Canada in 1994. The objective of this study is to estimate the potential benefits and costs for young drivers associated with two components of the Ontario graduated licensing package: the late-night driving curfew and the high-speed roadway restrictions. Based on accident and travel data for the year 1988, accident-involvement rates per kilometre driven were calculated for different driver groups for various combinations of time of day and roadway speed limit. These rates were then applied to the expected mobility profiles of young drivers affected by graduated licensing. The results of the study support the late-night curfew and suggest that this component of the licensing package should reduce total accident involvements for the affected group by up to 10 percent and fatal accident involvements by up to 24 percent, while reducing their total driving by only four percent. By contrast, the empirical evidence suggest that the high-speed roadway restrictions are likely to increase accident involvements, and thus it is strongly recommended that this component of Ontario's graduated licensing package be changed.     

基于对流效应的寒区路堤块石层临界高度研究

为了研究块石路堤降温效应与块石层高度之间的关系,基于多孔介质自然对流理论和热传导理论引入了表征寒区块石路堤自然对流降温效应的自然对流指数,利用热传导温度分布函数获得了路堤自然对流指数随块石层高度变化的近似公式。分析表明:自然对流指数最小值对应于路堤块石层的最小高度,而其最大值对应于路堤块石层的最大高度。另外介绍了一种利用自然对流指数近似公式估算路堤块石层临界高度的方法,并具体给出了算例,最后进行了数值验算。结果表明:通过自然对流指数确定的临界高度可为寒区工程的路堤设计提供参考。     

城市混凝土道路常见裂缝的成因分析与防治

该文将造成混凝土路面开裂的原因进行归类分析,并提出了相应的预防措施和几种常用的治理方法。     

改进的水泥混凝土路面温度应力系数经验公式表达

现行规范水泥混凝土路面的温度应力系数需要人工查图读取，不可避免地存在主观性，也不利于计算机技术的应用。通过查图读取数据，应用双线性函数、一般化的二次方程、以及其他简单函数拟合，得到了含有13个常量的改进的温度应力系数Bx经验公式。分析表明，基于查图数据，对应99％的保证率，使用公式引起的温度疲劳应力的误差不超过水泥混凝土弯拉强度的1％。公式对温度应力系数的解析描述，不但克服了查图的缺点，也为进一步的研究工作准备了条件。     

关键航段江海直达船舶驾驶技术探讨

此文通过对江海直达船舶的操纵性分析,从过弯曲河段航法、过桥航法、入海河口的航法三方面对关键航段江海直达船舶驾驶技术进行了探讨。     

影响沥青路面平整度因素分析及处治措施

从影响沥青路面平整度的各个方面查原因、找对策,总结对道路施工平整度的控制,特别是沥青路面施工平整度控制的经验,为公路设计和施工提供一定的参考.     

京秦线提速路涵过渡段动力仿真与试验对比

结合京秦线提速改造工程进行了列车 路基动力仿真计算。在不同速度条件下,通过对路涵过渡段加固前后状态下机车车辆运行安全舒适性指标、轨道及路基主要动力性能指标的分析计算,对京秦既有线路涵过渡段提速到200km/h的适应性及加固方案的可行性提出了相应评价意见与建议,并与随后的实车试验进行了对比。试验测试结果验证了仿真分析的可靠性。     

堆积体围岩中隧道洞口段修建技术

主要介绍丹 (东 )本 (溪 )高速公路的张家隧道右线洞口段通过弃渣堆积体围岩的施工技术。施工中采用自钻式锚杆和注浆工艺并获得成功。     

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.     

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。