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EURORAP II
European Roads Assessment Programme II
| Project details | |
|---|---|
| Domain | Road and Tunnel Infrastructure |
| Duration | from 01/2005 until 12/2006 |
| Website | http://www.eurorap.org |
| Other sources | EuroRAP II Final Report |
EuroRAP aims to provide independent, consistent safety ratings of roads. Already thousands of road stretches across Europe have been assessed - and the methods used are already being applied in Australia through AusRAP and piloted in the USA through usRAP.
The formal objectives of EuroRAP are to:
- reduce death and serious injury on European roads rapidly through a programme of systematic testing of risk that identifies major safety shortcomings which can be addressed by practical road improvement measures;
- ensure assessment of risk lies at the heart of strategic decisions on route improvements, crash protection and standards of route management; and
- to forge partnerships between those responsible for a safe roads system - motoring organisations, vehicle manufacturers and road authorities.
