Practical Road Safety Auditing – Third Edition

Contents Acknowledgements ix
Preface xi
1 Introduction 1
Definition of Road Safety Audit 1
History 2
Design standards and safety 3
International development of Road Safety Audit 4
References 5
2 Road Safety Audit procedures 7
UK Trunk Road Standards 1990 to 2015 7
Institution of Highways and Transportation
guidelines 1990 to 2008 7
Local authority procedures 8
Road Safety Audit procedures for new developments 9
References 12
3 The Road Safety Audit process 13
How to carry out a Road Safety Audit 13
Methodology for undertaking Road Safety Audits
during the design process (Feasibility Stage,
Stage 1 and Stage 2) 21
Interim Road Safety Audits 22
Methodology for undertaking Stage 3 Road Safety
Audits 23
The Road Safety Audit report 24
Non-safety issues 26
The Road Safety Audit response report 27
The Road Safety Audit exception report 28
Stage 4 Road Safety Audits 29
References 29
4 Road Safety Auditor competency 31
Training and qualifications for Road Safety Auditors 31
UK qualifications prior to 2013 31
European Directive Certificates of Competence 31
UK training course route 32
UK portfolio of evidence route 34
Implication of the Certificate of Competency in
the UK 35
Certificates of Competency in Europe 35
The future for Certificates of Competency 38
References 38
5 Road Safety Audit ‘control data’ 39
Sources of control data 39
Safety principles from published sources 44
Monitoring – ‘before and after’ studies 98
References 99
6 Road Safety problems identified within Road
Safety Audit reports 101
TMS Consultancy Road Safety Audit experience 101
Study of problems identified within Road Safety
Audit reports 102
Road users at risk 103
Scheme features 111
Junction types 120
Other common problems 131
References 131
7 Legal implications of the Road Safety Audit
process 133
Claimant’s success 136
The Road Safety Audit Team’s concern 136
The project manager of designer’s concern 137
The client’s concern 137
Summary of legal implications 138
References 139
8 International experience 141
The EU 141
Australia 143
New Zealand 143
Asia 143
South America 144
The Middle East 145
North America 149
References 153
9 Other types of design audit 155
Technical audit 155
Cycle audit 155
Pedestrian audit 155
Mobility audit 156
Non-motorised used audit 156
Quality audit 157
Design risk assessment 159
Conflicts between audits and design 159
References 161
10 Current issues in Road Safety Audit 163
auditing without ‘evidence: case study – public
realm 163
Auditing ‘complex schemes’: case study – smart
motorways (formerly known as managed
motorways) 166
Auditing in other countries: case studies – the
Middle East and the Netherlands 169
Auditing on existing roads – road safety inspections:
case studies – Ireland and Saudi Arabia 174
Road safety assessments and risk assessments 177
Case study- Gloucestershire 179
Case study – star rating of road designs 180
Costs and benefits or Road Safety Audit 181
References 181
Index 185