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Guiding principles for road infrastructure safety investment projects

7 February 2011Budapest

Kristian DUUSJASPERS Regional Office for

Central Europe, Vienna

Rationale

1. Road projects with documented safety impacts are supported by the Commission - ref EU targets

2. Well prepared safety projects can have big positive impact - reducing no. of accidents

3. Safety improvements are appreciated by the public

Types of Interventions related to investment projects

1. Change in design standards – if firmly proven by substantial evidence (data) and analysis

2. Accident data collection and processing (very essential to decide targeted actions)

3. Black spot identification, analysis, and action

4. Thematic projects (fixed objects, pedestrian crossings, 30 km/h zones, rail-x’ings

5. Intelligent Traffic Systems - ITS

6. Road Safety Audit, technical review by safety experts

Many involved players

Cooperation essential !!

1. Ministry of Transport – legislation and policies

2. Managing Authority – Nat Dev Agency - programming

3. KKK – Safety Department – knowhow & coor

4. NIF

5. Road Authorities (AAK and MK)

6. Institute for Transport Sciences

7. Police – Ministry of Interior

8. Etc.

Complete accident Data are essential

1. When a road accident happens a record is made with complete factual info about, location, time, weather, road condition, what happened, alco test, accident sketch, statement of implicated persons, but no judging

2. Accident record to be entered into database

3. Database (excluding personal data) to be accessible for road agencies AAK + MK for analysis and problem identification

4. Database important for monitoring impact of safety projects

Example 1

ITS success storyProject equivalent to M0 widening

ITS success story less accidents smooth traffic

Example 2Black-spot at large interchange

Black-spot at large interchange - solution

Example 3 - Retracted stop-line at traffic light

1111

RSA - Project example – stage 2

1212

RSA Project example -new four leg junctions

1313

Project example – Stage 5

1414

Project example – Stage 5

1515

Safe journey !!