RESEARCH FOR MORE EFFICIENT WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE AND ROAD SAFETY

摘要

Ice and snow on roads and streets cause problems for road-users, requiring maintenance actions such as snow-ploughing, salting and sanding. Such actions influence road safety, accessibility, vehicle costs and the environment, involving significant expenses for the road administrators. Consequently, it is important to develop effective strategies and methods for maintenance activities and to produce knowledge of the effects of different winter standards for road users and road administrators, as well as society in general. It is also important to develop methods for efficient measurement of the standards achieved, described in terms of evenness, friction and road condition.