Proceedings of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, Vol.8, 2011 Thai Design Guideline for the Design of Signal Control at Intersections – an Example of Successful International Scientific Networking Andreas VESPER Pichai TANEERANANON Senior Researcher Professor Department of Transport Planning and Centre for Road Safety Research Traffic Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Bauhaus-University Weimar Prince of Songkla University Marienstrasse 13 C Hat Yai 90112 99423 Weimar, Germany Thailand Fax: +49-3643-58-4475 Fax: +66-74-446519 E-mail:
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[email protected] Abstract: In the framework of the Thai-E.C. project «Improving Road Traffic Safety in Thailand – A Common Challenge for European and Thai Universities» the partner universities of the international scientific network «NICE on RoadS» developed a new approach to improve road safety: a «Methodology for Design Guideline Implementation - Based on International Technology and Knowledge Transfer» and applied this methodology in the development of two Thai design guidelines: one guideline for the «Design of Signal Control at Intersections » and one guideline for the «Design of Compact Roundabouts ». This paper focuses on the development process of the guideline for signal control. The authors give a brief overview of the applied methodology for design guideline implementation, the field studies done in Thailand, the structure and the content of the developed guideline as well as highlight selected differences between the current design of signal control in Thailand and the signal control design as recommended in the new developed design guideline. Key Words: signal control, design guideline, road safety, NICE on RoadS 1.