Road Safety Audits

Abstract

Road safety audits (RSAs) are emerging as an effective tool for proactively improving the safety performance of a road project while it is still in the design or planning stage or for identifying and mitigating safety concerns in existing transportation infrastructure. The authors are nearing the end of a yearlong series of nine pilot RSAs conducted across the United States, sponsored by FHWA's Office of Safety Design and conducted for a variety of agencies at the local (county, city, and tribal) and state levels. The purpose of this paper is to inform the transportation community of this pilot RSA series, to discuss six important lessons learned in the process of conducting the pilot audits, and, on the basis of these lessons, to advise how the usefulness and effectiveness of a road safety audit can be maximized.

Comprehensive Safety Index for Road Safety Management System

“…In the United States, the state government establishes road-safety policies, is responsible for safety management such as regulations, and implements post-improvement measures in a continuous manner [9][10][11]. In recent years, there have been many cases of utilizing road traffic-safety-management systems as suggested in ISO 39001 [12][13][14].…”

Safety Assessment of Two-Lane Highway using a Combined Proactive and Reactive Approach: Case Study from Indian National Highways

“…The most important part, however, is to share the observations and findings of RSA with the transportation sector. In a study, Gibbs et al ( 21 ) suggested that publishing RSA case studies can provide local and state agencies with examples and offer further guidance which can assist them in implementing RSAs and proposing countermeasures at their jurisdictions facing similar safety issues.…”