Conference Description:

Mainstreaming Road Safety: Implementing iRAP Surveys

Overview

Preventive risk mapping is an effective instrument to help road authorities reduce the number of road traffic crashes and injuries, because design standards alone cannot guarantee road safety in all conditions.

iRAP surveys have now been undertaken by partners in more than 80 countries worldwide. Over 1,000,000km of roads have been risk mapped and more than 700,000km of roads have now been star rated. However, a startling 45% of motorists and 85% of pedestrians still travel on roads rated two stars or under according to the World Health Organization's 2018 Global Road Safety Status Report.

This new course, jointly delivered by the International Road Federation and the International Road Assessment Program will assist road safety professionals translate risk mapping and road safety investment plans into treatment strategies and actionable measures on their road networks.


Course Outcomes

This course, jointly delivered by the International Road Federation (IRF Global) and International Road Assessment Program (iRAP) provides comprehensive resources and instruments for road professionals involved in road safety design and investment decisions. Its chief goal is to ensure the findings of iRAP surveys, as well as road safety audits and inspections are translated into prioritized road safety upgrades.

Focus on road deficiencies that lead to severe and fatal injuries
Create Star Ratings and Safer Road Investment Plans
Design treatment support strategies
Focus on measures that address vulnerable road users
Identify & apply correct treatment measures
Correctly utilize national and international reference manuals
Present Findings to decision-makers

AGENDA

Monday, March 4

9:00am
iRAP Primer (optional)

1:00pm
Course introduction

2:00pm
Creating Star Ratings and Safer Roads Investment Plans


Tuesday, March 5

9:00am
Treatment Strategies

2:00pm
Practical exercises in creating treatment strategies.


Wednesday, March 6

9:00am
Median & Roadside Safety - Part 1

2:30pm
Median & Roadside Safety - Part 2


Thursday, March 7

9:00am
Vulnerable Road Users - Part 1

2:30pm
Vulnerable Road Users - Part 2


Friday, March 8

9:00am
Creating an enabling environment

1:00pm
Group Exercises

SPEAKER

Executive Vice President, IRF
Michael G. Dreznes

Michael G. Dreznes assumed his current position of Executive Vice-President of the International Road Federation (IRF) in February of 2012. Dreznes has spent the last thirty years working to make the roads safer around the world. He is recognized as one of the world’s leading specialists on roadside safety promoting the concept of “Forgiving Roads,” and has conducted multiple road safety training seminars on roadside safety, work zone safety, vulnerable user safety and road safety audit in more than sixty countries around the world. Dreznes is the Co-Chairman of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) AFB20 (2) Roadside Safety SubCommittee on International Research Activities, Co-Chairman of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) Decade of Action Pillar 2: Safer Roads and Mobility Project Group, and a member of the PIARC Road Safety Technical Committee 3.2 Design and Operation of Safer Road Infrastructure. In January 2015, Dreznes was named the winner of the TRB AFB20 Roadside Safety Design Kenneth Stonex Lifetime Achievement Award.


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