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1. MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF EASTERN CHIPMUNKS (TAMIAS STRIATUS) NEAR ROADS.

Author

Ford, Adam T. and Fahrig, Lenore

Subjects
*EASTERN chipmunk, *ACCLIMATIZATION, *CHIPMUNKS, *TRAFFIC engineering, *SCIURIDAE, *TRAFFIC flow
Abstract

Previous studies suggest that eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) avoid roads, but it is unclear whether vehicle traffic plays a role in this avoidance. The purpose of this study was to determine whether road avoidance in chipmunks increases with traffic. We tracked the movements of 68 chipmunks released near roads with widely varying volumes of traffic. Our results suggest that chipmunks responded to changes in traffic volume only in the preliminary stages of their movement pathways. Apart from this initial response, we found that road avoidance was independent of traffic, with evidence that chipmunks avoided both the roadside verge and the road surface. Because avoidance of roads was independent of traffic, effects of roads on populations of chipmunks may be manifest more as population subdivision than as direct mortality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2008
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2. Federative Republic of Brazil : National Road Safety Capacity Review

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World Bank

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CYCLISTS, RIGHT OF WAY, COST OF TRAFFIC, INFRASTRUCTURE, BICYCLE SAFETY, TRAFFIC CRASHES, CROSSING, ROAD MANAGEMENT, CONGESTION, ROAD, NATIONAL TRAFFIC, SPEEDS, ROUTES, INITIATIVES, CARS, TRAFFIC CASUALTY, SEAT BELT, SEAT BELT WEARING, RURAL HIGHWAYS, INVESTMENTS, PRIVATE VEHICLE, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, CRASH RISK, MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, RAILWAY, CRASH SEVERITY, BLOOD ALCOHOL, TRANSPORT SECTOR, SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT, RED LIGHT, VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, ARTERIAL ROADS, TOLL, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, TRANSPARENCY, VEHICLE SAFETY, DRIVER LICENSING, CRASH TYPES, SUBSIDIES, TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT, BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL, DRIVER TRAINING, ROAD WIDTH, BICYCLISTS, INJURY, INJURY PREVENTION, ROAD DEATHS, TRAFFIC DEATHS, TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY, BICYCLES, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, RIDER, RAIL, ROAD USE, MOTOR VEHICLES, SAFETY ISSUES, RIDERS, TRUE, TRANSPORT REGULATION, HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME, VEHICLE USE, RAIL TRANSPORT, FOSSIL FUEL, FATALITY, ROAD SAFETY PROGRAMS, SPACE FOR PEDESTRIANS, CRASH PROTECTION, AUTOMOBILE, CRASH VICTIMS, COSTS, ROAD DESIGN, ROAD SAFETY EXPERTS, WEALTH, LOCAL ROADS, BICYCLE HELMETS, SEAT BELTS, CRASH RATES, VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, ACCIDENTS, FUEL CHARGES, ROADWAY, ROAD USERS, TRAFFIC SPEEDS, SIGNALS, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, ROADS, VEHICLE CRASHES, PEDESTRIAN, AIR, TRAFFIC INJURIES, ROAD USER, POLICIES, SEAT BELT USE, PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS, FATAL CRASHES, VULNERABLE ROAD USERS, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, POLICE, TRAFFIC FLOW, AIR POLLUTION, SAFETY LEGISLATION, JOURNEY, FATALITIES, SAFETY, CRASHES, ROAD ACCIDENTS, URBAN ROADS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, ACCIDENT RISK, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, EMERGENCY SERVICES, MODAL SHIFT, MEANS OF TRANSPORT, CRASH RATE, FREIGHT, SAFETY IMPACTS, DRIVER BEHAVIOR, INJURY CRASH, TRUCK DRIVERS, HIGHWAY NETWORK, PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, HELMET USE, VEHICLE CRASH, TRUCKS, STATE HIGHWAYS, ROAD MAINTENANCE, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, TAXI DRIVERS, CAR MARKET, INSPECTION, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, HEAVY TRAFFIC, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT, SAFETY FUNDING, POPULATION DENSITY, COLLISION SEVERITY, DISABILITIES, ROAD TYPES, ROAD SHOULDER, ROAD TRANSPORT, PASSENGERS, INLAND WATERWAYS, TAX, SAFETY CHECKS, CRASH COSTS, FATALITY RATE, DRUNK DRIVING, DRIVERS, CROSSINGS, ROAD HAULAGE, SAFETY INSPECTIONS, LAND USE, CRASH DATA, VEHICLE FLEET, VEHICLE, TRANSPORT MODE, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, SPEED LIMITS, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, TRANSPORT MODES, CAR, TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT, TIRES, TRANSPORTS, TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH, POLICE REPORTS, SAFE VEHICLES, WALKING, BUS STOPS, ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT MODES, ROAD DESIGNS, PUBLIC ROADS, CONGESTION CHARGES, ROAD QUALITY, LAND TRANSPORT, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, ROAD SAFETY ACTION, BUS TRANSPORT, VEHICLE MANUFACTURING, TRAFFIC RULES, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, ROAD SAFETY, ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT, BUSES, INTERSECTIONS, NATIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC, ROAD NETWORK, ALCOHOL CONTENT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, VEHICLE REGISTRATION, POPULATION DENSITIES, MOBILITY, PEDESTRIANS, MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTORCYCLE USE, HIGHWAYS, LANES, VEHICLE KILOMETERS, TRAFFIC VOLUME, SAFE CROSSING, SAFETY INITIATIVES, ROADSIDE FURNITURE, FUEL, BRIDGE, HEAVY VEHICLES, TRAFFIC EDUCATION, BUS LANES, TREND, BICYCLE USE, SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, SUBURBS, DRIVING, HIGHWAY, TRANSPORT RESEARCH, PUBLIC SECURITY, IMPACT SPEED, FATAL INJURIES, TRAVEL, TRAVEL SPEEDS, FUEL USE, VEHICLES, PASSENGER TRANSPORT, HEAVY VEHICLE, TRAINING, VEHICLE OCCUPANTS, TRAFFIC, RURAL ROADS, BUS LANE, ROAD CRASH DEATHS, MOTORCYCLISTS, SIGNAGE, DRIVING TIME, MOTORISTS, BUS, PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC, ROAD TRAFFIC, VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, ROAD TOLL, AIR TRANSPORT, TRAFFIC SAFETY, TRANSPORT POLICY, BICYCLE LANES, MUNICIPAL ROAD, TOLL ROADS, SPEED LIMIT
Abstract

As part of a long-term partnership between the World Bank and Brazil, the Federal Government of Brazil sought the World Bank’s assistance to review road safety management capacity in Brazil, building both on past experiences in the country and international best practices. This National Road Safety Management Capacity Review, therefore, was prepared by the World Bank, with the support of the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF). The primary objective of the review is to evaluate the multi-sectoral capacity of road safety management in Brazil, identifying possible road safety challenges and presenting recommendations to address these challenges. The methodology of the review, in accordance with the guidelines of the World Bank Global Road Safety Facility, focused on examinations of key functional aspects of road safety, including institutions, legislation, financing, information, and capacities at all levels of government and among non-government actors. The review was prepared mainly based on interviews of key road safety stakeholders at the federal, state, and municipal levels, members of parliament, NGOs, and the private sector, in addition to direct inspection of roads and on-road behaviors, and the analysis of published research and reports on road safety. In addition, information and understanding gained from previous reviews of the states of São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, and Bahia were also incorporated.

Published
2015

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