Experts Review iRAP

As part of ongoing efforts to ensure iRAP is making the most of current research and thinking to help save lives, a group of leading experts has met to review the programme.

The workshop benefited from the contributions of Nimmi Candappa (Monash University Accident Research Centre and representing Fred Wegman, of the Dutch national road safety institute (SWOV) and chair of World Bank Global Road Safety Facility Core Advisory Group), Said Dahdah (World Bank Global Road Safety Facility), Peter Daly (RACV), Rune Elvik (Institute of Transport Economics), Sangjin Han (Korea Transport Institute), Doug Harwood (Midwest Research Institute), Eric Howard (independent consultant), Ben Johnson (TRL), Lluis Puerto (RACC), Blair Turner (ARRB Group) and Steve Lawson (iRAP).

The workshop participants, which expressed confidence in the iRAP approach, considered issues such as the Road Protection Score (RPS) models, risk factors, speed, pedestrian safety and validation of iRAP results. The results of the workshop will now be used to further enhance iRAP’s leading approach to infrastructure safety.

June 2010