International Conference 2008
Managing Road and Runway Surfaces to Improve Safety

VENUE The Centaur - Cheltenham England 11 - 14 May 2008

2008 Final Papers

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12/05/2008 Technical Session - Policy   Mark Stephenson - The management of Skidding using SCRIM Investigatory levels to identify, manage and set priorities Sergio Vargas - Experience on the Development of a National Friction Standard for Chile Edward Lawrence - Good Practice – Safe Roads Marta Pagola - State of art of surface adherence considerations in Argentina Charles Catt - The practical application of research in the development of a local authority skidding policy Justin Weligamage - A Management Plan for Skid Resistance Noppadol Piyatrapoomi - Identifying Relationship between Skid Resistance and Road Crashes using Probability-based Approach Colin Brodie - Risk Ranking of Curves on NZ State Highways for Skid Resistance Monitoring and Treatment Peter Roe - Skid resistance policy in the UK – where did it come from and where is it going? 13/05/2008 AM - Technical Session – Materials   Peter Cenek - Factors influencing the In-Service Skid Resistance Performance of Aggregates David Woodward - The Effect of Aggregate Type and Size on the Performance of Thin Surfacing Materials Donald Burton - The skid resistance of aggregate blends on in-service pavements Alan Dunford - The Wehner Schulze machine and its potential use to improve aggregate specification David Woodward - Prediction of UK Surfacing Skid Resistance using Wehner Schulze and PSV Douglas Wilson - Comparison of Skid Resistance Performance between Greywackes and Melter Slag Aggregates in New Zealand Stacy Williams - An Investigation of the Design Parameters Affecting the Microtexture and Macrotexture of 4.75mm Superpave Mixtures Matthias Haselbauer - Influence of flow conditions in porous asphalts on pollution and cleaning Murray Clarke - Improved Skid Resistance Through Small Chip Seal Design AM - Technical Session – Implementation   Louise Cauldwell - Implementation of HD28 in England Helen Viner - Skid policy – guidance for implementation Donald Morrison - Implementing a Revised Skid Policy into Scotland John Donbavand - Relationship between Skid Resistance and Accidents on Local Roads in the South West of England Paul Hillier - Blame it on the Rain Terry Boyle - SCRIM - A Project Tool! Andy Stevenson - Using SCRIM investigatory levels to identify, manage and set priorities - the investigation process PM - Technical Session – Measurement   John Donbavand – Long Term Study of Skid Resistance on in-service roads in England Philip Blagdon – A new method for referencing skid resistance measurements Sergio Vargas – Assessment of skid resistance in Chilean road network Dave Cook - Establishing Equilibrium Skid Resistance Peter Maurer - Skid resistance evaluation of Austrian tunnels Sergio Vargas - Proposal of a comparison method to assess skid resistance and macrotexture measured with different devices John Bullas - Bituplaning: The Truth and the Friction concerning Dry Friction and New Bituminous Road Surfaces PM - Technical Session – Safety Engineering   Marco Pasetto - Study on the Effect of Surface Texture Saturation of Road Pavements with Drop on Road Markings Richard Jordan - The effect of de-icers on skid resistance and skidding accidents Ville Alatyppo - Efficiency of runway de-icing chemicals in practice Jose R. Marcobal - Developing Surface Treatments Performance Models. Application for Microgrinding and Blasting Noel Nancekivell - Safety and Innovation are part of the delivery of the ALPURT B2 motorway extension in New Zealand Don Ivey - Innovations in Asphaltic Pavement Edge Profiles to Improve Safety and Reduce Maintenance Costs Ali Zayerzadeh - Converting a Roundabout to an Intersection and Its Effects on Crash Rates: Case Study in Mashad City of Iran 14/05/2008 AM - Technical Session – Safety Studies   Cassandra Simpson - Performance of High Skid Resistant Surfaces - Crash Trends Peter Roe - Early life skid resistance – an assessment of accident risk Ramesh Sinhal - How successful has the UK skid policy been? Johan Granlund - A new approach to prevent skid accidents on bumpy roads Paul Hillier - Only a Macro Task? Geoffrey Crabb - The Impact of Street Lighting on Night-Time Road Casualties Mark Owen - NZ State Highway - Skid Resistance Successes PM - Technical Session – Legal   Carey Griffiths - A Multi-Agency Risk-Targeting Model: The New Zealand Perspective Simon Labbett - When the Wheels Fall Off Paul Hillier - Only a Snapshot in Time Ros Boldock - The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007: the impact for highway authorities