THE ROAD SAFETY AUDIT: BOON OR BOONDOGGLE

This paper explores some of the concerns regarding the use of a road safety audit in the United States. The road safety audit has been developed and proven effective in those countries wherein policy bodies had determined that current accident rates and associated costs must be reduced. In an era of deregulation there is no such imperative in the USA. The issue facing traffic and highway engineers in the USA is whether, lacking a mandate or clear instructions from government, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, state and regional transportation agencies should take the initiative to explore the potential of a pro-active approach toward accident reduction. Given the objective of targeted reductions in highway traffic accidents, the road safety audit can become a valuable asset in a broad scale address toward highway traffic safety.

• Record URL:
  http://www.roadwaysafetyaudits.org/library/cda95b94.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Wallen, M
• Conference:
  • Technology Tools for Transportation Professionals - Moving into the 21st Century. Resource Papers for the 1995 International Conference.
  • Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Date: 1995-4-9 to 1995-4-12
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 194-198

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Crash rates; Highway safety; Safety; Safety audits; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00725985
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1996 12:00AM