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Road Safety Manual (RSM)

Michael Griffith

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New Road Safety Manual

Authoritative global safety resource for infrastructure

safety

Supports the UN Decade of Action

Structured knowledge-base organized from policy-level

considerations to technical guidelines

Policy makers, middle management, and practitioners

Countries in different stages of development

Highlights international noteworthy practices

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Structure of the RSM

Key parts

Part 1: Strategic Global Perspective

Part 2: Road Safety Management

Part 3: Safe Planning, Design, Operation, and Use of the

Road Network

Engineering focus with an incorporation of human factors

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Table of contents

PART 1: INTRODUCTIONChapter 1: Scope of Road Safety Problem

Chapter 2: Key Developments in Road Safety

PART 2: ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENTChapter 3: The Road Safety Management System

Chapter 4: The Safe System approach

Chapter 5: Effective management and use of safety data

Chapter 6: Road safety targets, investment strategies, plans, and

projects

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Table of Contents (Cont.)

PART 3: SAFE PLANNING, DESIGN, OPERATION

AND USE OF THE ROAD NETWORKChapter 7: Roles, responsibilities, policy development, and programmes

Chapter 8: Design for road user characteristics and compliance

Chapter 9: Infrastructure Safety Management: Policies, standards,

guidelines, and tools

Chapter 10: Assessing potential risks and identifying issues

Chapter 11: Intervention selection and prioritisation

Chapter 12: Monitoring and evaluation of road safety interventions

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Key Elements

> The document is a global noteworthy practice guide, including examples from many countries

around the world.

> There is direct guidance on improving safety in low and middle income countries, with case

studies illustrating solutions.

> The new Safe System approach is at the core of the manual, including ways to implement this

approach.

Safe System infrastructure solutions are highlighted (i.e. the solutions that are most likely to

help eliminate death and serious injury).

> It stresses the need for capacity building (i.e. skills development) and how this can be

achieved.

> The value of demonstration projects is explained, particularly for those working in low and

middle income countries.

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Safe system

approach - Foundation

> Shift from crash prevention in general towards

preventing deaths and injuries

> Directly addresses the needs of vulnerable

road users and others

> Encourages safety to be designed into

developing road networks rather than being

considered an afterthought

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> Key messages for managers

> Key principles for each of the topics

> Discussion to explain the key principles

> Case studies

> Links to detailed technical material and other

references

> Getting started, making progress, and consolidating

activity section

Chapter Content

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• Once high risk locations have been identified, appropriate

interventions must be assessed and selected to address this

risk.

• Interventions should be designed to address risk at a specific

location, routes or across the whole road network.

• Detailed information is available on effective interventions

and when these should be used, including for those in LMICs.

• Interventions can be selected based on the expected

reduction in injury, but other factors should also be

considered when selecting interventions.

• ETC.

Key messages for Chapter 11

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How do I get started (Chapter 11

material)?

The most cost-effective interventions to target key crash problems are well

known. As a starting point, these interventions should be implemented in a

targeted way on high risk routes. These include:

• footpaths and safe crossing points for pedestrians

• separation for motorcycles and bicycles

• adequate provision of safety for intersections (grade separation at the

highest volume locations; roundabouts; raised platforms)

• median barriers for higher volume, high speed roads

• roadside protection for higher speed roads

• effective speed management to reduce likely impact speeds to survivable

levels

An ideal starting point is to implement ….

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Case Studies

Problem

Solution

Outcome

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http://roadsafety.piarc.org/en

RSM Website

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Next Big “Push” for RSM

Getting it put into practice

• Marketing and Outreach Efforts

• Translation into other languages

• Training/Workshops

• Technical Assistance

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Updating of Manual

• Integrating material produced by PIARC

Technical Committees from last work cycle

• Integrating material from new international

sources

• New case studies

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Thank you!