Highway design
3 hours per week * Second semester * Caulfield/Gippsland/Distance
Previously PCE2250. This subject provides the student with an appreciation of the role of the traffic police and the significance of highway design on traffic capacity and accidents. Transport task, people and goods, vehicle limits, Australian road organisations, role of government - commonwealth, state and local. Sociological perspectives; psychological aspects; communication and work styles - authoritarian, democratic, laissez-faire; verbal and body language; perspectives on traffic crime; treatment of crime - punishment, rehabilitation, deterrent. Highway design, geometrical design, traffic volume, design speed, sight distance, horizontal and vertical alignment, widths and cross falls, medians, intersections, accident, capacity problems, at grade conflict points, flaring, channelisation, roundabouts.
Assessment
Written (5000 words): 100% * Seminar participation/seminar presentation, class contribution