Why Do We Need to Take a Risk Assessment-Based Approach in Road Safety?

External link: http://www.worldcat.org/title/23rd-arrb-conference-proceedings/oclc/309364357


Summary

This study explains why the traditional approach to road safety is inferior to a more modern risk assessment system. Historically, risk on roads were determined by previous crashes. If a crash occurred at a location, that location was assessed to have risk. A superior system, however, is assessing roads for risk based on their design and use before a crash actually occurs. Australia adopted this approach under their Safe System.

Details

Author: Roper, P. and B. Turner

Year Published: 2008

Publisher: ARRB Group

Tags

Topic: Asset Risk

Process: Assessing and Evaluating Risk, Managing Risk

Agency Type: International, Private/Other