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TOP - Hungary Guiding principles for road infrastructure safety investment projects

TOP - Hungary Guiding principles for road infrastructure safety investment projects. 7 February 2011 Budapest. Kristian DUUS JASPERS Regional Office for Central Europe, Vienna. Rationale. Road projects with documented safety impacts are supported by the Commission - ref EU targets

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TOP - Hungary Guiding principles for road infrastructure safety investment projects

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  1. TOP - HungaryGuiding principles for road infrastructure safety investment projects 7 February 2011 Budapest Kristian DUUS JASPERS Regional Office for Central Europe, Vienna

  2. Rationale Road projects with documented safety impacts are supported by the Commission - ref EU targets Well prepared safety projects can have big positive impact - reducing no. of accidents Safety improvements are appreciated by the public

  3. Types of Interventions related to investment projects Change in design standards – if firmly proven by substantial evidence (data) and analysis Accident data collection and processing (very essential to decide targeted actions) Black spot identification, analysis, and action Thematic projects (fixed objects, pedestrian crossings, 30 km/h zones, rail-x’ings Intelligent Traffic Systems - ITS Road Safety Audit, technical review by safety experts

  4. Many involved players Cooperation essential !! Ministry of Transport – legislation and policies Managing Authority – Nat Dev Agency - programming KKK – Safety Department – knowhow & coor NIF Road Authorities (AAK and MK) Institute for Transport Sciences Police – Ministry of Interior Etc.

  5. Complete accident Data are essential 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 Accident record to be entered into database Database (excluding personal data) to be accessible for road agencies AAK + MK for analysis and problem identification Database important for monitoring impact of safety projects

  6. Example 1ITS success storyProject equivalent to M0 widening

  7. ITS success story less accidents smooth traffic

  8. Example 2Black-spot at large interchange

  9. Black-spot at large interchange - solution

  10. Example 3 - Retracted stop-line at traffic light

  11. RSA - Project example – stage 2 11

  12. RSA Project example -new four leg junctions 12

  13. Project example – Stage 5 13

  14. Project example – Stage 5 14

  15. Safe journey !! 15

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