Policy Instruments for Managing EU Road Safety Targets: Road Safety Impact Assessment
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...
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doaj-965dfe9d0e9c4f048667d1020fd7d4712020-11-25T03:56:51ZengRTU PressThe Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering1822-427X1822-42882012-03-0171606710.3846/bjrbe.2012.092007Policy Instruments for Managing EU Road Safety Targets: Road Safety Impact AssessmentAlfredas Laurinavičius0Vytautas Grigonis1Rasa Ušpalytė-Vitkūnienė2Kornelija Ratkevičiūtė3Laura Čygaitė4Egidijus Skrodenis5Dago Antov6Janis Smirnovs7Birutė Bobrovaitė-Jurkonė8Dept of Roads, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, LithuaniaDept of Roads, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, LithuaniaDept of Roads, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, LithuaniaDept of Roads, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, LithuaniaDept of Roads, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, LithuaniaLithuanian Road Administration under the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania, J. Basanavičiaus g. 36/2, 03109 Vilnius, LithuaniaDept of Transportation, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086, Tallinn, EstoniaDept of Road and Bridge, Riga Technical University, Āzenes 16, 1048 Rīga, LatviaErnst & Young Baltic UAB, Subačiaus g. 7, 01127 Vilnius, LithuaniaThe 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.https://bjrbe-journals.rtu.lv/article/view/3598road safety impact assessmentroad safetyroad safety measuresinfrastructure projectinitial planning or design stage |
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Alfredas Laurinavičius Vytautas Grigonis Rasa Ušpalytė-Vitkūnienė Kornelija Ratkevičiūtė Laura Čygaitė Egidijus Skrodenis Dago Antov Janis Smirnovs Birutė Bobrovaitė-Jurkonė |
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Alfredas Laurinavičius Vytautas Grigonis Rasa Ušpalytė-Vitkūnienė Kornelija Ratkevičiūtė Laura Čygaitė Egidijus Skrodenis Dago Antov Janis Smirnovs Birutė Bobrovaitė-Jurkonė Policy Instruments for Managing EU Road Safety Targets: Road Safety Impact Assessment The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering road safety impact assessment road safety road safety measures infrastructure project initial planning or design stage |
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Alfredas Laurinavičius Vytautas Grigonis Rasa Ušpalytė-Vitkūnienė Kornelija Ratkevičiūtė Laura Čygaitė Egidijus Skrodenis Dago Antov Janis Smirnovs Birutė Bobrovaitė-Jurkonė |
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Policy Instruments for Managing EU Road Safety Targets: Road Safety Impact Assessment |
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Policy Instruments for Managing EU Road Safety Targets: Road Safety Impact Assessment |
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Policy Instruments for Managing EU Road Safety Targets: Road Safety Impact Assessment |
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Policy Instruments for Managing EU Road Safety Targets: Road Safety Impact Assessment |
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Policy Instruments for Managing EU Road Safety Targets: Road Safety Impact Assessment |
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policy instruments for managing eu road safety targets: road safety impact assessment |
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The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering |
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1822-427X 1822-4288 |
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2012-03-01 |
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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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road safety impact assessment road safety road safety measures infrastructure project initial planning or design stage |
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