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Safe System Roads for Local Government

Discover cost-effective measures, crash data analysis, and safety management systems for local roads. Learn about expanding tools for safe system solutions and updating guides. Address challenges in managing local road networks efficiently and effectively. Implement structured safety management systems and risk control to improve road safety and prevent accidents.

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Safe System Roads for Local Government

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Why Focus on Local Roads?

  4. 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

  5. Challenges • Vast networks and low traffic volumes • Small populations and limited funds

  6. 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

  7. Safe System Hierarchy of Control

  8. www.ghd.com

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