Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Tramo de Concentración de Accidentes (TCA)
English translation:
Accident Black Spots
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Gallagher
Dec 11, 2012 17:21
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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Tramo de Concentración de Accidentes (TCA)
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Transportation
Los Tramos de Concentración de Accidentes (TCA) se definen como:
• “Tramos de la red con un número inusualmente elevado de accidentes.”
• “Tramos de la red que presentan una tasa de accidentes significativamente superior a la media de la red.”
• “Tramos de la red que registran una mayor frecuencia de accidentes que otros tramos semejantes de la red debido a factores de riesgo locales.”
• “Tramos de la red en los cuales el número esperado de accidentes es mayor que el de tramos semejantes de la red”
Entiendo perfectamente lo que significa pero no sé si hay un término equivalente en inglés. ¡Gracias!
• “Tramos de la red con un número inusualmente elevado de accidentes.”
• “Tramos de la red que presentan una tasa de accidentes significativamente superior a la media de la red.”
• “Tramos de la red que registran una mayor frecuencia de accidentes que otros tramos semejantes de la red debido a factores de riesgo locales.”
• “Tramos de la red en los cuales el número esperado de accidentes es mayor que el de tramos semejantes de la red”
Entiendo perfectamente lo que significa pero no sé si hay un término equivalente en inglés. ¡Gracias!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | Accident Back Spots |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| 4 +2 | Accident Cluster Sites |
Charles Davis
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| 4 | accident hot spots |
bigedsenior
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| 2 +1 | black spots |
Taña Dalglish
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Change log
Dec 18, 2012 12:30: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Ireland
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Accident Back Spots
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http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/accident...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accident_blackspot
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OOPS!
BLACK!
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"accident cluster spot" =7 ghits
"accident black spot" =555, 000
just curious as to where Justin getting his figures?
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"accident cluster site"=10, 400 ghits
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So, even if the Highway Agency in UK and the NRA (National Roads Authority) may want to change to "accident cluster site" , presumably for political correctness reasons (?), "accident blackspot/black spot" is far more common
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/localnews/10089119.Call_for...
http://www.warminster-web.co.uk/highways-chiefs-meet-council...
http://www.nra.ie/Publications/ProjectAppraisalGuidelines/Un...
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and yes, "black" can be seen as negative (nothing to do with skin colour) as in "it's a black day" etc.
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glad to have helped:-)
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http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/accident...
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Note added at 6 mins (2012-12-11 17:28:29 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accident_blackspot
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OOPS!
BLACK!
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-12-11 22:18:04 GMT)
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"accident cluster spot" =7 ghits
"accident black spot" =555, 000
just curious as to where Justin getting his figures?
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Note added at 5 hrs (2012-12-11 22:25:23 GMT)
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"accident cluster site"=10, 400 ghits
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Note added at 20 hrs (2012-12-12 13:27:21 GMT)
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So, even if the Highway Agency in UK and the NRA (National Roads Authority) may want to change to "accident cluster site" , presumably for political correctness reasons (?), "accident blackspot/black spot" is far more common
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/localnews/10089119.Call_for...
http://www.warminster-web.co.uk/highways-chiefs-meet-council...
http://www.nra.ie/Publications/ProjectAppraisalGuidelines/Un...
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and yes, "black" can be seen as negative (nothing to do with skin colour) as in "it's a black day" etc.
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glad to have helped:-)
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Taña Dalglish
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black spots
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punto_negro
Los puntos negros (o tramos de concentración de accidentes (TCA)) son tramos de la red de carreteras en los cuales produce un gran número de accidentes cada año.
puntos negros {sustantivo}
puntos negros {m pl}
black spots {pl}
Se concentran en puntos negros concretos dentro de muchas zonas rurales y urbanas de la Unión Europea.
They are concentrated in specific black spots within many rural and urban parts of the European Union.
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The province still has 41 road **accident black spots**. Surinenglish.com
www.surinenglish.com › Malaga news › Costa del Sol news30 Jun 2011 – The serious accident at the La Cañada roundabout in Marbella on Monday has ... on the number of accident black spots in the province of Malaga. ... a concentration of accidents) and with three or more accidents in the space ...
Los puntos negros (o tramos de concentración de accidentes (TCA)) son tramos de la red de carreteras en los cuales produce un gran número de accidentes cada año.
puntos negros {sustantivo}
puntos negros {m pl}
black spots {pl}
Se concentran en puntos negros concretos dentro de muchas zonas rurales y urbanas de la Unión Europea.
They are concentrated in specific black spots within many rural and urban parts of the European Union.
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The province still has 41 road **accident black spots**. Surinenglish.com
www.surinenglish.com › Malaga news › Costa del Sol news30 Jun 2011 – The serious accident at the La Cañada roundabout in Marbella on Monday has ... on the number of accident black spots in the province of Malaga. ... a concentration of accidents) and with three or more accidents in the space ...
Peer comment(s):
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Charles Davis
: I don't know who was first!
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Thanks Charles. I have no idea either as both entries appear at 4 mins. Thanks again!
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Accident Cluster Sites
"blackspots" or ("black spots") is what they're normally called in ordinary language, and the term is used in official transport sources too, but if you want a jargon term, this is it. Somewhat less commonly you also find "accident cluster locations" and "accident cluster zones". "Accident cluster" is the standard term of art for "concentración de accidentes". It is a UK term; I don't know whether it is used in American English.
https://www.google.es/search?q="accident cluster sites"&num=...
"The latest National Statistics on Accident Cluster Sites and Fatal Road Accidents on the Welsh Trans-European Road Network (TERN) produced by the Welsh Government were released on 24 January 2012 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. "
http://wales.gov.uk/topics/statistics/headlines/transport201...
"Below is a link to a map showing personal injury road traffic accidents that occurred during the five years 2007 to 2011 in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Accident cluster sites for 2009 to 2011 are also shown."
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/safety/accidents/...
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Ireland too :)
"To review accident statistics annually so as to identify accident cluster sites and to rank such sites for remedial action."
http://www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/Services/Roads/Road_Safety_Pl...
https://www.google.es/search?q="accident cluster sites"&num=...
"The latest National Statistics on Accident Cluster Sites and Fatal Road Accidents on the Welsh Trans-European Road Network (TERN) produced by the Welsh Government were released on 24 January 2012 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. "
http://wales.gov.uk/topics/statistics/headlines/transport201...
"Below is a link to a map showing personal injury road traffic accidents that occurred during the five years 2007 to 2011 in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Accident cluster sites for 2009 to 2011 are also shown."
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/safety/accidents/...
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Ireland too :)
"To review accident statistics annually so as to identify accident cluster sites and to rank such sites for remedial action."
http://www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/Services/Roads/Road_Safety_Pl...
Peer comment(s):
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justin taylor
: This is it. An exact search for "accident cluster sites yields 58,000 results and an exact search for "accident back spots" only yields 32.
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Thanks, Justin! But "accident black spots" is surely very common, though "back spots" much less so :)
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Neil Ashby
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Cheers, Neil ;)
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accident hot spots
This term seems to be universal. Here are 4 refs form the first page of a a Bing search - form UK, India, Aust. & US.
www.carpages.co.uk/motoring-news/accident-hotspots-11-08-07...
In the Motoring News » As Britain is accused of failing to reduce road deaths despite being the speed camera capital of Europe, leading traffic information service ...
RiskyRoads.org Maps Fatal Accident Hot Spots
www.prweb.com/releases/RiskyRoads/TrafficMap/prweb2196484.h...
www.deccanherald.com/content/250844/accident-hot-spots-city...
Bommanahalli Circle on Hosur Road has become an accident hot spot. A majority of mishaps are caused by speeding motorbikes and cars. And to add to commuters’ …
Adelaide’s top 5 motor accident hot spots revealed - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com/adelaide-top-5-motor-accident-hot-spots-revealed...
Aug 23, 2012 · “Each of the crash hot spots in Adelaide that AAMI has identified are both high-traffic and have relatively high speed limits. The Department of ...
Traffic Accident Hotspots -- Computer Software Spots Traffic Accidents
www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2007/0605-traffic_accident_hots...
Ohio State University scientists have created software that can identify traffic accident hot spots on state roadways
www.carpages.co.uk/motoring-news/accident-hotspots-11-08-07...
In the Motoring News » As Britain is accused of failing to reduce road deaths despite being the speed camera capital of Europe, leading traffic information service ...
RiskyRoads.org Maps Fatal Accident Hot Spots
www.prweb.com/releases/RiskyRoads/TrafficMap/prweb2196484.h...
www.deccanherald.com/content/250844/accident-hot-spots-city...
Bommanahalli Circle on Hosur Road has become an accident hot spot. A majority of mishaps are caused by speeding motorbikes and cars. And to add to commuters’ …
Adelaide’s top 5 motor accident hot spots revealed - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com/adelaide-top-5-motor-accident-hot-spots-revealed...
Aug 23, 2012 · “Each of the crash hot spots in Adelaide that AAMI has identified are both high-traffic and have relatively high speed limits. The Department of ...
Traffic Accident Hotspots -- Computer Software Spots Traffic Accidents
www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2007/0605-traffic_accident_hots...
Ohio State University scientists have created software that can identify traffic accident hot spots on state roadways
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