New Tool to enhance urban safety
A new freely available programme funded through a Road Safety Trust grant will It provides local authorities a greater suite of evidence-based countermeasure options to implement in Safer Roads Investment Plans for urban streets
It helps local authorities to understand the benefits of introducing different traffic measures to their urban areas to improve the environment for these users. The project worked in partnership with the successful International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), four local authorities and charity Brake.
The new resources are freely available and will help authorities to better analyse their urban road networks and identify cost effective improvements targeted at reducing fatal and serious injuries in all user groups.
This project will ensure that the latest thinking and innovation for safety measures for vulnerable road users in urban environments are fully embedded within the iRAP tools. The enhancements will see the innovative application of a proven tool for rural road safety management extended into the urban context.
It provides local authorities a greater suite of evidence-based countermeasure options to implement in Safer Roads Investment Plans for urban streets , particularly for those targeted at improving safety for vulnerable road user groups.
The improved tools will help authorities to better analyse their urban road networks and identify cost effective improvements targeted at reducing fatal and serious injuries.
The countermeasures can be found in ViDA . There are now two options available V3.02 Countermeasures and V3.02 Countermeasures (Urban Enhancements). The first is the standard countermeasures package traditionally used in Star Rating assessments and the second includes the additions
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