Urban Transportation and Logistics

133Road Safety

RSAs can raise a number of important legal issues, such as

negligence. Any person injured as a result of the alleged negligence of

a highway authority must prove, upon the balance of probabilities, that

the authority owed a duty of care, failed to act reasonably, and caused

the damage suffered.

Road designers and managers have a duty of care but may have

qualied immunity as public authorities. However, failure to take rea-

sonable care by rejecting or not implementing audit recommendations

may allow litigation to proceed.

A review of a number of evaluations of RSAs concluded that they

are an important tool for minimizing road trauma (AUSTROADS

2002).

6.3.2 Steps in Conducting a Road Safety Audit

The following steps are recommended ...