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  • 8/12/2019 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

    [email protected]

    Teemu KinnunenRamboll Finland Oy

    Kiviharjuntie 11, 90220 Oulu

    Tel. + 358 20 755 7079

    Gsm +358 50 336 9689

    [email protected]