Assessment of special plans and technical designs with regard to traffic safety

Abstract

Traffic safety situation in Lithuania, despite the progress made in 2008, is still not good enough compared to the other European Union countries. Therefore, Lithuania implements the traffic safety improvement measures affecting all the elements of the traffic safety system “Road user‐road‐vehicle”. In 2008 Lithuania started implementing the road safety audit procedure which substantially contributes to the improvement of safety situation on Lithuanian roads. This article gives the analysis of road safety audits of special plans and technical designs for road construction and reconstruction in Lithuania, makes the analysis of the main deficiencies of plans and designs and gives recommendations for their elimination.

Santrauka

Eismo saugumo situacija Lietuvoje, nepaisant 2008 m. pasiektos pažangos, vis dar yra nepakankamai gera, palyginti su kitomis Europos Sajungos šalimis. Atsižvelgiant i tai, Lietuvoje igyvendinamos eismo saugumo gerinimo priemones, darančios itaka visiems eismo saugumo sistemos “Eismo dalyviskelias‐transporto priemone” elementams. Lietuvoje 2008 m. buvo pradeta taikyti keliu saugumo audito procedūra, kuri prisideda prie eismo saugumo gerinimo Lietuvos automobiliu keliuose.

Straipsnyje pateikta Lietuvoje atliktu specialiuiu planu ir automobiliu keliu tiesimo bei rekonstrukcijos techniniu projektu keliu saugumo auditu analize, išanalizuoti pagrindiniai planu ir projektu trūkumai, pateiktos rekomendacijos jiems šalinti.

Keywords:

• traffic safety
• road traffic accidents
• road safety audit

ReikŠminiai žodžiai::

• eismo saugumas keliuose
• eismo ivykiai
• keliu saugumo auditas