Incident management
01.28
2002
Commissioned by the federal government, TML looked into the options for incident management on Belgium's motorways.
Incidents cause many delays and entail high costs. Thus, for several years, incident management has been applied on roads where it is deemed necessary. This involves distinguishing between preventive and curative measures.
Preventive measures aim to reduce the number of incidents and, in some cases, their severity. Curative measures are deployed after incidents have already occurred and usually focus on reducing the time needed to clean up the consequences of the incident.
This project focuses on both the preventive and curative phases:
Incidents cause many delays and entail high costs. Thus, for several years, incident management has been applied on roads where it is deemed necessary. This involves distinguishing between preventive and curative measures.
Preventive measures aim to reduce the number of incidents and, in some cases, their severity. Curative measures are deployed after incidents have already occurred and usually focus on reducing the time needed to clean up the consequences of the incident.
This project focuses on both the preventive and curative phases:
- How can dangerous situations be recognised so that incidents can be predicted?
- After an incident has occurred, how can the right information be made available as soon as possible?
