Road Safety Inspection Checklist

• Road

• Date and Time conducted

  Date

• Conducted by

• Location
  Address

Road alignment and cross-section

Readability by drivers

• Is the road free of elements that may cause confusion? For example:

• is alignment of the roadway clearly defined?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• has disused pavement (if any) been removed or treated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• have old pavement markings been removed properly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• do tree lines follow the road alignment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• does the line of street lights or the poles follow the road alignment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the road free of misleading curves or combinations of curves?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Intersections

Location

• Are all intersections located safely with respect to the horizontal and vertical alignment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where intersections occur at the end of high-speed environments (for example, at approaches to towns), are there traffic control devices to alert drivers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Visibility; sight distance

• Is the presence of each intersection obvious to all road users?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the sight distance appropriate for all movements and all road users?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there stopping sight distance to the rear of any queue or slow-moving turning vehicles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the appropriate sight distance been provided for entering and leaving vehicles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Signs and lighting

Lighting

• Has lighting been adequately provided where required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the road free of features that interrupt illumination? (for example, trees or overbridges)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the road free of lighting poles that are a fixed roadside hazard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are frangible or slip-base poles provided?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Ambient lighting: if it creates special lighting needs, have these been satisfied?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the lighting scheme free of confusing or misleading effects on signals or signs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the scheme free of any lighting black patches?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Markings and delineation

General issues

• Is the line marking and delineation:

• appropriate for the function of the road?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• consistent along the route?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• likely to be effective under all expected conditions? (day, night, wet, dry, fog, rising and setting sun position, oncoming headlights, etc.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the pavement free of excessive markings? (for example, unnecessary turn arrows, unnecessary barrier lines, etc.)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Pedestrians and cyclists

General issues

• Are there appropriate travel paths and crossing points for pedestrians and cyclists?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a safety fence installed where necessary to guide pedestrians and cyclists to crossings or overpasses?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a safety barrier installed where necessary to separate vehicle, pedestrian and cyclist flows?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are pedestrian and bicycle facilities suitable for night use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Pedestrians

• Is there adequate separation distance between vehicular traffic and pedestrians on footways?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an adequate number of pedestrian crossings along the route?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• At crossing points is fencing oriented so pedestrians face oncoming traffic?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there adequate provision for the elderly, the disabled, children, wheelchairs and baby carriages? (for example, holding rails, kerb and median crossings, ramps)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are adequate hand rails provided where necessary? (for example, on bridges, ramps)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is signing about pedestrians near schools adequate and effective?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is signing about pedestrians near any hospital adequate and effective?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the distance from the stop line to a cross walk sufficient for truck drivers to see pedestrians?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Cyclists

• Is the pavement width adequate for the number of cyclists using the route?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the bicycle route continuous? (i.e. free of squeeze points or gaps)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are drainage pit grates bicycle safe?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Ponding

• Is the pavement free of areas where ponding or sheet flow of water could contribute to safety problems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Parking

General issues

• Are the provisions for, or restrictions on, parking satisfactory in relation to traffic safety?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the frequency of parking turnover compatible with the safety of the route?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there sufficient parking for delivery vehicles so that safety problems due to double parking do not occur?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are parking manoeuvres along the route possible without causing safety problems? (for example, angle parking)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the sight distance at intersections and along the route, unaffected by parked vehicles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Provision for heavy vehicles

Completion

• Comments and recommendations

• Audited by:

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