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Thanks to Kenn Beer, Principal Engineer at Safe System Solutions for this article published on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Road Safety Audits (RSAs) have long played an important role in identifying design issues that may lead to crashes or make crashes more serious. But audits alone often lack a consistent way to measure risk or communicate the scale of safety improvements.<\/p>\n

In 2022, Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd <\/a>worked with iRAP<\/a> and the Asian Development Bank (ADB)<\/a> to develop a process that makes Road Safety Audits (RSAs) more objective, and encourages more ambitious, Safe System-aligned recommendations. Enter our new process: Star Ratings for Road Safety Audit (SR4RSA).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Example output of a SR4RSA finding<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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SR4RSA merges the strengths of RSAs with iRAP\u2019s internationally recognised Star Rating methodology. It gives decision-makers a more reliable, repeatable, and quantifiable way to assess and improve safety performance during the design phase. And best of all – the guide on how to do this is freely available.<\/p>\n

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Why It Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n

RSAs are expert-driven and context-sensitive, but often subjective. iRAP\u2019s Star Ratings are data-driven and standardised but may miss local nuances. SR4RSA combines both approaches to:<\/p>\n