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Road Safety Audit in SA – and recent developments

Road Safety Audit in SA – and recent developments. Prof Michael A P Taylor University of South Australia. Concepts & principles of Road Safety Audit. Definition:

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Road Safety Audit in SA – and recent developments

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  1. Road Safety Audit in SA – and recent developments Prof Michael A P Taylor University of South Australia

  2. Concepts & principles of Road Safety Audit Definition: A road safety audit is a formal examination of an existing or future road or traffic project, or any project which interacts with road users, in which an independent, qualified examiner reports on the project’s accident potential and safety performance • reports only on the accident potential and safety performance of a design or an existing road • effective audit can only be done by a suitably trained, experienced, independent person or team

  3. RSA is part of Safe Systems Framework

  4. RSA ‘Optics’ • The ‘fresh pair of eyes’ • what is on the page, not what is intended to be there • The step back • view road situations from perspective of ordinary folk, not the skilled and competent professional

  5. Austroads Guidelines • First published in 1994, jointly with Standards Australia • 2nd edition in 2002 • 3rd edition in 2009 • mainstreamed, as an integral part of Austroadsseries ‘Guide to Road Safety’ • basic reference for use throughout Australasia

  6. SA training & accreditation course • First run 1996, for TSA • based on model course curriculum developed for FORS • further developed by Dan Fardon and myself • Since 1998, run by UniSA for DPTI (& predecessors) • strong support of DPTI (& predecessors) • assistance from CASR from 2006 • 153 accredited auditors to date • ‘on demand’ • Some recent developments ...

  7. Major SA development • DPTI Route Assessment for restricted access vehicles

  8. Major SA development • DPTI Route Assessment for restricted access vehicles • to be registered as a route assessor, require

  9. Major SA development • DPTI Route Assessment for restricted access vehicles • to be registered as a route assessor, require • accreditation as a Road Safety Auditor • and then some other things ...

  10. Major SA development • DPTI Route Assessment for restricted access vehicles • to be registered as a route assessor, require • accreditation as a Road Safety Auditor • and then some other things ... • Course changes in explicit recognition of this

  11. Changes in Training & Accreditation Course • 4-day version still remains • with material on route assessment • New 3-day ‘portable’ version available • trialled on Eyre Peninsula in 2012 • Keeping abreast of national developments

  12. National developments • Austroads revision of National Guidelines • led by ARRB • Reviews of training courses • Qld, NSW and NZ • seeking information on SA course

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