International Road Assessment Programme
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The International Road Assessment Programme or iRAP assesses roads all over the world and aims to significantly reduce road casualties by improving the safety of road infrastructure.
History
iRAP was formed in 2006 as an umbrella organisation for EuroRAP, usRAP and AusRAP and also to facilitate work in middle and low income countries.In 2006 and 2007 four pilot studies in Malaysia, Chile, Costa Rica and South Africa have been undertaken. These studies showed that road assessment is also helpful in developing countries. High-risk roads where large numbers are killed or seriously injured are inspected and affordable programmes of safety engineering are identified. As the percentage of vulnerable road users, like pedestrians and two-wheelers among the road deaths is high in those countries, iRAP focuses on measures to improve road design especially for these users.
The pilot studies have been supported by national motoring organisations, authorities and by teams that have been formed as part of EuroRAP, usRAP and AusRAP.
Pilot projects
Chile- 46% of road deaths are pedestrians and 10% are cyclists source: iRAP
- usRAP team coordinates the work in Chile
- regional team consists of ACCHI, AAAFTS, MRI, ISU, RACC
- 2500 km of roads have been inspected
- inspections included 6 of 13 regions in Chile
- 57% of road deaths are pedestrians source: iRAP
- usRAP team coordinates the work in Costa Rica
- regional team consists of ACCR, AAAFTS, MRI, ISU, RACC
- project supported by Cosevi and by the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation
- 2500 km of roads have been inspected.
- parts of the Pan American Highway from Nicaragua to Panama has been included in the inspections
- 66% of road deaths are motorcyclists source: iRAP
- AusRAP team coordinates the work in Malaysia
- regional team consists of AAM, JKJR, AAA, ARRB Group
- project supported by Ministry of Works and Ministry of Transport, JKR, LLM, MIROS, JPJ, Royal Malaysian Police, PLUS & MTD, UPM, IKRAM
- over 3000 km of roads have been inspected
- Express Tollway and Federal Roads have been inspected
- 42% of road deaths are pedestrians source: iRAP
- EuroRAP team coordinates the work together with ADAC
- 2100 km of roads in Kwazulu-Natal have been inspected
- regional team consists of AASA, TRL, ADAC and SWECO