RiPCORD-iSEREST - Road Infrastructure Safety Protection – Core-Research and Development for Road Safety in Europe; Increasing safety and reliability of secondary roads for a sustainable Surface Transport
The objective of RIPCORD-ISEREST is to develop best practice guidelines based upon the current research results for:
- Road Safety Impact Assessment tools and Accident Prediction Models
- Road Design and Road Environment
- Road Safety Audit
- Road Safety Inspection
- Black Spot Management and Safety Analysis of Road Network
Furthermore regarding safety interventions secondary roads – roads not compromised by the primary network such as freeways and highways - so far got much less attention than primary roads even though a large proportion of fatalities in rural areas occur on secondary roads. Still, design guidelines for these types of roads rarely exist within Europe. As a result a vast number of these roads are in a state which is inappropriate to modern road traffic. To fill this gap, RIPCORD-ISEREST will develop a Safety Handbook for Secondary Roads
The project combines a team of 17 partners from 14 nations covering scientific organisations, road safety institutes, universities, road authorities and private companies. Starting in 2005, the project duration will be three years.
