RSA in Austria CEDR SG „Road Safety“ Eva M. Eichinger Copenhagen, April, 2004 Road Safety Audit in Austria Eva M. Eichinger, M.Sc., Ph.D. Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology Road Directorate Technology and Road Safety Division 1

RSA in Austria CEDR SG „Road Safety“ Eva M. Eichinger Copenhagen, April, 2004 RSA in Austria 2 Priority areas Audit Human Behaviour Political and legal aspects Vehicles Infrastructure

RSA in Austria CEDR SG „Road Safety“ Eva M. Eichinger Copenhagen, April, 2004 RSA is part of of Austrian Road Safety Programme –Introduction of mandatory safety checks for all road construction projects –Creation of a handbook with checklist –Pilot projects on the entire road network – including roads within city limits –Evaluation of the pilot projects and of the handbook –Instruction of auditors RSA in Austria

RSA in Austria CEDR SG „Road Safety“ Eva M. Eichinger Copenhagen, April, 2004 RSA Handbook including checklists was published in August 2004 RSAs are not compulsory at the moment Currently the RSA guideline is under progress of being made compulsory for the motorway network An updated RSA Guideline is currently prepared (should be ready in summer 2005) RSA in Austria

RSA in Austria CEDR SG „Road Safety“ Eva M. Eichinger Copenhagen, April, Audits on the motorway network have already been carried out Experience in all audit phases from planning to opening phase Generally positive results ~25 deficits were found in each audit phase and ~20 have been solved RSA in Austria

RSA in Austria CEDR SG „Road Safety“ Eva M. Eichinger Copenhagen, April, 2004 The RSA is currently commissioned and financed by the road owner RSAs are carried out by teams of auditors (road safety experts) from the –Austrian Road Safety Board –Civil Engineers specialized in road safety –Experts from the administrations RSA in Austria

RSA in Austria CEDR SG „Road Safety“ Eva M. Eichinger Copenhagen, April, 2004 Pilot projects on the low level road network Increase use of RSA in the provinces Lobbying for RSA in provinces Introduction of RSA courses for auditors Compulsory RSA on motorway network Future of RSA in Austria

RSA in Austria CEDR SG „Road Safety“ Eva M. Eichinger Copenhagen, April, 2004 Example: S2 Wiener Nordrand Schnellstraße 1. Audit: Planning Phase – Jan safety deficits 2. Audit: Draft Design Phase - April safety deficits 13 new 16 from 1. audit 42 from 1. audit already considered 3. Audit: Design Phase - August safety deficits 6 new 12 from 2. audit 11 from 2. audit already considered Example

RSA in Austria CEDR SG „Road Safety“ Eva M. Eichinger Copenhagen, April, 2004 Audit Report – Example of deficit Example