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Directive 2008/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on road infrastructure safety management

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1. Subject matter and scope

  3. Article 2.Definitions

  4. Article 3.Road safety impact assessment for infrastructure projects

  5. Article 4.Road safety audits for infrastructure projects

  6. Article 5. Network-wide road safety assessment

  7. Article 6. Periodic road safety inspections

  8. Article 6a. Follow-up of procedures for roads in operation

  9. Article 6b. Protection of vulnerable road users

  10. Article 6c. Road markings and road signs

  11. Article 6d. Information and transparency

  12. Article 6e. Voluntary reporting

  13. Article 7.Data management

  14. Article 8.Adoption and communication of guidelines

  15. Article 9.Appointment and training of auditors

  16. Article 10. Exchange of best practices

  17. Article 11.Continuous improvement of safety management practices

  18. Article 11a. Reporting

  19. Article 12. Amendment of Annexes

  20. Article 12a. Exercise of the delegation

  21. Article 13. Committee procedure

  22. Article 14.Transposition

  23. Article 15.Entry into force

  24. Article 16.Addressees

    1. ANNEX I

      INDICATIVE ELEMENTS OF ROAD SAFETY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

      1. 1. Elements of a road safety impact assessment:

      2. 2. Elements to be taken into account:

    2. ANNEX II

      INDICATIVE ELEMENTS OF ROAD SAFETY AUDITS

      1. 1. Criteria at the draft design stage:

      2. 2. Criteria for the detailed design stage:

      3. 3. Criteria for the pre-opening stage:

      4. 4. Criteria for early operation: assessment of road safety in the...

    3. ANNEX IIa

      INDICATIVE ELEMENTS OF TARGETED ROAD SAFETY INSPECTIONS

      1. 1. Road alignment and cross-section:

      2. 2. Intersections and interchanges:

      3. 3. Provision for vulnerable road users:

      4. 4. Lighting, signs and markings:

      5. 5. Traffic signals:

      6. 6. Objects, clear zones and road restraint systems:

      7. 7. Pavement:

      8. 8. Bridges and tunnels:

      9. 9. Other issues:

    4. ANNEX III

      INDICATIVE ELEMENTS OF NETWORK-WIDE ROAD SAFETY ASSESSMENTS

      1. 1. General:

      2. 2. Traffic volumes:

      3. 3. Accident data:

      4. 4. Operational characteristics:

      5. 5. Geometric characteristics:

      6. 6. Objects, clear zones and road restraint systems:

      7. 7. Bridges and tunnels:

      8. 8. Intersections:

      9. 9. Maintenance:

      10. 10. Vulnerable road users' facilities:

      11. 11. Pre/post-crash systems for traffic injury and gravity mitigation elements:

    5. ANNEX IV

      ACCIDENT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN ACCIDENT REPORTS

      1. Accident reports include the following elements:

      2. location of the accident (as precise as possible), including GNSS...

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