Policy Instruments for Managing EU Road Safety Targets: Road Safety Impact Assessment

Authors

  • Alfredas Laurinavičius Dept of Roads, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Vytautas Grigonis Dept of Roads, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Rasa Ušpalytė-Vitkūnienė Dept of Roads, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Kornelija Ratkevičiūtė Dept of Roads, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Laura Čygaitė Dept of Roads, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Egidijus Skrodenis Lithuanian Road Administration under the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania, J. Basanavičiaus g. 36/2, 03109 Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Dago Antov Dept of Transportation, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086, Tallinn, Estonia
  • Janis Smirnovs Dept of Road and Bridge, Riga Technical University, Āzenes 16, 1048 Rīga, Latvia
  • Birutė Bobrovaitė-Jurkonė Ernst & Young Baltic UAB, Subačiaus g. 7, 01127 Vilnius, Lithuania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3846/bjrbe.2012.09

Keywords:

road safety impact assessment, road safety, road safety measures, infrastructure project, initial planning or design stage

Abstract

The Directive 2008/96/EC of European Parliament and of the Council requires the establishment and implementation of procedures relating to road safety impact assessments, road safety audits, the management of road network safety and safety inspections by the Member States. Directive aims to develop procedures with the aim of increasing safety of road infrastructures. Road Safety Impact Assessment (RSIA) is an initial part of road infrastructure safety management systems. This article describes the scope of RSIA procedures, provides detailed recommendations on qualification of auditors, implementation and execution of procedures for the EU Member States. Road safety should play an important role when routes are being selected and safety awareness should be included in the decision making during the designing/planning stage. RSIA is a very beneficial tool that could increase transparency and availability of information, consequently, it leads all parties concerned to well-informed decisions.

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27.03.2012

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2012): The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering

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Laurinavičius, A., Grigonis, V., Ušpalytė-Vitkūnienė, R., Ratkevičiūtė, K., Čygaitė, L., Skrodenis, E., Antov, D., Smirnovs, J., & Bobrovaitė-Jurkonė, B. (2012). Policy Instruments for Managing EU Road Safety Targets: Road Safety Impact Assessment. The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 7(1), 60-67. https://doi.org/10.3846/bjrbe.2012.09
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