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Road Safety Audit in Austria

Road Safety Audit in Austria. Eva M. Eichinger , M.Sc., Ph.D. Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology Road Directorate Technology and Road Safety Division. 1. RSA in Austria. Human Behaviour. Audit. Political and legal aspects. Priority areas. Infrastructure.

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Road Safety Audit in Austria

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  1. Road Safety Audit in Austria Eva M. Eichinger , M.Sc., Ph.D. Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology Road Directorate Technology and Road Safety Division 1

  2. RSA in Austria Human Behaviour Audit Political and legal aspects Priority areas Infrastructure Vehicles 2

  3. RSA in Austria • RSA is part of of Austrian Road Safety Programme • Introduction of mandatory safety checks for all road construction projects • Creation of a handbook with checklist • Pilot projects on the entire road network – including roads within city limits • Evaluation of the pilot projects and of the handbook • Instruction of auditors

  4. RSA in Austria • RSA Handbook including checklists was published in August 2004 • RSAs are not compulsory at the moment • Currently the RSA guideline is under progress of being made compulsory for the motorway network • An updated RSA Guideline is currently prepared (should be ready in summer 2005)

  5. RSA in Austria • 15 Audits on the motorway network have already been carried out • Experience in all audit phases from planning to opening phase • Generally positive results • ~25 deficits were found in each audit phase and ~20 have been solved

  6. RSA in Austria • The RSA is currently commissioned and financed by the road owner • RSAs are carried out by teams of auditors (road safety experts) from the • Austrian Road Safety Board • Civil Engineers specialized in road safety • Experts from the administrations

  7. Future of RSA in Austria • Pilot projects on the low level road network • Increase use of RSA in the provinces • Lobbying for RSA in provinces • Introduction of RSA courses for auditors • Compulsory RSA on motorway network

  8. Example Example: S2 Wiener Nordrand Schnellstraße 1. Audit: Planning Phase – Jan. 2004 61 safety deficits 2. Audit: Draft Design Phase - April 2004 29 safety deficits 13 new 16 from 1. audit 42 from 1. audit already considered 3. Audit: Design Phase - August 2004 18 safety deficits 6 new 12 from 2. audit 11 from 2. audit already considered

  9. Example Audit Report – Example of deficit

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