Road Safety Audit (RSA)
An independent expert review of a design or a road: which decisions may lead to crashes and severe consequences, and how to correct them before construction or repair.
An independent expert review of a design or a road: which decisions may lead to crashes and severe consequences, and how to correct them before construction or repair.
To find safety problems while they are cheapest to fix. At the design stage a mistake is corrected on the drawing, after construction - by rebuilding.
The audit is carried out by specialists who were not involved in the design, so the review is independent. The auditor does not redesign the scheme but shows where the risk lies and proposes how to reduce it.
We agree the scheme, the design stage and the set of documents to be provided by the client.
The auditors examine the design solutions and input data: plan, profile, intersections, traffic management and pedestrian facilities.
A visit to the section by day and, where necessary, after dark: visibility, sight lines, roadside, pedestrian routes.
A list of findings: what the risk is, who is at risk and what should be changed. Each finding comes with a photo or diagram.
The client and the designer respond to each item, and the auditor checks the changes made.
Describe the road section or network and the result you need - we will prepare a proposal on the scope of work and timing.
Describe the task - network length, road type and the required output. We will reply within one working day.
