1. Formalization of Road Safety Audit Processes in South Africa
D Roux - RTMC

2. Content Introduction Safe System Approach Road Crash Statistics
Road Safety Audit Manual 2012
Registration of Road Safety Auditors
Transversal Indicators (provincial road authorities)
Way Forward

3. Introduction
‘The high number of Road Crashes and their associated consequences have a significant impact on the South African society, which continues to hamper socio-economic development and impact on the well-being of all South Africans’ (CoC 2016)
Is it acceptable to have 14,000+ people die on our roads annually?
What is the Cost to the South African Economy?
Do we have the means to reduce the carnage on our roads?

4. Introduction

5. Queensland's Road Safety Strategy 2015–21
Safe System Approach
Adopted in SA through the UNDA collaboration
Aims at improving road safety
Holistic view of the road transport system and interactions on roads and roadsides, travel speeds, vehicles and road users
An inclusive approach - caters for all road users
Recognises that people will always make mistakes and may have road crashes
System should be forgiving - crashes should not result in death or serious injury
 Queensland's Road Safety Strategy 2015–21

6. Safe System Approach Guiding principles to the Safe System approach
People make mistakes. Humans will continue to make mistakes, and the transport system must accommodate these. The transport system should not result in death or serious injury as a consequence of errors on the roads.
Human physical frailty. There are known physical limits to the amount of force our bodies can take before we are injured.
A ‘forgiving’ road transport system. A Safe System ensures that the forces in collisions do not exceed the limits of human tolerance. Speeds must be managed so that humans are not exposed to impact forces beyond their physical tolerance. System designers and operators need to take into account the limits of the human body in designing and maintaining roads, vehicles and speeds.

7. Road Crash Statistics -21 -239 2015→2016 2010 UNDA Fatality Target
The high number of Road Accidents and their associated consequences have a significant impact on the South African society, which continues to hamper socio-economic development and impact on the well-being of all South Africans. In line with the ‘Safe System’ approach, road safety audits, appraisals and network

8. Road Crash Statistics
Pedestrian
Driver
Passenger

9. Road Crash Statistics
Due to poor Human Behaviour we need to ensure the most forgiving roads possible !

10. Road Safety Audit Manual 2012
SARSAM published in 2012 by RTMC
Various authorities use principles of SARSAM SANRAL Policy 2016
Should SARSAM principles be MANDATORY?
RTMC Reviewed the SARSAM-2012 in 2018
Road Safety Audits (new roads & upgrades)
Road Safety Appraisals (existing roads – HazLocs)
Road Safety Network level assessments (NETSAFE / SA-RAP)

11. Registration of Road Safety Auditors
NRTETC Resolution 2016 – Registration of RSAs as subcategory with ECSA
RTMC/ECSA MOU in create subcategory for RSA registration
2017 – Feasibility study approved by ECSA
June 2018 – Version 1 of Discipline Specific Training Guide to ECSA

12. Registration of Road Safety Auditors
Procedure to formalize Registration Process for RSAud
Obtain permission from ECSA to establish a Specified Category for RSAud
Establish the Category by forming a registration committee in terms of the Engineering Professions Act;
Develop a registration policy document and publish it as a Board notice;
Develop a description / profile for RSAud, and the application form;
Set interim assessment criteria for registration;
Amend the existing regulations to formalise RSAud;
Liaison with road infrastructure authorities.

13. Registration of Road Safety Auditors

14. Registration of Road Safety Auditors

15. Registration of Road Safety Auditors

16. Transversal Indicators (provincial road authorities)
Road Safety PRMG Conditions 2018 (DoT – DoRA)
RTMC input to DoT on Transversal Indicators for provinces
Transport Safety and Compliance (in line with SARSAM):
Number of Road Safety Audits conducted on new, upgrading and rehabilitation projects
Number of Road Safety Appraisals conducted
Number of Kilometres of Road Safety Network Level Assessments

17. Formalize Road Safety Audit Processes in South Africa
Way Forward
Review, Update and Publish SARSAM
RSA registration with ECSA
Training of RSAs
Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation
Formalize Road Safety Audit Processes
in South Africa