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IN-SAFETY, Infrastructure and safety. Workpackage WP5 : Implementation priorities and policy recommendations. Deliverable D5.4: Policy recommendations. Final report Kleine, J et al

By: Publication details: Bergisch Gladbach Bundesanstalt für Strassenwesen, BASt, 2008Description: 34 sSubject(s): Online resources: Abstract: Policymaking on transport requires an integrated view with respect to the various alternative options, their possible consequences for transport system performance, and societal conditions for implementation. The so called "adaptive policy making view", focussing upon managing the uncertainties, is adopted for IN-SAFETY. The analysis of stakeholders' interests and motivation to act according to policy recommendations gives an overview of who is addressed: - Legislation bodies on the EU and national level - EU and national research funding bodies - Public and private infrastructure owners and road operators - Standardisation bodies - Insurance companies The private sector is not directly addressed with policy recommendations; nevertheless the INSAFETY results are of interest for them as well. The recommendations from IN-SAFETY project are classified according to work packages results: - Recommendations from Application Guidelines and Further Research Issues - Recommendation on pictograms and verbal messages, horizontal and vertical signing - Recommendations for Application Of Traffic Simulation and Risk Modelling - Lessons learnt from Pilot Tests - Recommendations for Application Of the Operators Manual - Recommendations from MCA-AHP and CBA assessment of selected systems and functions For all recommendations described in this Deliverable the objective of the policy recommendation is listed, and the basic policy action. Then, a few of the most relevant vulnerabilities are given. For each vulnerability, mitigating or hedging actions are given, along with the possible signposts, triggers or actions.
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Policymaking on transport requires an integrated view with respect to the various alternative options, their possible consequences for transport system performance, and societal conditions for implementation. The so called "adaptive policy making view", focussing upon managing the uncertainties, is adopted for IN-SAFETY. The analysis of stakeholders' interests and motivation to act according to policy recommendations gives an overview of who is addressed: - Legislation bodies on the EU and national level - EU and national research funding bodies - Public and private infrastructure owners and road operators - Standardisation bodies - Insurance companies The private sector is not directly addressed with policy recommendations; nevertheless the INSAFETY results are of interest for them as well. The recommendations from IN-SAFETY project are classified according to work packages results: - Recommendations from Application Guidelines and Further Research Issues - Recommendation on pictograms and verbal messages, horizontal and vertical signing - Recommendations for Application Of Traffic Simulation and Risk Modelling - Lessons learnt from Pilot Tests - Recommendations for Application Of the Operators Manual - Recommendations from MCA-AHP and CBA assessment of selected systems and functions For all recommendations described in this Deliverable the objective of the policy recommendation is listed, and the basic policy action. Then, a few of the most relevant vulnerabilities are given. For each vulnerability, mitigating or hedging actions are given, along with the possible signposts, triggers or actions.