Road safety schemes EuroRAP

1 road safety schemes

1.1 risk mapping
1.2 performance tracking
1.3 star rating
1.4 safer roads investment plans

road safety schemes

eurorap has developed standardised protocols showing safety level of road providing common language can speak. in low , middle income countries, eurorap methodology provides structure measure , manage road safety risk, basic building blocks of lacking. result, these nations can faster , more innovative in applying new solutions. eurorap encourages countries focus on busiest roads largest crash savings can made , therefore countries not need include entire road network in rap analysis make large difference.

risk mapping

based on real crash , traffic flow data, colour-coded maps show road s safety performance measuring , mapping rate @ road users being killed or injured. different maps can produced depending on target audience. these include:

crashes per km
crashes per km travelled
crash costs per km , per km travelled
potential crash savings per km , per km travelled

risk shown in colour-coded bandings high (black), low risk (green).

performance tracking

the establishment of road safety targets requires safety performance can monitored on time. governments , funding agencies can benefit evaluating road safety impacts of investments. performance tracking identifies whether fewer people being killed or injured on road section on time , countermeasures have been effective, including cost, in reducing crashes , injury severity.

safety performance indicators provide effective means of monitoring performance. measures such helmet , seat belt wearing rates have been used in assessing road safety behaviour, have speed measurements , conflict studies, , rap star ratings provide set of safety performance indicators road infrastructure.

star rating

star ratings used show likelihood of fatal or serious crash , how road infrastructure protect death or serious injury when crash occurs. systematically inspecting roads, countries can develop understanding of level of risk built road networks. provides basis targeting high risk sections improvement before people killed or injured. inspections useful when crash data unavailable or unreliable.

inspections undertaken using specially equipped vehicles collect digital, panoramic images or videos of roads driven. these images used record (or code ) road design attributes known influence likelihood of crash , severity. inspections create permanent video , database record can reviewed local engineers , planners. attributes recorded @ 100 metre intervals include:

traffic speeds
number of lanes , lane width
paved shoulder width
rumble strips
curvature , curve quality
roadside design , obstacles
pavement condition
overtaking demand
intersection layout, volume , quality
bicycle facilities
pedestrian crossing facilities , quality

roads awarded stars level of safety offer. these range 1 (high risk) 5 (low risk).

to enable cost-effective assessment of roads, there global network of rap-accredited suppliers capable of competitively bidding undertake high quality inspections , coding.

safer roads investment plans

where star ratings provide measure of risk on road, safer roads investment plans identify ways in star ratings can improved in cost-effective way. there evidence well-targeted road safety improvements save lives, @ both individual locations , across networks. example, on section of a4128 in uk, speed reductions, improved signs , markings, intelligent road studs, traffic calming , upgraded pedestrian crossings helped cut number of fatal , serious crashes 19 in 2004-06 2 in 2007-09 - 89% reduction.

the safer roads investment plans include extensive planning , engineering information such road attribute records, countermeasure proposals , economic assessments 100 metre sections of road. supported online software.

to date, safer roads investment plans have been used identify improvements in low- , middle-income countries prevent more 50,000 deaths , serious injuries per year, saving around $1.2 billion per year in crash costs avoided.