Stage 1 Road Safety Audit Reports

An example of a Stage 2 Road Safety Audit Report problem/ recommendation format follows. In this case a new traffic signal junction is being introduced on an existing road. 

The safety problem was discussed but not submitted in the Road Safety Audit Report. It may have been submitted as a problem at a previous stage of Road Safety Audit and rejected in a corresponding Exception Report. 

Transport for London (TfL) has procedures for carrying out Road Safety Audits in the capital (TfL, 2014). These procedures are intended for use on the TfL Road Network (TLRN) but are also commended to the London boroughs for use on their own roads. The TfL procedures are very similar to the HA standard, but allow for issues beyond the scope of the Safety Audit to be included in the Road Safety Audit report, and allow night-time visits on Stage 3 Road Safety Audits to be postponed in certain circumstances. 

Road Safety Audit be carried out for the developer with the Road Safety Audit report being checked by in-house staff At least one local highway authority has adopted the method described in the HA standard, and appoints a development control officer to act as the client from the Feasibility Stage to the adoption of the highway. The appointed person controls the road safety process, and liaises with the developer and the Road Safety Audit team. 

A number of different plans and schedules often need to be reviewed for a single highway scheme. It is imperative that all plans and other information (e.g. traffic flows, accident details, scheme brief, departures from Standard) are thoroughly examined to check for possible safety problems. Items on different plans must be checked for consistency. At later stages during the Road Safety Audit process, the Road Safety Auditor should consult reports written at previous stages of the Road Safety Audit process. These may not have been written by the same Road Safety Audit Team. 

The Road Safety Audit Standard describes these Interim Road Safety Audits as being carried out and reported in the same way as the more formal stages of audit. However, it is likely that most nontrunk road schemes will have a less formal approach and the reports will be in the form of brief notes on the particular subject under... 

In case any of these scenarios develop. Road Safety Auditors are advised to maintain good records of their Road Safety Audit process, including any checklists used during the process, and to spell out precisely what information has been used for Road Safety Audit purposes. In the case of receiving an Exception Report on a problem at an early stage of the Road Safety Audit, Road Safety Auditors are advised to repeat the road safety problem at subsequent stages. 

The Road Safety Audit process for schemes led by new developments has been addressed in HD 19/15. The standard states that where highway improvement schemes (as defined in the standard) are carried out on the trunk road and motorway network as part of a development scheme. Road Safety Audits will be carried out as set out in the standard. This means that suitably qualified Road Safety Audit teams should undertake the work and that the commisioning, auditing, reporting and response procedures need to be undertaken in accordance with the standard. For example, the Stage 1 Road Safety Audit process must be completed to the satisfaction of the Project Sponsor before planning consent is given. 

HD 19/15 provides advice to Project Sponsors regarding exception reports on early stage developer-led schemes. At Stage 1, the Project Sponsor will need to see either that all the Road Safety Audit recommendations have been adopted or that a suitable exception... 

While Stage 4 Road Safety Audits must be carried out on trunk road and motorway schemes, local authorities may find it difficult to find resources to undertake monitoring reports on schemes introduced on their own roads. If it is not possible to have a formal Stage 4 Road Safety Audit process, then local authorities should ensure they have adequate collision monitoring systems to identify any schemes where collisions regularly occur. 

The Road Safety Audit response report The Road Safety Audit exception report Stage 4 Road Safety Audits References... 

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