Improving Road Safety Management in Romania

Although Romania joined the European Union (EU) in 2007 and adopted EU road safety regulations, road safety legislation was lacking and disparate. Prior to 2016, Romania was one of few EU countries that did not have a National Road Safety Strategy, and a National Law mandating Road Safety Audits in 2008 for road infrastructure was ineffective. This road safety management policy gap resulted in Romania having one of the worst road fatality rates in the EU. This presentation outlines the consequences of such a gap and legislative changes made to improve road safety management to precipitate reductions in road fatalities.

• Record URL:
  http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract only
• Authors:
  • Burlacu, F A
  • Burlacu, A
  • Grzebieta, R
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2017, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
• Publication Date: 2017-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 3p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2017 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 10-12 October, Perth, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Highways; Legislation; Safety; Traffic safety; Transportation departments
• Uncontrolled Terms: Policy and planning; Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Romania
• ATRI Terms: Crash countermeasure; Fatality rate; Legislation; Road authority
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 1602: Fatality; GOVERNMENT (NATIONAL)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01661782
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 1 2018 10:04AM