Road Safety Management
Overview
Road crashes cause heavy human and economic losses that can be reduced with the right measures. This course applies the safe system approach to road safety management: data, safer roads, safer vehicles, safer road users, enforcement and post-crash response, coordinated through a clear national or local strategy.
Who should attend
Traffic police officers, road engineers, transport and municipal officials, and road safety programme staff.
Training methodology
Interactive presentations, regional and international public sector experiences, case studies, group work on participants' own institutions, practical exercises, and an action plan for each participant's entity.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Apply the safe system approach to road safety
- Collect and analyse crash data
- Identify and treat high-risk locations
- Design enforcement and awareness programmes
- Develop a road safety action plan
Course outline
Day 1Road Safety Management
- Scale of the problem
- The safe system approach
- Lead agencies and coordination
- International targets
- Discussion
Day 2Crash Data
- Data collection systems
- Under-reporting
- Analysis of trends
- Mapping crash locations
- Data exercise
Day 3Safer Roads and Vehicles
- Black spot treatment
- Road safety audits
- Speed management
- Vehicle inspection
- Case study
Day 4Road Users and Enforcement
- Driver licensing and training
- Enforcement strategies
- Seat belts, helmets and child safety
- Awareness campaigns
- Campaign design
Day 5Response and Strategy
- Post-crash care
- Strategy and targets
- Funding road safety
- Monitoring progress
- Action plan
