Practical Road Safety Auditing

Written by practising Road Safety Auditors, who between them have carried out over 2,000 Road Safety Audits, this book will teach, inform and guide all practitioners commissioning audits, those carrying them out, and those whose schemes are being audited. Practical Road Safety Auditing explores the systematic process for checking the safety of new and improved road schemes for the benefit of future road users. An effective Road Safety Audit ensures that all highways schemes operate as safely as is practicable by minimising the chance of future collisions and reducing the risk in their severity. The third edition of Practical Road Safety Auditing provides engineers with clear and comprehensive guidance regarding the new Certificate of Competency, launched by the Highways Agency as part of the new Safety Audit Standard in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. Not only will a successful Audit help road users such as pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, bus users, equestrians and those with visual and mobility impairments, but an understanding and appreciation of an efficient Road Safety Audit will also improve design and evaluation processes for both new and existing road schemes across the world. This new edition shares the latest theory and practice from regions such as Europe, South East Asia, Australasia, the Middle East, Canada and the Americas, using real-life examples and case studies of successes and failures to enable the reader to apply best practice to their own road scheme. Key features include: Up-to-date new research and control data from the industry to help readers carry out a successful Road Safety Audit New Certificate of Competency requirements for engineers in the UK and a brief discussion of practice in other countries Coverage of other types of design audits, including technical, cycle, pedestrian, mobility, Non-Motorised User Audit and Quality Audit Current issues and legal implications of the Road Safety Audit process Written by practising Road Safety Auditors, who between them have carried out over 2,000 Road Safety Audits, this book will teach, inform and guide all practitioners commissioning audits, those carrying them out, and those whose schemes are being audited.

The safe design of our road infrastructure is a key part of a comprehensive road safety plan. Road Safety Audits provide a vital role in checking that roads have been designed and built to the highest safety standards. Practical road safety auditing provides solutions to safety problems and a guide to best practice, drawing on the experience of some of the longest serving Safety Audit experts in the country. This book is a major step forward in improving the quality of Safety Audits. Practical road safety auditing brings together safety audit procedures proposed by the Highways Agency, the Institution of Highways and Transportation, local authorities and national government agencies. This essential new guide draws together this information in a format that the Safety Auditor can use at a practical level. The book contains examples of real road safety problems backed up by accident statistics, together with a number of successful solutions, supported by comprehensive evidence. Practical road safety auditing has been written by practising Safety Auditors, who between them have carried out over 1000 audits. The aim of this authoritative book is to teach and inform - a guide for those who commission and carry out Road Safety Audits and for those whose schemes are being audited.