Objectives and competences
Aims and goals / objectives of the subject are:
- comprehension of the modes and methodologies for planning safety measures on transportation infrastructure
- comprehension of the infrastructure measures for improving traffic safety in road traffic
- comprehension about different types of road safety audits
- application of the different information sources and methods with connection to road infrastructure audits.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Visions and strategies of traffic safety
Origins / Theory / Principles of sustainable safe road infrastructure design
Analysis and statistics of traffic accidents data
Road safety audit: as an process / system approach
Types of road safety audits
Origins for road safety audits
Realization of road safety audits
Road safety audits on existing road infrastructure
Elaboration of road safety audits
Traffic safety management plans for construction sites
Cost benefit analysis for road infrastructure treatments
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
After successful completion of the study unit students should be able to:
- explain modes and methodologies for planning safety measures on transportation infrastructure
- describe infrastructure measures for improving traffic safety in road traffic
- explain different types of road safety audits
- apply different information sources and methods with connection to road infrastructure audits.
Readings
Zavasnik, Z., Polič, M., Tollazzi, T., Žura, M., & Lipar, P. (2016). Osnovno strokovno usposabljanje presojevalcev varnosti cest (str. 167). Javna agencija RS za varnost prometa. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/ktfmb+ukm/286661888
Evans, Leonard. (19992013, cop.). Traffic safety and the driver (str. XIV,405). Science Serving Society. https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/ukm/215591171
Varhelyi, A. (2020). Vision Zero for Sustainable Road Safety in Baltic Sea Region: Proceedings of the International Conference “Vision Zero for Sustainable Road Safety in Baltic Sea Region”, 5–6 December 2018, Vilnius, Lithuania. Springer International Publishing.
https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/ukm/4100000008424499
Hughes, D. (2014). Road and Traffic Safety : Practices, Role of Human Behavior and Effective Programs. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/ukm/3710000000320374
Dodatna literatura / Additional literature:
- PowerPoint prezentacije predavanj in vaj.
- Pravilnik o preverjanju varnosti cestne infrastrukture in usposabljanju presojevalcev varnosti cest
- Smernica za preverjanje varnosti v prometu (RSA)
- Smernica za razvrščanje cestnega omrežja glede na varnost (NSM)
- Smernica za izdelavo ocene učinka na varnost v prometu (RSIA)
- Smernica za pregledovanje varnosti cest (RSI)
