Methodological Guide – Road Safety Inspections
With the Itinerary Road Safety Inspection (RSI) approach, the French government aimed to design a simple and practical method for improving road safety over the national road network. These inspections form one of the four pillars of the future European directive concerning the management of road infrastructure safety (and which will be applicable over the European network - TERN).
With the Itinerary Road Safety Inspection (RSI) approach, the French government aimed to design a simple and practical method for improving road safety over the national road network. These inspections form one of the four pillars of the future European directive concerning the management of road infrastructure safety (and which will be applicable over the European network - TERN). The other three pillars are: • upstream impact studies for projects; • road safety audits for all new road projects; • specific steps to improve the safety of existing roads. This guide defines the methodology for carrying out these itinerary road safety inspections.
Contents
Introduction .................................................................................. 7
Definition and Objectives............................................................... 8
Part One – Methodology................................................................. 9
General Inspection Principles .........................................................10
Step 1: Scheduling and Request .................................................... 12
Step 2: Preparation .......................................................................... 13
Step 3: Inspection Visit ..................................................................... 14
Step 4: Communication of Observations ....................................... 16
Step 5: Examination of the Inspection Report (report 1) ............. 17
Step 6: Production of the Road Operator’s Report ....................... 18
Step 7: Follow-up and Evaluation..................................................... 20
Part Two - Tools ................................................................................. 21
Tool File 1: Inspection Visit Request Template............................... 22
Tool File 2: Review of Safety Instructions during Visits ................. 24
Tool File 3: Preparation of Equipment ............................................ 28
Tool File 4: Inspectors’ Reference Material ..................................... 30
Tool File 5: Example of Visit Report (Report 0)................................ 34
Tool File 6: Example of Inspection Report (Report 1)..................... 36
Tool File 7: Example of Road Operator’s Report (Report 2) .......... 54
Tool File 8: Road Operator’s Guide .................................................. 63
Tool File 9: Example of RSI use in the DIRs ..................................... 64
Abbreviations or acronyms ...............................................................66
Bibliography ....................................................................................... 67
