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Road Infrastructure and Road Safety George Mavroyeni – Executive Director, Major Projects

Road Infrastructure and Road Safety George Mavroyeni – Executive Director, Major Projects (former Executive Director, Road Safety and Network Access) May 2011. World map. Victoria, Australia. VICTORIA. Victoria Argentina. Socceroos. La Albiceleste.

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Road Infrastructure and Road Safety George Mavroyeni – Executive Director, Major Projects

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  1. Road Infrastructure and Road Safety George Mavroyeni – Executive Director, Major Projects (former Executive Director, Road Safety and Network Access) May 2011

  2. World map

  3. Victoria, Australia VICTORIA

  4. Victoria Argentina

  5. Socceroos La Albiceleste

  6. Road Safety in Victoria Victoria has made significant gains in road safety. In 2010: • Road toll of 287 - lowest on record. • 5.17 deaths per 100,000 head of population, 6.24 for the rest of Australia. • Internationally, Victoria ranks in the top ten OECD countries

  7. Victoria’s road toll 1970 - 2010 Fatalities Year

  8. Road types and crash risk in Victoria 1. Comparison of risk (fatal crashes per 100 million vehicle kilometres travelled), 2005 – 2009 data.

  9. Fatalities – arterial roads vs local roads

  10. Serious injuries – arterial vs local roads

  11. Trend in fatalities – rolling total

  12. Trend in serious injuries – rolling total

  13. The Safe System approach • The Safe System recognises that crashes will occur • The road system must be designed to reduce the likelihood of a crash • So, when a crash happens, death and serious injury are minimised Australia’s Safe System approach

  14. Human tolerance to force and the safe system • <30 km/h – vehicle occupants in side impact • <40 km/h - pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists • <50km/h - vehicle occupants in side impact crashes with other vehicles • <70-80 km/h - vehicle occupants in head on crashes Session one

  15. Aim to achieve five star roads

  16. Aim to achieve five star roads

  17. iRAP / AusRAP

  18. Fatalities / serious injury crash types • Fatalities in 2010 (percentage of total fatalities): • 40% run-off road crashes • 15% head-on (not overtaking) crashes • 10% side impact intersection crashes. • Serious injuries in 2010 (percentage of total serious injuries): • 26% run-off road crashes • 11% rear end crashes

  19. Design guides for road design • VicRoads transitioned to the Austroads Guide to Road Design on 1 July 2010.  • Topics in the guide include: • Geometrics • Intersections & crossings (unsignalised and signalised, roundabouts, interchanges) • Drainage design • Roadside design, safety and barriers • Pedestrian and cyclist paths • Roadside environment • Geotechnical investigation and design • Process and documentation • Continuous review of design, construction and maintenance standards

  20. Guide for selecting the appropriate speed limit • Speed limits are the maximum speed for driving on the road. • Factors for setting limits: • type and amount of roadside development • prevailing traffic speeds • crash data • road geometry • number of type of road users.

  21. Operation of the road – Intelligent Transport Systems • Installation of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) on the M1: • Since the implementation of the M1 Upgrade, casualty crashes have reduced by 35 per cent.

  22. Operation of the road – roundabouts • Roundabouts can reduce fatality and serious injury crashes by up to 85 per cent. After Before

  23. Operation of the road – signals at intersections

  24. Operation of the road – pedestrian safety • Protecting pedestrians • Reduced speed limits in high pedestrian activity centres: 17% reduction in pedestrian crashes. • Infrastructure improvements (crossings, raised platforms, fencing).

  25. Operation of the road – cyclists and motorcyclists • Cyclist safety • Bike lanes • Compulsory helmets • Motorcyclist safety • Consider motorcycles sharing bus lanes • Compulsory helmets

  26. Thank you

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