Road traffic accounts for the total traffic of pedestrians, vehicles, and other road users and is extremely important for the general mobility of the population, the efficiency of the economy, and, last but not least, general well-being. In addition to pedestrians, road traffic includes several means of transport, from electric scooters to 40-ton trailers, but these all have a common denominator - the road, which can be used under the conditions set by the traffic regulation or other forms of legislation and regulations.
Participants in road traffic are distinctly different from each other. In addition to having different roles as participants (pedestrians, cyclists, motor vehicle drivers, etc.), they also have different beliefs, habits, experiences, psychological and physiological states, and so on. Thus, it is important that the road infrastructure is built universally, comprehensibly, and safely. Certain risks on the road infrastructure are also represented by level crossings, which frame the fields of conflict points with their arrangement. In these fields, motorized and non-motorized traffic can be combined, split, intertwined, and crossed.
When considering the human factors in traffic, this master's thesis focuses on the effective provision of traffic safety at level crossings with an emphasis on the low-cost implementation of traffic calming measures and devices. This provides the advantage that such measures are generally carried out in existing road dimensions with or without minimal construction interventions. Toward the end of the master thesis, a practical example that includes a series of technical solutions aimed at improving the traffic safety of all road users is also presented.
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