Introduction to Road Safety Audit and its Benefits

Introduction Road Safety Audit (RSA)

    It is a systematic formal road safety assessment of a road scheme carried by an independent, qualified auditor who report on the projects accident potential for all kinds of road users. RSA is not a mean to rank or rate a project, it check the compliance with standards. Also it does not attempt to redesign a project, only gives recommendations or finding that should be considered.

Benefits of Road Safety Audit

• Provide safety beyond established standards
• Identify additional improvement that can be incorporated into the projects
• Create consistency among all projects
• Invite interdisciplinary input
• Enhance the quality of field reviews
• Provide learning experiences for the audit team and design team members
• Provide feedback to highway designers that they can apply to other projects 
• To ensure that a high quality is maintained throughout a project life cycle

Key Elements 

• It is a formal examination with a structured process
• It is conducted independently by professionals who are not involved in the projects
• It consist of a team of qualified professionals representing appropriate discipline
• It focus only on safety issues