F1ANNEX IINDICATIVE ELEMENTS OF ROAD SAFETY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

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1.Elements of a road safety impact assessment:

  1. (a)

    problem definition;

  2. (b)

    current situation and ‘do nothing’ scenario;

  3. (c)

    road safety objectives;

  4. (d)

    analysis of impacts on road safety of the proposed alternatives;

  5. (e)

    comparison of the alternatives, including cost-benefit analysis;

  6. (f)

    presentation of the range of possible solutions.

2.Elements to be taken into account:

  1. (a)

    fatalities and accidents, reduction targets against ‘do nothing’ scenario;

  2. (b)

    route choice and traffic patterns;

  3. (c)

    possible effects on the existing networks (e.g. exits, intersections, level crossings);

  4. (d)

    road users, including vulnerable users (e.g. pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists);

  5. (e)

    F1traffic (e.g. traffic volume, traffic categorisation by type), including estimated pedestrian and bicycle flows determined from adjacent land-use attributes;

  6. (f)

    seasonal and climatic conditions;

  7. (g)

    presence of a sufficient number of safe parking areas;

  8. (h)

    seismic activity.