Changes in Traffic Safety Policies and Regulations in 7 Countries (1950-2010)

PrefaceThis report, a project of the International Exchange Department Planning Committee for FY2011,
summarizes the general situation with regard to traffic accidents and changes to traffic safety policies
and regulations in various countries (areas) over the last 60 years (1950–2010). The reports wereauthored by young researchers who were recommended by IATSS Overseas Invited Members, and asfor Japan, who were recommended by the Planning Committee.

Authors
China:

Hongmei Zhou

Assistant Professor, School of Transportation and Logistics,
Dalian University of Technology

Indonesia:

Nahry

Teaching Staff and Researcher, Department of CivilEngineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia

Sutanto Soehodho

Professor of Transportation, Department of Civil Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia

Tri Tjahjono

Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty ofEngineering, Universitas Indonesia

Taiwan:Tsu-Hurng Yeh

Deputy Director, Safety Division, Institute of Transportation,
Ministry of Transportation and Communications

Turkey:Ilgin Gökaşar

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Bogazici
UniversityErhan Emir

Graduate Student, Department of Civil Engineering, BogaziciUniversity

UK:

Samantha Jamson

Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Transport Studies,
University of Leeds

USA:

Anurag PandeAssistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, California Polytechnic State University

Japan:

Katsumi Kojima

Associate Professor, School of Tourism, Kobe Shukugawa
Gakuin University

Takao Goto

Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, Faculty ofBusiness Administration, Kinki University

Kazusei Kato

Professor, College of Economics, Nihon University

Changes in Traffic Safety Policies and Regulations in 7 Countries (1950-2010)

IATSS Overseas Invited Members who Recommended the Authors
Shengchuan Zhao

Professor and Dean, School of Transportation and Logistics, Dalian
University of Technology, China

Sutanto Soehodho

Professor of Transportation, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty ofEngineering, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia

Cheng-Min Feng

Professor, Institute of Traffic and Transportation, National Chiao Tung
University, Taiwan

Tankut Acarman

Associate Professor, Computer Engineering Department, Faculty ofEngineering and Technology, Galatasaray University, Turkey

Dave Watling

Professor, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, UK

Ram M. Pendyala

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, ArizonaState University, USA

International Exchange Department, Planning Committee Members FY2011
Takayuki Kishii, ChairProfessor, Department of Civil Engineering, Nihon University

Tomohiro Ichinose

Associate Professor, Department of Environment and Information Studies,Keio University

Kazusei KatoProfessor, College of Economics, Nihon University

Shuji Shiraishi

Chief Engineer, Automobile R&D Center, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.

Taro Sekine

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nihon
University

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Index
Changes in Traffic Safety Policies and Regulationsin 7 Countries (1950-2010)

China ·····································

1Indonesia ································ 35
Taiwan ··································· 73
Turkey ··································· 115
UK ········································ 149
USA ······································ 169
Japan ····································· 187