Evaluation of Road Safety Audit Implementation Using Crash Reduction Factor and HDM-4

2020 ◽  
pp. 705-722
Author(s):  
R. Meghala ◽  
A. Mohan Rao ◽  
S. Velmurugan ◽  
P. Sravana
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Reduction Factor ◽  
Road Safety Audit ◽  
Crash Reduction

scholarly journals Case Study for Road Safety Audit of Aurangabad City

2020 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 06008
Author(s):  
Prashant Awsarmal ◽  
S. L. Hake ◽  
Shubham Vaidya ◽  
P. K. Bhandari ◽  
M. P. Wagh
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Road Accident ◽  
Audit Process ◽  
Severe Injuries ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Geometry ◽  
Road Safety Audit

Efficient road network is a part-n-parcel of rapid industralization, urbanization and development of nation. While designing roads and highways, main emphasis is given on speed which will help to reduce time of journey and save fuel. But safety of drivers and passengers travelling along road is also important. In past, it was observed that while travelling, due to excess speed passengers safety was compromised. It will lead to accidents. It may cause severe injuries and loss of human life. Therefore it is important to check every aspect of vehicles as well as road during its design, construction and throughout the life of the road. Road safety audit is conducted to check performance of new road projects on grounds of offering maximum safety. Also checks are applied to study performance of existing roads to suggest repairs, rehabiliatation and maintenance work in order to improve condition of roads. During audit process, accident prone locations are identified. Past accident record from traffic department, Police department, hospitals etc are referred to understand damage that had occured. Even road geometry is investigated on technical basis. In present investigation, particular stretch of Beed Bypass Road passing through Aurangabad city in Maharashtra state, India was selected. On this road, accident sites where major accidents occurred in past were identified and investigated for different parameters. Based upon study, different causes of accidents and thereafter preventive methods were recommended during research work.

Road safety audit at black spot area: Case study in Tlahab Lor, Karangreja, Purbalingga

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gito Sugiyanto ◽  
Ari Fadli ◽  
Rizki Suciningtyas ◽  
Eva Wahyu Indriyati ◽  
Mina Yumei Santi
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Black Spot ◽  
Spot Area ◽  
Road Safety Audit

Practical Safety Tool for Local Low-Volume Rural Roads: The Road Safety Audit Review

2003 ◽  
Vol 1819 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene M. Wilson ◽  
Martin E. Lipinski
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Transportation Safety ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Audit Review ◽  
The Road ◽  
Rural Road ◽  
Low Volume ◽  
Road Safety Audit

Practical tools for improving transportation safety are needed worldwide. It has been estimated that motor vehicle–related crashes account for more than 1 million fatalities each year, and the number of serious injuries far exceeds fatalities. Local and low-volume roads are significantly overrepresented in crash statistics. Globally, the road safety audit (RSA) concept has been recognized as an effective tool in identifying and reducing the crash potential of roadways when used to analyze the safety aspects of project plans and designs before completion. In the local rural road arena, many safety issues are associated with existing roadway networks. Many of these networks have developed over time with little or no planning or design. There is a critical need for a practical tool that focuses on the safety of the existing as-built local road network. The RSA review (RSAR) process has been developed for this purpose, giving specific recognition to the functionality of the road being evaluated for safety issues. Significant numbers of safety improvements are needed, and practical approaches to address these needs are crucial. The RSAR tool has the potential to be particularly beneficial to local governments in systematically addressing safety deficiencies on existing rural road networks. In addition, it is a proactive safety tool that has the potential to protect agencies from tort liability since it establishes a record of the organization’s safety agenda. An RSAR methodology that can be adapted by local agencies is presented. A case study illustrating the application of this process is included. Also highlighted is a local rural training program that has been presented in several states for county applications. The focus is on U.S. county applications, but it is recognized that the process has utility for other agencies and has application in other countries. The necessity for training as a key component in the development of a sustainable safety program is emphasized.

scholarly journals Identification and Prioritization of “Black Spots” without Using Accident Information

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoudreza Keymanesh ◽  
Hasan Ziari ◽  
Samira Roudini ◽  
Ali Nasrollahtabar Ahangar
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Expert Choice ◽  
Black Spots ◽  
Accident Data ◽  
Road Safety Audit ◽  
Hierarchy Process

It is attempted to identify and prioritize the accident prone points (black spots) in “Iraanshahr-Sarbaaz-Chabahar” road located in Baluchistan, Iran, without no use of accident data but rather using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), which is the enhanced procedure of road safety audit technique. First, by surveying the whole route, all factors that could influence accidents in this road were specified; then the route was divided into eight sections; this division was performed based on the uniformity and homogeny of each section in terms of geometric design and regional conditions. In each section, potentially hazardous locations were identified and some questionnaires were prepared, which were filled by 5 road traffic experts familiar with the route; then the collected data were analyzed by Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) using Expert Choice Software and the black spots were identified and prioritized. Finally, these black spots were compared with the black spots that had been obtained by traffic police based on accident data.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF SPECIAL PLANS AND TECHNICAL DESIGNS WITH REGARD TO TRAFFIC SAFETY

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donatas Čygas ◽  
Vilma Jasiūnienė ◽  
Mantas Bartkevičius
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Road User ◽  
The Road ◽  
Safety Improvement ◽  
Improvement Measures ◽  
Road Safety Audit ◽  
Road Safety Audits ◽  
Made In

Traffic safety situation in Lithuania, despite the progress made in 2008, is still not good enough compared to the other European Union countries. Therefore, Lithuania implements the traffic safety improvement measures affecting all the elements of the traffic safety system “Road user‐road‐vehicle”. In 2008 Lithuania started implementing the road safety audit procedure which substantially contributes to the improvement of safety situation on Lithuanian roads. This article gives the analysis of road safety audits of special plans and technical designs for road construction and reconstruction in Lithuania, makes the analysis of the main deficiencies of plans and designs and gives recommendations for their elimination. Santrauka Eismo saugumo situacija Lietuvoje, nepaisant 2008 m. pasiektos pažangos, vis dar yra nepakankamai gera, palyginti su kitomis Europos Sąjungos šalimis. Atsižvelgiant į tai, Lietuvoje įgyvendinamos eismo saugumo gerinimo priemonės, darančios įtaką visiems eismo saugumo sistemos „Eismo dalyvis–kelias–transporto priemonė“ elementams. Lietuvoje 2008 m. buvo pradėta taikyti kelių saugumo audito procedūra, kuri prisideda prie eismo saugumo gerinimo Lietuvos automobilių keliuose. Straipsnyje pateikta Lietuvoje atliktų specialiųjų planų ir automobilių kelių tiesimo bei rekonstrukcijos techninių projektų kelių saugumo auditų analizė, išanalizuoti pagrindiniai planų ir projektų trūkumai, pateiktos rekomendacijos jiems šalinti.

Road Safety Audit

2010 ◽  
Vol 2182 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kohinoor Kar ◽  
Michael R. Blankenship
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Safety Audit

scholarly journals AUDIT KESELAMATAN JALAN TOL PURBALEUNYI

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Dharmawan Nugraha Wijaya ◽  
Ni Luh Shinta Putu Eka Setyarini
Keyword(s):  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Safety Audit

Jalan tol merupakan salah satu jalan bebas hambatan yang keberadaannya saat ini sangat dibutuhkan untuk mempercepat memperpendek waktu tempuh, hal ini akibat  jalan arteri yang sudah ada semakin macet terutama pada saat jam – jam sibuk dan akhir pekan. Dengan semakin padatnya pengguna jalan  tol membuat angka risiko kecelakaan mobil di jalan tol juga semakin meningkat. Dalam upaya meningkatkan keselamatan para pengguna jalan, khususnya jalan tol, Badan Pengatur Jalan Tol (BPJT) telah melaksanakan Audit Keselamatan Jalan (Road Safety Audit). Aspek yang diperiksa meliputi aspek geometrik jalan, manajemen lalu lintas serta geoteknik dan struktur. Sebagai hasilnya, didapatkan kesimpulan bahwa dari segi geometrik, secara umum jalan sudah dirancang sesuai dengan ketentuan, namun demikian ada bagian-bagian yang masih memerlukan penyempurnaan. Penelitian ini akan membahas kondisi eksisting jalan Tol Purbaleunyi berdasarkan pengamatan langsung dan persepsi pengemudi. Aspek yang ditinjau adalah aspek geometrik, perkerasan, dan bangunan pelengkap jalan. Persepsi perngemudi akan didapat dengan melakukan penyebaran kuisioner dan wawancara langsung yang akan diolah dengan menggunakan metode analysis of variance (ANOVA) dibantu dengan program SPSS yang dapat membantu kita untuk mengetahui bagaimana persepsi pengemudi terhadap kondisi eksisting geometrik, perkerasan, dan bangunan pelengkap jalan di jalan Tol Purbaleunyi. Pada akhirnya, akan didapatkan daerah rawan kecelakaan pada ruas tol Purbaleunyi dengan analisis perbandingan dari data persepsi pengemudi, pengamatan langsung, dan data kecelakaan lalu lintas.

scholarly journals Analysis of road safety before and after road safety assessment carried out on the road section no. 16 Banja luka – Celinac, intersection “Groblje-Vrbanja“

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Milenko Džever ◽  
Danislav Drašković ◽  
Milija Radović ◽  
Zoran Injac
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Safety Assessment ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Major Road ◽  
Access Road ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Republic ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Banja Luka ◽  
Road Safety Audit

The Republic of Srpska implemented three procedures provided by the Directive 2008/96/EC, namely: road safety audit for infrastructure projects (Road Safety Audit, RSA), road safety impact assessment (Road Safety Assessment RSI), as well as the procedures of identifying, ranking and remedying and black spots management (BSM). This paper presents a concrete road safety inspection of intersection on the primary road (major road) M4 in the place Vrbanja near Banja Luka. The said intersection is where the major road and access road to newly constructed cemetery in Banjaluka intersect. After the inspection, the Public Company “Republic of Srpska Motorways“ as road administration implemented some recommendations from the final Report on road safety inspection in order to improve these procedures. Also, an analysis was carried out to identify the conditions before and after the audit and partial implementation of recommendations.

scholarly journals Inservice road safety audit review of Toronto intersections

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Latif
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Collision Risk ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Audit Review ◽  
Practical Procedure ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Road Section ◽  
Traffic Conflict ◽  
Road Safety Audit

This project uses a practical procedure for conducting in-service road safety reviews of existing intersections. The procedure in this project is based on current experience in Canada and other countries and applies road safety engineering research to the Canadian environment. An in-service road safety review is an in-depth engineering study of an existing road using road safety priniciples with the aim of identifying cost-effective countermeasures that would improve road safety and operations for all road users. A review can be done for any road section, intersection, or interchange, and is generally most effective when conducted at locations where a high collision risk has been identified. In-service reviews typically include a structured review of collision history, geometric characteristics, and traffic, operational efficiency and could also include traffic conflict observations and a human factors assessment. The main output from in-service road safety reviews is the identification of road safety problems and the development of cost-effective countermeasures to overcome these road safety problems.

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