Road Infrastructure and Road SafetyGeorge Mavroyeni – Executive Director, Major Projects(former Executive Director, Road Safety and Network Access)May 2011
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Victoria, Australia
VICTORIA
Victoria Argentina
Population– Australia – 21.9 million– Victoria – 5.5 million
Population– Argentina – 40 million
Victoria has:– 4.8 million registered vehicles– 3.6 million licensed drivers
Argentina has:– 9.5 million registered vehicles
In 2009/10, VicRoads maintained:– 22,600 kilometres– 3,140 bridges– 3,500 traffic signals
Argentina’s road network:– 230,000 kilometres– 72,000 km paved– 158,000 km unpaved
Socceroos La Albiceleste
Road Safety in Victoria
Victoria has made significant gains in road safety. In 2010:
Road toll of 287 - lowest on record.
5.17 deaths per 100,000 head of population, 6.24 for the rest of Australia.
Internationally, Victoria ranks in the top ten OECD countries
Victoria’s road toll 1970 - 2010
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Road types and crash risk in Victoria
Road type Crash risk¹
Freeways 0.23
Arterial A 0.72
B 0.89
C 0.93
1. Comparison of risk (fatal crashes per 100 million vehicle kilometres travelled), 2005 – 2009 data.
Fatalities – arterial roads vs local roads
Victorian Fatalities - Arterial vs Local Roads
234 254200 214 205
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Serious injuries – arterial vs local roads
Victorian Serious Injuries- Arterial vs Local Roads
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Strategy target
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The Safe System approach
The Safe System recognises that crashes will occur The road system must be designed to reduce the likelihood of
a crash So, when a crash happens, death and serious injury are
minimised
Australia’s Safe System approach
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<30 km/h – vehicle occupants in side impact
<40 km/h - pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists
<50km/h - vehicle occupants in side impact crashes with other vehicles
<70-80 km/h - vehicle occupants in head on crashes
Human tolerance to force and the safe system
Aim to achieve five star roads
Aim to achieve five star roads
iRAP / AusRAP
Fatalities / serious injury crash types
Fatalities in 2010 (percentage of total fatalities):– 40% run-off road crashes – 15% head-on (not overtaking) crashes– 10% side impact intersection crashes.
Serious injuries in 2010 (percentage of total serious injuries):– 26% run-off road crashes– 11% rear end crashes
Design guides for road design
VicRoads transitioned to the Austroads Guide to Road Design on 1 July 2010.
Topics in the guide include:– Geometrics– Intersections & crossings (unsignalised and signalised,
roundabouts, interchanges)– Drainage design– Roadside design, safety and barriers– Pedestrian and cyclist paths– Roadside environment– Geotechnical investigation and design– Process and documentation
Continuous review of design, construction and maintenance standards
Guide for selecting the appropriate speed limit
Speed limits are the maximum speed for driving on the road.
Factors for setting limits:– type and amount of roadside development – prevailing traffic speeds– crash data– road geometry – number of type of road users.
Operation of the road – Intelligent Transport Systems
Installation of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) on the M1:– Since the implementation of the M1 Upgrade, casualty crashes
have reduced by 35 per cent.
Operation of the road – roundabouts
Before After
Roundabouts can reduce fatality and serious injury crashes by up to 85 per cent.
Operation of the road – signals at intersections
Operation of the road – pedestrian safety
Protecting pedestrians– Reduced speed limits in high pedestrian activity
centres: 17% reduction in pedestrian crashes.– Infrastructure improvements (crossings, raised
platforms, fencing).
Operation of the road – cyclists and motorcyclists
Cyclist safety– Bike lanes– Compulsory helmets
Motorcyclist safety– Consider motorcycles sharing bus lanes– Compulsory helmets
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