Course Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Identify high-risk road locations
• Apply blackspot analysis methodologies
• Design targeted safety interventions
• Improve accident reduction strategies
• Support data-driven road safety programs

Course Outline

Day 1: Road Safety Fundamentals

• Road safety principles
• Accident causation factors
• Public sector safety responsibilities
• Safety performance indicators
• Risk exposure in road networks

Day 2: Blackspot Identification and Analysis

• Crash data analysis techniques
• Statistical methods for hotspot detection
• GIS mapping for safety analysis
• Risk ranking models
• Case studies

Day 3: Safety Audit and Field Assessment

• Road safety audits
• Site inspection methodologies
• Identifying design deficiencies
• Human factor considerations
• Documentation and reporting

Day 4: Design of Safety Treatments

• Engineering countermeasures
• Traffic calming measures
• Signal and signage improvements
• Intersection redesign strategies
• Implementation planning

Day 5: Monitoring and Performance Evaluation

• Safety performance tracking
• Before-and-after studies
• Continuous improvement
• Stakeholder coordination
• Lessons learned