2014-06-17 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   17 JUNE 2014




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INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                           17 JUNE 2014

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          2.         Road Safety Audit Process
       2.1           Definitions
                     The Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 6: Road Safety (2009) defines 2 Road Safety Audit as follows:
                     “a road Safety audit is a formal examination of a future road or traffic project or an existing road. in which an
                     independent, qualified team reports on the project's crash potential and safety performance.”
                     The essential elements of this definition are that it is:
                          = — aformal process and not an informal check:
                          =   an independent process:
                          =   carried out by someone with appropriate experience and training; and
                          =   restricted to road safety issues.
                     The objectives of a Road Safety Audit are as follows:
                          = — to identify potential safety problems for road users and others affected by a road project: and
                          =   toensure that measures to eliminate or reduce the problems are considered fully.
                     The benefits of conducting Road Safety Audits are that:
                          = — the likelihood of crashes on the road network can be reduced:
                          =   the severity of crashes can be reduced:
                          =   road safety is given greater prominence in the minds of road designers and traffic engineers:
                          =  the need for costly remedial work is reduced: and
                          = — the total cost of a project to the community, including accidents. disruption and trauma, is reduced.
                     The aim of a Road Safety Audit is:
                          "to identity any existing safety deficiencies of design, layout and read furniture which are not consistent with
                          the road's function and use There should be a consistency of standards such that the road users perception of
                          /ocal conditions assists safe behaviour.”

       2.2           Methodology
                     The Road Safety Audit was carried out as per the procedures set out in the Austroads - Road Safety Audit (Second
                     Edition 2005). Items audited as part the Road Safety Audit included:
                          =   road alignment (horizontal and vertical):
                          =   intersection geometry:
                          = — intersection sight distances:
                          = — signs and pavement markings:
                          =   provision for special road users including pedestrians and cyclists and potential conflict points: and
                          =   roadside objects and hazards.

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