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Q: What is viatology?
A:
Viatology is the scientific study of roads.
Empirical observation and reporting of roads define this field of study.
Q: How did this term come to be?
The term was coined in the United States in August 2007 to encompass the inherent lack of a scientific term to discuss road-related research.
Q: What is the etymology
behind viatology?
A:
The term "via" refers to one of the earliest highways in
western history, the Appian Way (Via Appia). As you may know, "-ology" refers to
the study of something. If you notice a "t" in viatology, that's simply the
conjunction between "via"and "-ology".
Q: What is a viatologist?
A:
A viatologist is any person who scientifically contributes
to the field of viatology. Viatologists can be found on each continent of the
globe, practising the science in many different languages.
Q: Are there
international translations for the term?
A:
Yes. The term viatology is also be ported into other
languages for a similar meaning:
français: la viatologie
italiano: la viatologia
Deutsch: die Viatologie
español: la viatología
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