Road Safety Audit: A Case Study of Rural Road on SH 117 in Ramanagara District, Karnataka

Abstract

From the actual conditions of rural road accident in our country shows that the current rural road safety is facing a grim situation and emphasizes the need to conduct a rural road safety audit. The road safety audit is a systematic and formal process of checking the safety aspects of road schemes before they are built. This article analyzes the factors affecting safety in rural road accidents from humans, vehicles, road, external environment and other factors, and summarizes the connotation and the steps of rural road traffic safety audit. The goal is to uncover any potential safety issues so that, when it is feasible, the design can be altered to minimize them. Irrespective of the scheme, designers, professional and experienced auditors conduct the audit. This project aims at these problems existing in the implementation process of rural roads & proposes the corresponding solutions to support the work of rural road traffic safety audit.