Analysis of methodologies for the evaluation of effects of road safety measures

Abstract

Many countries have set ambitious quantified road safety targets. Targets alone can not guarantee enhanced safety but they can enhance implementation of cost-effective safety measures. To be able to build up a realistic safety program, the measures must be selected using latest scientific knowledge on their effects. In addition, evaluations need to be based on best estimates of current safety and take into consideration overlapping measures. By selecting the most cost-effective safety measures, it would be possible to improve safety considerably without any additional money. The article presents the road safety problems in Lithuania and gives an analysis of road accidents. The main task of this article is focused on the substantiation of traffic safety improvement measures in Lithuania and other European countries (Finland, Poland and Belarus). It is also analyzed the safety measures that have failed to improve the traffic safety on Lithuanian roads.