Improving Pedestrian and Motorist Safety Along Light Rail Alignments (2009) / Chapter Skim
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The current best practice is centered on the concept of the road safety audit, which has become a standard practice in many jurisdictions across the United States and around the world. The safety audit process is discussed in the Introduction to the Concept of Safety Audits, Design Stage, In-use Stage, and Practical Methodology for Safety Audits sections.
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Although collision data may be useful to supplement the findings of the safety audit, it may not reflect current and future conditions, and should not be relied upon too heavily. LRT collisions are relatively infrequent events and therefore do not necessarily reflect all the safety issues at a site.
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The methodology summarized below is based on a review of the following documents: • Federal Highway Administration, Road Safety Audit Guidelines, • Transportation Association of Canada, Road Safety Audits: Canadian Guidelines, and • National Cooperative Highway Research Program Synthesis of Practice 336: Road Safety Audits. The standard methodology for safety audits generally includes the following steps: • Select the safety audit team, • Provide background information to the safety audit team, • Conduct a pre-audit meeting to review project information, • Assess/analyze background information, • Perform site inspections under various conditions, • Prepare and submit safety audit report, • Conduct safety audit completion meeting, • Prepare formal response (completed by project owner/ design team)
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Incorporate Safety Audit Findings into Project Once the formal response has been submitted to the safety audit team, the project team should proceed to incorporate the agreed recommendations into the project. The inclusion of improvements involving a significant increase in project cost or duration may not be feasible.
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Table 33 shows the Title of Publication Organization Author(s) Year Pedestrian-Rail Crossings In California: A Report Compiling the Designs and Devices Currently Utilized at Pedestrian-Rail Crossings within the State of California California Public Utilities Commission Richard Clark 2008 TCRP Report 69: Light Rail Transit: Pedestrian and Vehicular Safety Transit Cooperative Research Program Hans W
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LRT alignment risk assessment checklist.
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In safety audits, checklists are intended to serve as a guide or memory aid to help identify safety issues and ensure something important is not overlooked. They are useful for supplementing knowledge and experience and for providing direction to an investigation.
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