F1ANNEX IINDICATIVE ELEMENTS OF ROAD SAFETY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
1.Elements of a road safety impact assessment:
- (a)
problem definition;
- (b)
current situation and ‘do nothing’ scenario;
- (c)
road safety objectives;
- (d)
analysis of impacts on road safety of the proposed alternatives;
- (e)
comparison of the alternatives, including cost-benefit analysis;
- (f)
presentation of the range of possible solutions.
2.Elements to be taken into account:
- (a)
fatalities and accidents, reduction targets against ‘do nothing’ scenario;
- (b)
route choice and traffic patterns;
- (c)
possible effects on the existing networks (e.g. exits, intersections, level crossings);
- (d)
road users, including vulnerable users (e.g. pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists);
- (e)
F1traffic (e.g. traffic volume, traffic categorisation by type), including estimated pedestrian and bicycle flows determined from adjacent land-use attributes;
- (f)
seasonal and climatic conditions;
- (g)
presence of a sufficient number of safe parking areas;
- (h)
seismic activity.
Substituted by Directive (EU) 2019/1936 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 amending Directive 2008/96/EC on road infrastructure safety management.