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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
INS 542	SAFETY PRINCIPLES ON HIGHWAY DESIGN	3 + 0	2nd Semester	7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Master's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	To give information about safety principles on highway design.
Course Content	General Look at Highway Safety, Safety and Highway Design-Human Factors Affecting Highway Traffic Accidents-Road Factors Affecting Highway Traffic Accidents-Vehicle Factors Affecting Highway Design Accidents-Determination of Points and Sections Having Highway Safety Problems (Methods and Selection of Method)-Relations between Design Elements Concerning Highway Safety (Horizontal-Vertical Geometry and Safety)-Sight Distance and Safety, Traffic Condition, Design Speed and Safety-Platform Characteristics and Safety, Roadside and Safety-Traffic Control Elements (Signing, lighting etc.) and Safety-Other Highway Design Elements and Safety-Cost Effectiveness of Safety Development-Modelling Highway Safety-Worldwide Highway Safety-Presentation of Student Projects. .
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Will be able to know highway safety factors
2	Will be able to know basic traffic flow theory
3	Will be able to know accident analysis
4	Will be able to know safety road design
5	Will be able to evaluate related literature

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

	PO 01	PO 02	PO 03	PO 04	PO 05	PO 06	PO 07	PO 08	PO 09	PO 10	PO 11
LO 001	4		3	2		1	2			4
LO 002	4		5	5		1	2			4
LO 003	4		5	5		1	2			4
LO 004	4		5	5		1	2			4
LO 005	4		5	5		1	2			4
Sub Total	20		23	22		5	10			20
Contribution	4	0	5	4	0	1	2	0	0	4	0

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	3	42
Assignments	2	30	60
Mid-terms	1	25	25
Final examination	1	26	26
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			195 7,5

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester	Mode of Delivery
INS 542	SAFETY PRINCIPLES ON HIGHWAY DESIGN	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2025-2026 Spring	Face to Face

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Prof. Dr. SONER HALDENBİLEN	shaldenbilen@pau.edu.tr		Course location is not specified.	%

Goals		To give information about safety principles on highway design.
Content		General Look at Highway Safety, Safety and Highway Design-Human Factors Affecting Highway Traffic Accidents-Road Factors Affecting Highway Traffic Accidents-Vehicle Factors Affecting Highway Design Accidents-Determination of Points and Sections Having Highway Safety Problems (Methods and Selection of Method)-Relations between Design Elements Concerning Highway Safety (Horizontal-Vertical Geometry and Safety)-Sight Distance and Safety, Traffic Condition, Design Speed and Safety-Platform Characteristics and Safety, Roadside and Safety-Traffic Control Elements (Signing, lighting etc.) and Safety-Other Highway Design Elements and Safety-Cost Effectiveness of Safety Development-Modelling Highway Safety-Worldwide Highway Safety-Presentation of Student Projects. .

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Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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