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Manual on road safety audit : IRC- SP:88-2010 : - New Delhi Indian Road Congress 2010 - viii,91p.
CONTENTS
PERSONNEL OF THE HIGHWAYS SPECIFICATIONS AND (i)
STANDARDS COMMITTEE
INTRODUCTION 1
GENERAL 3
1.1 Road Safety Situation in India 3
1.2 Accident Prevention 3
1.3 Road Safety Audit - Part of Road Safety Strategy 5
ROAD SAFETY AUDIT - AN OVERVIEW 5
2.1 What is Road Safety Audit? 5
2.2 Road Safety Audit and Quality Assurance 6
2.3 Where Did the Idea of RSA Start and How? 7
2.4 Why Road Safety Audit? 7
2.5 Road Safety Audit: What is Done and not Done 8
2.6 Who Does the Safety Audit? 9
2.7 Organisations Involved in Road Safety Audit 10
2.7.1 Role of designer 10
2.7.2 Role of client 11
2.7.3 Role of auditor 11
2.8 What Type of Projects should be Audited? 12
2.9 Ways of Organizing a Road Safety Audit 13
2.10 Road Safety Auditors and Key Personnel in RSA 14
2.10.1 Qualifications and background 14
2.10.2 Size of RSA team 15
2.10.3 Training of auditors required and training content 16
2.11 Success Factors 17
2.12 Costs and Benefits 17
STAGES OF ROAD SAFETY AUDIT 18
3.1 Stage 1 Audit (During Feasibility Study) 18
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3.2 Stage 2 Audit (Completion of Preliminary Design) 20
3.3 Stage 3 Audit (Completion of Detailed Design) 21
3.4 Stage 4 Audit (During Construction Stage) 21
3.5 Stage 5 Audit (Completion of Construction) (Pre-opening) 23
3.6 Stage 6 Audit-Audit on Existing Roads and During Operation and 24 Maintenence of Concessionaire Projects
3.7 What are the Safety Issues to be Focused in Different Stages 24 of the Project?
3.8 What are the Data Requirements for RSA? 24
4 ROAD SAFETY AUDIT PROCESS 26
4.1 Audit of New Roadway Sections 26
4.1.1 Selecting road safety audit team 27
4.1.2 Enhancing availability of skilled personnel for 28 road safety audit
4.1.3 Providing the background information 28
4.1.4 Commencement meetings 29
4.1.5 Assessing the documents 29
4.1.6 Inspecting the site 30
4.1.7 Preparation of safety audit report 30
4.1.8 Holding a completion meeting 32
4.1.9 Responding to the audit report 32
4.1.10 Implementing the agreed recommendations 32
4.2 Audit of Existing Roadway Sections 33
4.2.1 Road inventory 33
4.2.2 Classified volume counts 34
4.2.3 Speed surveys 34
4.2.4 First information reports from police stations 34
5 SALIENT FEATURES AND PRINCIPLES FOR SAFE 34 ROAD DESIGN
5.1 Principles of Road Safety 34
5.2 Special Safety Issues Related to Road Designs 36
5.2.1 Designing for the users 36
5.2.2 Design speed 36
5.2.3 Design context 38
5.2.4 Horizontal and vertical curves 39
5.2.5 Intersections 39
5.2.6 Access control 43
5.2.7 Cross-section 44
5.2.8 Trees 47
5.2.9 Road signs 48
5.2.10 Merges 50
5.2.11 Sight distance 51
5.2.12 Night visibility 51
5.2.13 Parked vehicles 52
6 SPECIFIC PARAMETERS TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE PRESENT 53 DAY TRAFFIC SCENARIO IN INDIA
6.1 Safety Issues for Non-Motorised Traffic 53
6.1.1 Pedestrian walking facilities 53
6.1.2 Pedestrian crossings 54
6.1.3 Lay-byes/bus bays 55
6.1.4 Bicyclists, rickshaws and animal drawn carts 57
6.2 Safety Issues on High Speed Corridors 58
7 SAFETY AUDIT PROCESS FOR RURAL ROADS (OTHER DISTRICT 60 ROADS AND VILLAGE ROADS) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PMGSY ROADS
7.1 Context 60
7.2 Safety Aspects in Rural Roads 61
7.3 Safety Audit 61
7.3.1 Projects to be audited 61
7.3.2 Audit team 61
7.3.3 Stages of safety audit 62
7.3.4 Audit process 62
7.3.5 Check lists 63
8 CHECKLISTS 63
8.1 General 63
8.2 Purpose of Checklists 63
5.2.3 Design context 38
5.2.4 Horizontal and vertical curves 39
5.2.5 Intersections 39
5.2.6 Access control 43
5.2.7 Cross-section 44
5.2.8 Trees 47
5.2.9 Road signs 48
5.2.10 Merges 50
5.2.11 Sight distance 51
5.2.12 Night visibility 51
5.2.13 Parked vehicles 52
6 SPECIFIC PARAMETERS TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE PRESENT 53 DAY TRAFFIC SCENARIO IN INDIA
6.1 Safety Issues for Non-Motorised Traffic 53
6.1.1 Pedestrian walking facilities 53
6.1.2 Pedestrian crossings 54
6.1.3 Lay-byes/bus bays 55
6.1.4 Bicyclists, rickshaws and animal drawn carts 57
6.2 Safety Issues on High Speed Corridors 58
7 SAFETY AUDIT PROCESS FOR RURAL ROADS (OTHER DISTRICT 60 ROADS AND VILLAGE ROADS) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PMGSY ROADS
7.1 Context 60
7.2 Safety Aspects in Rural Roads 61
7.3 Safety Audit 61
7.3.1 Projects to be audited 61
7.3.2 Audit team 61
7.3.3 Stages of safety audit 62
7.3.4 Audit process 62
7.3.5 Check lists 63
8 CHECKLISTS 63
8.1 General 63
8.2 Purpose of Checklists 63
8.3 When to use Checklists 64
8.4 How to use Checklists 64
9 ELEMENTS OF A GOOD RSA AND MEASURE OF ITS SUCCESS 64
10 HOW TO GET ROAD SAFETY AUDIT STARTED IN THE ROAD ORGANISATION? 65
Annexure 1 CHECKLISTS FOR CARRYING OUT ROAD SAFETY AUDIT FOR DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE PROJECT 67
Checklist 1 Stage 1 Audit 68
Checklist 2 Stage 2 Audit 69
Checklist 3 Stage 3 Audit 72
Checklist 4 Stage 4 Audit 77
Checklist 5 Stage 5 Audit 78
Checklist 6 Stage 6 Audit 79
Checklist 7 Planning 80
Checklist 8 Alignment 80
Checklist 9 Cross-Section 81
Checklist 10 Junctions 82
Checklist 11 Road Signs 84
Checklists 12 Road Markings 85
Checklist 13 Lighting 85
Checklist 14 Roadside Hazards 86
Checklist 15 Roadside Facilities 88
Checklist 16 Vulnerable Road Users 88
Checklist 17 Developmental Proposals 89
Checklist 18 Maintenance Work 90
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Manual on road safety audit : IRC- SP:88-2010 : - New Delhi Indian Road Congress 2010 - viii,91p.
CONTENTS
PERSONNEL OF THE HIGHWAYS SPECIFICATIONS AND (i)
STANDARDS COMMITTEE
INTRODUCTION 1
GENERAL 3
1.1 Road Safety Situation in India 3
1.2 Accident Prevention 3
1.3 Road Safety Audit - Part of Road Safety Strategy 5
ROAD SAFETY AUDIT - AN OVERVIEW 5
2.1 What is Road Safety Audit? 5
2.2 Road Safety Audit and Quality Assurance 6
2.3 Where Did the Idea of RSA Start and How? 7
2.4 Why Road Safety Audit? 7
2.5 Road Safety Audit: What is Done and not Done 8
2.6 Who Does the Safety Audit? 9
2.7 Organisations Involved in Road Safety Audit 10
2.7.1 Role of designer 10
2.7.2 Role of client 11
2.7.3 Role of auditor 11
2.8 What Type of Projects should be Audited? 12
2.9 Ways of Organizing a Road Safety Audit 13
2.10 Road Safety Auditors and Key Personnel in RSA 14
2.10.1 Qualifications and background 14
2.10.2 Size of RSA team 15
2.10.3 Training of auditors required and training content 16
2.11 Success Factors 17
2.12 Costs and Benefits 17
STAGES OF ROAD SAFETY AUDIT 18
3.1 Stage 1 Audit (During Feasibility Study) 18
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3.2 Stage 2 Audit (Completion of Preliminary Design) 20
3.3 Stage 3 Audit (Completion of Detailed Design) 21
3.4 Stage 4 Audit (During Construction Stage) 21
3.5 Stage 5 Audit (Completion of Construction) (Pre-opening) 23
3.6 Stage 6 Audit-Audit on Existing Roads and During Operation and 24 Maintenence of Concessionaire Projects
3.7 What are the Safety Issues to be Focused in Different Stages 24 of the Project?
3.8 What are the Data Requirements for RSA? 24
4 ROAD SAFETY AUDIT PROCESS 26
4.1 Audit of New Roadway Sections 26
4.1.1 Selecting road safety audit team 27
4.1.2 Enhancing availability of skilled personnel for 28 road safety audit
4.1.3 Providing the background information 28
4.1.4 Commencement meetings 29
4.1.5 Assessing the documents 29
4.1.6 Inspecting the site 30
4.1.7 Preparation of safety audit report 30
4.1.8 Holding a completion meeting 32
4.1.9 Responding to the audit report 32
4.1.10 Implementing the agreed recommendations 32
4.2 Audit of Existing Roadway Sections 33
4.2.1 Road inventory 33
4.2.2 Classified volume counts 34
4.2.3 Speed surveys 34
4.2.4 First information reports from police stations 34
5 SALIENT FEATURES AND PRINCIPLES FOR SAFE 34 ROAD DESIGN
5.1 Principles of Road Safety 34
5.2 Special Safety Issues Related to Road Designs 36
5.2.1 Designing for the users 36
5.2.2 Design speed 36
5.2.3 Design context 38
5.2.4 Horizontal and vertical curves 39
5.2.5 Intersections 39
5.2.6 Access control 43
5.2.7 Cross-section 44
5.2.8 Trees 47
5.2.9 Road signs 48
5.2.10 Merges 50
5.2.11 Sight distance 51
5.2.12 Night visibility 51
5.2.13 Parked vehicles 52
6 SPECIFIC PARAMETERS TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE PRESENT 53 DAY TRAFFIC SCENARIO IN INDIA
6.1 Safety Issues for Non-Motorised Traffic 53
6.1.1 Pedestrian walking facilities 53
6.1.2 Pedestrian crossings 54
6.1.3 Lay-byes/bus bays 55
6.1.4 Bicyclists, rickshaws and animal drawn carts 57
6.2 Safety Issues on High Speed Corridors 58
7 SAFETY AUDIT PROCESS FOR RURAL ROADS (OTHER DISTRICT 60 ROADS AND VILLAGE ROADS) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PMGSY ROADS
7.1 Context 60
7.2 Safety Aspects in Rural Roads 61
7.3 Safety Audit 61
7.3.1 Projects to be audited 61
7.3.2 Audit team 61
7.3.3 Stages of safety audit 62
7.3.4 Audit process 62
7.3.5 Check lists 63
8 CHECKLISTS 63
8.1 General 63
8.2 Purpose of Checklists 63
5.2.3 Design context 38
5.2.4 Horizontal and vertical curves 39
5.2.5 Intersections 39
5.2.6 Access control 43
5.2.7 Cross-section 44
5.2.8 Trees 47
5.2.9 Road signs 48
5.2.10 Merges 50
5.2.11 Sight distance 51
5.2.12 Night visibility 51
5.2.13 Parked vehicles 52
6 SPECIFIC PARAMETERS TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE PRESENT 53 DAY TRAFFIC SCENARIO IN INDIA
6.1 Safety Issues for Non-Motorised Traffic 53
6.1.1 Pedestrian walking facilities 53
6.1.2 Pedestrian crossings 54
6.1.3 Lay-byes/bus bays 55
6.1.4 Bicyclists, rickshaws and animal drawn carts 57
6.2 Safety Issues on High Speed Corridors 58
7 SAFETY AUDIT PROCESS FOR RURAL ROADS (OTHER DISTRICT 60 ROADS AND VILLAGE ROADS) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PMGSY ROADS
7.1 Context 60
7.2 Safety Aspects in Rural Roads 61
7.3 Safety Audit 61
7.3.1 Projects to be audited 61
7.3.2 Audit team 61
7.3.3 Stages of safety audit 62
7.3.4 Audit process 62
7.3.5 Check lists 63
8 CHECKLISTS 63
8.1 General 63
8.2 Purpose of Checklists 63
8.3 When to use Checklists 64
8.4 How to use Checklists 64
9 ELEMENTS OF A GOOD RSA AND MEASURE OF ITS SUCCESS 64
10 HOW TO GET ROAD SAFETY AUDIT STARTED IN THE ROAD ORGANISATION? 65
Annexure 1 CHECKLISTS FOR CARRYING OUT ROAD SAFETY AUDIT FOR DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE PROJECT 67
Checklist 1 Stage 1 Audit 68
Checklist 2 Stage 2 Audit 69
Checklist 3 Stage 3 Audit 72
Checklist 4 Stage 4 Audit 77
Checklist 5 Stage 5 Audit 78
Checklist 6 Stage 6 Audit 79
Checklist 7 Planning 80
Checklist 8 Alignment 80
Checklist 9 Cross-Section 81
Checklist 10 Junctions 82
Checklist 11 Road Signs 84
Checklists 12 Road Markings 85
Checklist 13 Lighting 85
Checklist 14 Roadside Hazards 86
Checklist 15 Roadside Facilities 88
Checklist 16 Vulnerable Road Users 88
Checklist 17 Developmental Proposals 89
Checklist 18 Maintenance Work 90
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