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Road Safety Audit in Denmark
Lárus Ágústsson Civ. Eng., M. Sc. Danish Road Directorate Ministry of Transport – Denmark
Road Safety Audit in Denmark Lrus gstsson Civ. Eng., M. Sc. Danish - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Road Safety Audit in Denmark Lrus gstsson Civ. Eng., M. Sc. Danish - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Road Safety Audit in Denmark Lrus gstsson Civ. Eng., M. Sc. Danish Road Directorate Ministry of Transport Denmark Denmark ? Where is Europe Population: 5.397.640 inhabitants Area: 43.084 square kilometres Density: 1.25 per square
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Key Figures
Population: 5.397.640 inhabitants Area: 43.084 square kilometres Density: 1.25 per square kilometre 85%
- f the population lives in towns.
Greater Copenhagen accounts for 1.1 million inhabitants. Average Life Expectancy: 74.5 years for men and 79.2 for women
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2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 20000 1 9 9 3 1 9 9 4 1 9 9 5 1 9 9 6 1 9 9 7 1 9 9 8 1 9 9 9 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 number
Material damage Injury
- 28 %
- 18 %
Road Accidents in Denmark
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Accident Factors
65% 65% 24% 24% 4% 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% Human Human factors factors (95%) (95%) Road Road Environment Environment factors (29%) factors (29%) Vehicle factors (8%) Vehicle factors (8%)
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Why Road Safety Audit?
Prevention is better than cure
- All new and
reconstructed roads should be as safe as possible
Viggo Vagnby 1959
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What is Road Safety Audit?
Systematic accident prevention: Systematic accident prevention:
- Clearly defined procedure
- Clear organization
- Independent and qualified auditors
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The Safety Audit System
- The General Framework
- The Manual
- The Auditor Education/ Certification
- f Auditors
- A Road S
tandard Working Group
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Road Safety Audit Stages
S tage 1 - Feasibility/ Initial design S tage 2 - Preliminary design S tage 3 - Detailed design S tage 4 - Opening S tage 5 - Monitoring Road S afety Inspections on existing roads
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The Manual
http://www.vejsektoren.dk
The Manual has been used and translated in 3 regions of China (north-west).
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Organisation
Design team Client Audit team
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The Audit Process
The designer orders auditing and supplies the necessary input data The auditor reviews, formulates recommendations and writes the report The designer formulates his
- pinion and describes changes
The auditor declares the audit to be completed
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The Audit Process
The designer orders auditing and supplies the necessary input data The auditor reviews the material, formulates recommendations and writes the report The designer formulates his
- pinion and describes changes
The client informs the designer of his decision (copy to the auditor) The auditor declares the audit to be completed The designer presents any disagreement to the client Dialogue: possibly a meeting for discussions The designer describes project changes
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The Auditor Education
- Course under the Road Sector
Education Programme with entry test and written examination
- Carried out eight times, latest in
March 2005
- 64 trained auditors
- Auditor seminars for follow-up
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New version of the Manual
- Targeted to ‘ commissioners’ and
auditors
- Improved system description
- S
implified checklists More about Road Safety in Denmark at: http://vejdirektoratet.dk