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Road Safety Inspection in Austria. Thomas Fessl. Best in Europe Conference Brussels, February 21-22 2006. Road Safety Inspection Road Safety Inspection of Austrian motor- and expressways. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Road Safety Inspectionin AustriaThomas Fessl
Best in Europe ConferenceBrussels, February 21-22 2006
Road Safety Inspection (RSI) is a periodical controlling instrument of the existing road network (including roadsides), independently of number of accidents.
RSI allows the implementation of remedial measures before accidents occur.
source: High Level Working Group on RoadInfrastructure Safety, 2003
Road Safety InspectionRoad Safety Inspection of Austrian motor- and expressways
Road Safety InspectionRoad Safety Inspection of Austrian motor- and expressways
expresswayinspected sections 2003,2004,2005sections under inspection
A 2
A 8
A 7
S 36S 31
A 4
A 10A 9 S 6
S 35A 9
A 8
A 21A 1
A 9A 2A 2
A 12A 14
A 22
S 4
In Austria, Road Safety Inspection of motorways and expressways started in July 2003.
- 2003 and 2004: 11 inspected sections- 2005/2006: 10 sections
motorway
Road Safety InspectionRoad Safety Inspection of Austrian motor- and expressways
RSI in a team (road safety experts & civil engineers) including:
• accident analysis – accident map• analysis of the traffic conditions• analysis of the constructional elements• inspection – on-site visit• meetings and interviews with motorway maintenance
unit and traffic police• analysis of road surface (pavement rating - ruts, friction,
…)• analysis of road maintenance measures• analysis of road environment
remedial measures (short-, medium-, long term)
Example: section A 2 South motorway - Wechsel(Lower Austria)
Accident mapCatalogue ofproposed measures
installation of a speeding warning system
structural measures (long term):
- to broaden the shoulder lane
- corrections of crossfalls
lane markings with increased night visibility in wet road conditions
improvement of winter maintenance
tunnel
Road Safety InspectionRoad Safety Inspection of Austrian motor- and expressways
interchange Krumbach
interchange Edlitz
interchange Zöbern
rest areaZöbernprovince
border
variable speed limit
existing speed camera – to be
in operation permanently
existing speed camera
Road Safety InspectionRoad Safety Inspection of Austrian motor- and expressways
Measures Status Time of implementation
/planning
Qualitative evaluation
Short term
SectionControl
has been implemented
February 2005 personal injury accident: reduction of
60 %damage – only accident
reduction of 30 %
Accident investigation in the area of the Section Control
currently being carried out
results in June 2006
-
Lane markings with increased night visibility in wet road conditions
has been implemented
2005 no improvement(according to the
motorwaymaintenance unit)
Section A 2 South motorway - Wechsel
At present, Road Safety Inspection pilot study on secondary road networks (contracted by the Austrian Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology):
RSI is carried out at seven selected sections in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland:
• rural roads• municipal roads
The results of the RSI (sections) will bereflected in a draft guideline in May
2006.
Road Safety InspectionRoad Safety Inspection of secondary road networks in Austria
RIPCORD-ISEREST (WP5)Best Practice Guidelines on Safety Inspection
• Start: January 2005• End: September 2007
Goals: Standardised approach for RSI in
Europe Setting up of implementation plan Developing of checklists Carrying out of practicability tests
Road Safety Inspectionwithin the 6FP Project RIPCORD-ISEREST
Main problemsin defining a common understanding of RSI
Existence of great number of RSI approaches across Europe
Lack of a standardised RSI approach within the countries
No legal basis for RSI in most countries No standardised RSI reporting in most
countries
Road Safety Inspectionwithin the 6FP Project RIPCORD-ISEREST
Common understanding on RSI
Preventive tool Independent of the occurred number of
accidents Regular inspection Covering the whole existing road network Carried out by trained traffic expert team
Road Safety Inspectionwithin the 6FP Project RIPCORD-ISEREST
Current approach in Austria
Selection of inspection sites depending on the actual number of occurred accidents, priority given to sections with an accident rate above average
Road Safety Inspection in Austria
Is it RSI at all or another road infrastructuresafety management tool?
Road Safety InspectionThomas FesslKfV – Road Safety Economics
www.kfv.atwww.ripcord-iserest.com
Tel.: +43-(0)577077-1210thomas.fessl@kfv.at
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