Life beyond the silver bullets [reducing the road toll]

Practitioners have had considerable success in reducing the road toll through the application of principles colloquially known as the '5E's' and 'silver bullets' of road safety. However, once the strongest trends and patterns have been addressed it is becoming increasingly difficult to find further road safety gains from engineering modifications to the existing network. Many lengths of road that have historically received treatments are being revisited and parallel proactive approaches are required to allow the identification of emerging risks. This paper examines whether practitioners have bullets left to fire and introduces a proactive approach to maximising road network safety, an approach which relies heavily on fostering internal and external relationships.

• Authors:
  • McDonald, N
• Conference:
  • Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) New South Wales Division, Conference, 4th, 2003, Homebush Bay, New South Wales, Australia
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 6p
• Monograph Title: Risk, relationships, road safety: IPWEA NSW Division Conference, 1-3 June 2003, Homebush Bay, Sydney

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Highway design; Highway maintenance; Highway safety; Policy; Traffic safety; Types of roads by network
• ATRI Terms: Crash countermeasure; Crash rate; Policy; Road improvement; Road network; Road safety; Safety audit
• Subject Areas: Highways; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01444266
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 27 2012 12:36PM