Date of Award Master of Applied Science (MASc) Transportation
has proven to be one of the most important infrastructures in
the economic development of any country. Safe and effective
traffic operations support growth of the economy and help in
future developments. Highway alignment design plays a crucial
role in implementing safer traffic operation and management.
Road accidents not only jeopardize safety, but also have a major
effect on the national economy. These accidents can be divided
in three classes, grouped according to their severity.
Statistics in North America and Europe show that one of the
major reasons for such road accidents is driver error. Wrong
decisions during navigation may be the primary reason for such
errors. Wrong decisions occur when a driver is unable to process
the range of visual information available in a complex highway
situation. Drivers need to have sufficient visual information in
guiding and controlling vehicles along the correct path. Drivers
scan the roadway to collect vis