Road safety management system for rural roads in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs)

Rural roads form the major component on most road networks, in Sri Lanka this amounts to 70% of the approximate 115,000 km road network. It also accounts for a major proportion of the road crashes. The road designs are often compromised due to lack of funding and have an ad-hoc maintenance regime. As a result there are significant safety risks due to roadway characteristics that remain unchecked. The study proposes a simplified road safety management system that can be implemented to assess the safety risk in the road network and prioritize mitigation measures within the budget constraints. A road safety inspection guideline is also part of this system that facilitates rating of roads based on exposure, likelihood and severity of a road crash due to a roadway issue. This can be easily integrated into existing asset management systems to integrate both safety and pavement conditions in fund allocation.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.33492/ARSC-2023
• Record URL:
  • https://australasianroadsafetyconference.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023_ARSC_Full-Proceedings.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract (researcher)
• Authors:
  • Pasindu, H
  • Sandamal, K
  • Ranawaka, T
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2023, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
• Publication Date: 2023-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 430-431

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Developing countries; Highway safety; Pavement management systems; Rural highways; Safety
• Geographic Terms: Sri Lanka
• ATRI Terms: Developing countries; Pavement management system; Road safety; Rural road
• ITRD Terms: 2775: Rural road
• Subject Areas: Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01931044
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB Group Limited
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 17 2024 2:48PM