10 Golden Rules : to take the road user into account

Who is this brochure intended for? This brochure is intended for everyone at the Directorate General of Public Works and Water Management (RWS) who deals with road users. The objective is, in a not too 'scientific' way, to provide more insight into the road user: what can he cope with, and what not? What does he want, and what not? This knowledge can help you ensure that the road user can operate as well as possible in the situation that applies on your road. Structure: the 10 rules The brochure is based on the input of three Dutch experts in the area of the road user: · Dr. Ir. A.R.A. van der Horst, TNO Soesterberg, · Prof. Dr. J.A. Rothengatter, University of Groningen, · Prof. Dr. J. Theeuwes, VU University Amsterdam. This input has been translated into ten simple rules. These rules have been classified systematically. Naturally, we start with the human being: the road user. From here we expand our horizon step by step outwards to how the road user perceives the traffic around him, to what he does with the road and its surroundings, and finally to what requirements he places on the information you provide him.