Forgiving Roads
The project aims to help the Commission by contributing to the development of guidelines for designing forgiving roadsides and self-explaining, self-enforcing roads during the initial design phase audit. In addition, these contributions should improve the Commission's guidance on quality standards for infrastructure that serves vulnerable road users. The study aims to establish a set of standards for assessing existing infrastructure and investments in current road infrastructure.
Duration 04/2024 - 02/2026
Coordinator TIS Consultants in Transport, Innovation & Systems
The project goals are:
- Examine and dissect existing methodologies and guidelines at both EU and non-EU levels concerning the design of forgiving roadsides, self-explaining roads, and infrastructure for vulnerable road users.
- Actively participate in the Expert Group on Road Infrastructure Safety, especially engaging with experts from the Sub-Group on Forgiving roadsides and self-explaining and self-enforcing roads, to discuss and incorporate their contributions into the final recommendations and guidance inputs.
- Engage in other relevant Expert Groups established by the Commission, aiming to achieve a unified approach to road safety, with a particular focus on vulnerable road users.
- Develop guidance inputs, detailing specific recommendations for the design of forgiving roadsides, self-explaining and self-enforcing roads, as well as guidance on the quality and safety of road infrastructure for vulnerable road users.
Rupprecht Consult, as a Consortium Partner, will be responsible for providing research, expert advice, and a critical review of the evidence base collected in Task 0, which focuses on data gathering and representation. Additionally, Rupprecht Consult will offer strong assistance during the EGRIS meetings and contribute to the development of guidance in Tasks 1 and 2, with a specific emphasis on infrastructure quality and safety requirements for VRUs. They will also be responsible for drafting inputs for guidance and recommendations.
Ralf Brand
+49 221 6060 55 18
r.brand@rupprecht-consult.eu
Lakshya Pandit
+49 221 6060 55 0
l.pandit@rupprecht-consult.eu
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