Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany 1 Road Infrastructure Safety Management as part of the Decade of Action for Road Safety - Preconditions, Instruments and Examples - Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Gerlach University of Wuppertal, Germany Divcibare, 18th of April 2013

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany 2 picture: presse.uni-wuppertal.de Main Campus Haspel Campus WUPPERTAL University of Wuppertal

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany 3 picture: picture: WUPPERTAL Schwebebahn – Suspended Monorail

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany 4 Main Problem Main Problem: Safety is not the main focus

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany One Question For whom do you plan and design municipality and urban roads?

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany One Question

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany One Question

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany 8 Example: EU - Road infrastructure safety management directive Road infrastructure safety management Road safety impact assessment Road safety audits Network safety management Road safety inspection

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany 9 Calculation of accident cost rates and safety check source: Weber ACRsection [EUR / 1000 v * km] ACRjunction [EUR / 1000 v * km] LOS (safety) Alternative 1 section Δ B section Δ C junction Δ A junction Δ B Alternative 2 section Δ D section Δ D junction Δ A junction Δ B Road safety impact assessment RIA

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany 10 M 1.1 M 1.2 M 1.3 M 2.1 M 2.2 M 3.1 M 3.2 M 3.3 M 3.4 M 4.1 M 4.2 M 4.3 M 4.4 M 4.5 M 5.1 M 5.2 M 5.3 M 5.4 M 5.5 M 6.1 M 6.2 M 6.3 M 6.4 M 6.5 M 6.6 M 6.7 M 6.8 M 6.9 M 7.1 M 7.2 M 7.3 M 7.4 Fundamentals of road safety M 1 Fundamentals of Road Safety Audits M 2 Motorways M 3 Rural Roads- - M 4 Cross-Town Links M 5 Urban Main Roads M 6 Residential Roads M 7 Lecture Tutorial-like lecture Site survey Assignment source: MAZS Road safety audit RSA Courses

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany 11 Example modul: Excercise analysis of accidents Road safety audit RSA

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany 12 Safety deficiency in a planning of an urban road: insufficient sight distances Layout: Deficits Group of deficits Subgroup of deficits Line-of-sight obstruction by parking vehicles Parking traffic Bicycle/ Pedestrian Road safety audit RSA

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany 13 Safety deficiency in a planning of an urban road: insufficient sight distances Layout: Deficits Group of deficits Subgroup of deficits Line-of-sight obstruction by parking vehicles Parking traffic Bicycle/ Pedestrian Road safety audit RSA

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany Left turn while opposite traffic has a green signal at the same time (mostly elderly drivers) Typical Black Spot in Germany (Acc. in one Year) Safety deficiency in a planning of a new intersection: Road safety audit RSA

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany 15 accident costs: Quick wins by a Network Safety Management < 1 T€ per km and year T€ per km and year T€ per km and year > 100 T€ per km and year Network safety management NSM

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany 16 Insufficient Sight Distances source: SVPT RSI Example

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany 17 Always take care for the Visibility and Sight view at any Pedestrian Crossing Fan = min. 20m Fab = min. 15m sightdistance RSI Example Safe Pedestrian Crossings

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany If I was a mayor, I would like to… …enhance traffic signals and refuges/pedestrian crossings, …appoint city-service and police more often, …sensitize fellow citizens, …care for road maintenance, …barrier-free sidewalks, …build more and cheaper parking-lots, …establish more traffic calming. Research for an ageing Society Face-to-face interviews Measures for elderly people

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany Pedestrian Crossing Problem: kerbs as obstacles

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany First order: Are special features required for elderly people? Picture: Grossmann Pedestrian Quality Audit and Inspection - Examples Other Messages and Measures

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany Example: Inspections for maintaining safety in Karlsruhe source: Straßenverkehrstechnik 07/2010 twice a week weekly every 2nd week monthly quarterly Mobile device type MC 35/MC75 Hierarchical, digital road network with inspection intervals Road inspection by bicycle

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany Reducing complex situations Source: Franz Linder, P3 Agentur, Cologne One Aim: SimplyCity New Urban Design

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Juergen Gerlach  Road Traffic Planning and Engineering  University of Wuppertal, Germany 23 Thanks for your attention! Juergen Gerlach