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Road Safety Audit in Denmark Lárus Ágústsson 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 kilometre 85% of 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 Key Figures

Road Accidents in Denmark 20000 18000 16000 -28 % 14000 12000 number 10000 8000 -18 % 6000 4000 Material damage Injury 2000 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2

Accident Factors Human Human factors factors (95%) (95%) 65% 65% 24% 24% 3% 3% 4% 4% 2% 2% Road Road 2% 2% Environment Environment Vehicle factors (8%) Vehicle factors (8%) factors (29%) factors (29%)

Why Road Safety Audit? Prevention is better than cure • All new and reconstructed roads should be as safe as possible Viggo Vagnby 1959

What is Road Safety Audit? Systematic accident prevention: Systematic accident prevention: • Clearly defined procedure • Clear organization • Independent and qualified auditors

The Safety Audit System • The General Framework • The Manual • The Auditor Education/ Certification of Auditors • A Road S tandard Working Group

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

The Manual The Manual has been used and translated in 3 regions of China (north-west). http://www.vejsektoren.dk

Audit team Client Organisation Design team

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 opinion and describes changes The auditor declares the audit to be completed

The Audit Process The designer orders auditing and supplies the necessary input data The auditor reviews the material, formulates recommendations and writes the report Dialogue: possibly a meeting for discussions The designer formulates his opinion and describes changes The designer presents any disagreement to the client The auditor declares the audit to be completed The client informs the designer of his decision (copy to the auditor) The designer describes project changes

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 •

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 THANK YOU!