traffic safety plans for municipalities
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TRAFFIC SAFETY PLANNING FOR
COMMUNITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
Ramboll is a forerunner in creating comprehensive
traffic safety plans at community and municipality.
The Finnish Traffic Safety
Vision accepted by the Finnish
Government states that nobody
should die or get seriously injured in
traffic.
The Finnish Government set a goal
in the national traffic safety plan
that the number of fatalities could
be maximum 250 people in 2010
and according to a long term goal
maximum 100 people in 2025.
Traffic safety goals in municipalities
are based on governmental goals
and reaching them is guided by
plans for traffic safety and mobility
management.
Goals and proposals based on
problem analysis
Ramboll is a forerunner in creating
comprehensive traffic safety plans
at community and municipality
and levels. Versatile information is
gathered for traffic safety plan ofthe present status of traffic safety
and the possible problems.
An important part of the process
is accident analysis for traffic
accidents occurred in the planning
area. These are examined with
Rambolls LITU software based on
geoinformation system.
Mobility habits, detected problems
and experienced state of traffic
safety are investigated with
inhabitant surveys. The survey also
maps up points that are dangerous
from traffic safety point of view and
the most problematic are surveyed
at site. Moreover the present
traffic safety work in different
organisations is evaluated through
interviewing experts.
The results of the first phase of
the work form basis for problem
analysis. Based on the problem
analysis quantitative and functional
goals are set for traffic safety and
mobility management. The goals
are set in the governmental trafficsafety vision for improving traffic
safety. Additionally the focus areas
of traffic safety work are defined.
These are the starting points for
developing the possibilities to
improve traffic safety.
The planning work usually targets
the proposals for action to the
following areas:
developing of training,
education and communication
connecting of traffic safety to
land use planning
promoting of mobility
management
developing of traffic
arrangements.
RAMBOLL FINLAND OY
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ADVANTAGES OF SYSTEMATIC TRAFFIC SAFETY PLANNING
The actual problems in the present status of traffic1.
safety are brought up, goals are set for the work andactions for reaching them are presented
The prerequisite for success in traffic safety work at2.
the municipality level is organising of the work.
Follow up of the work becomes easier when the goals3.
are set and meters defined
With the help of the action plan of traffic environment4.
and action plans drafted for branches of administrationfor training, education and communication the traffic
safety work will be made an activity that covers all
branches of administration.
Systematic traffic safety planning also increases5.
valuation of traffic safety and commitment of those
included in the work.
that can be implemented sooner
and with lower costs compared
to actions in the long run. Cost
effective short term actions aresmaller traffic control, construction
or maintenance actions whereas the
long term actions are related to land
use planning and road network.
Most municipalities have drafted a
traffic safety plan during the last
few years so the focus in traffic
safety work is more in follow up
of set targets and updating of the
plans. For the follow up work the
plan includes defined meters, which
tell about the development of the
traffic safety situation.
Towards systematic maintenance
of traffic safety
When drafting up of a traffic
safety plan for a community or
municipality the actual problems in
the present status of traffic safety
are brought up, goals are set for the
work and actions for reaching them
are presented.
Organising leads to a succesful
traffic safety work
Experience shows that a trafficsafety group should be established
in a community or municipality for
setting targets for the traffic safety
work in the municipality and for
coordinating it and following it.
During the planning work different
branches of administration draft
action plans to secure that all the
road users have positive attitudes
towards safety and sufficient
knowledge of traffic regulations.
Additionally annual themes for
traffic safety work for the coming
years are defined. The themes
may be based e.g. on promoting
of sustainable modes of transport
and increasing of the traffic safety
knowledge amongst school children.
The plan suggests improvements
to traffic network, which can be
implemented either at long run
or short run. The plan stresses
actions during the next few years
It is then easy for different
organisations to include traffic
safety in their operations.
Follow up of the work becomes
easier when the goals are set and
meters defined. In most cases it may
be profitable for different parties
that the consultant who drafted the
plan continues in the municipality
or sub-region as traffic safety actor
according to a separate agreement.
Reference projects
Ramboll has drafted several traffic
safety plans for communities
and municipalities in all areas of
Centres for Economic Development,
Transport and the Environment.
CONTACT
Hanna Reihe
Ramboll Finland Oy
Piispanmentie 5 FIN-02241 Espoo
Tel. +358 20 755 6349
Gsm +358 40 736 5355
Teemu KinnunenRamboll Finland Oy
Kiviharjuntie 11, 90220 Oulu
Tel. + 358 20 755 7079
Gsm +358 50 336 9689