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Safe System Roads for Local Government. Aaron Campion | Senior Traffic and Road Safety Engineer – GHD NZ Limited David McTiernan | Team Leader – ARRB Group Limited. Image placeholder. Image placeholder. Image placeholder. Introduction.
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Safe System Roads for Local Government Aaron Campion | Senior Traffic and Road Safety Engineer – GHD NZ Limited David McTiernan| Team Leader – ARRB Group Limited Image placeholder Image placeholder Image placeholder
Introduction • 1. Cost effective measures on local government roads • 2. Detailed analysis of crash data by environment type • 3. Investigation of Safety Management Systems for local government • 4. Expansion of the Austroads Road Safety Engineering Toolkit to include broader safe system solutions • 5. Brief review of Austroads guides to identify required updates to ensure consistency with project outcomes
Summary of Crash Analysis • Local roads (i.e. road managed by local councils) • –46% of FSI crashes (Australia) • –63% of FSI crashes (New Zealand) • Dominant crash types by likelihood of FSI outcome • –Varied between urban and rural road environments
Challenges • Vast networks and low traffic volumes • Small populations and limited funds
Safety Management System • Structured method for • –Assessing road safety hazards and risk at a site • –Identifying potential treatment options • –Evaluating effect of potential treatment options • •Embedding Safe Systems by • –Using familiar systems and structures •Risk management •Road safety audits • –Step through process • –Provide illustrated examples
