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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2019-1936/annex",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2019/1936",
  "legislation_title": "Directive (EU) 2019/1936 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 amending Directive 2008/96/EC on road infrastructure safety management",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2019-1936",
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  "text": "The Annexes to Directive 2008/96/EC are amended as follows:\n(1) Annex I is amended as follows:\n(a) the heading is replaced by the following:\n‘ ANNEX I\nINDICATIVE ELEMENTS OF ROAD SAFETY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ’;\n(b) in section 2, point (e) is replaced by the following:\n(e) ‘traffic (e.g. traffic volume, traffic categorisation by type), including estimated pedestrian and bicycle flows determined from adjacent land-use attributes;’;\n(2) Annex II is amended as follows:\n(a) the heading is replaced by the following:\n‘ ANNEX II\nINDICATIVE ELEMENTS OF ROAD SAFETY AUDITS ’;\n(b) in section 1, the following point is added:\n(n) ‘provision for vulnerable road users:\n(i) provision for pedestrians;\n(ii) provision for cyclists, including the existence of alternative routes or separations from high-speed motor traffic;\n(iii) provision for powered two-wheelers;\n(iv) density and location of crossings for pedestrians and cyclists;\n(v) provision for pedestrians and cyclists on affected roads in the area;\n(vi) separation of pedestrians and cyclists from high-speed motor traffic or the existence of direct alternative routes on lower class roads;’;\n(c) in section 2, point (h) is replaced by the following:\n(h) ‘provision for vulnerable road users:\n(i) provision for pedestrians;\n(ii) provision for cyclists;\n(iii) provision for powered two-wheelers;’;\n(3) the following Annex is inserted:\n‘ ANNEX IIa\nINDICATIVE ELEMENTS OF TARGETED ROAD SAFETY INSPECTIONS\n1.. Road alignment and cross-section:\n(a) visibility and sight distances;\n(b) speed limit and speed zoning;\n(c) self-explaining alignment (i.e. “readability” of the alignment by road users);\n(d) access to adjacent property and developments;\n(e) access of emergency and service vehicles;\n(f) treatments at bridges and culverts;\n(g) roadside layout (shoulders, pavement drop-off, cut and fill slopes).\n2.. Intersections and interchanges:\n(a) appropriateness of intersection/interchange type;\n(b) geometry of intersection/interchange layout;\n(c) visibility and readability (perception) of intersections;\n(d) visibility at the intersection;\n(e) layout of auxiliary lanes at intersections;\n(f) intersection traffic control (e.g. stop controlled, traffic signals, etc.);\n(g) existence of pedestrian and cycling crossings.\n3.. Provision for vulnerable road users:\n(a) provision for pedestrians;\n(b) provision for cyclists;\n(c) provision for powered-two-wheelers;\n(d) public transport and infrastructures;\n(e) level crossings (noting, particularly, the type of crossing and if they are manned, unmanned, manual, or automated).\n4.. Lighting, signs and markings:\n(a) coherent road signs, not obscuring visibility;\n(b) readability of road signs (position, size, colour);\n(c) sign posts;\n(d) coherent road markings and delineation;\n(e) readability of road markings (position, dimensions and retroreflectivity under dry and wet conditions);\n(f) appropriate contrast of road markings;\n(g) lighting of lit roads and intersections;\n(h) appropriate roadside equipment.\n5.. Traffic signals:\n(a) operation;\n(b) visibility.\n6.. Objects, clear zones and road restraint systems:\n(a) roadside environment including vegetation;\n(b) roadside hazards and distance from carriageway or cycle path edge;\n(c) user-friendly adaptation of road restraint systems (central reservations and crash barriers to prevent hazards to vulnerable road users);\n(d) end treatments of crash barriers;\n(e) appropriate road restraint systems at bridges and culverts;\n(f) fences (in roads with restricted access).\n7.. Pavement:\n(a) pavement defects;\n(b) skid resistance;\n(c) loose material/gravel/stones;\n(d) ponding, water drainage.\n8.. Bridges and tunnels:\n(a) presence and number of bridges;\n(b) presence and number of tunnels;\n(c) visual elements representing hazards for the safety of the infrastructure.\n9.. Other issues:\n(a) provision of safe parking areas and rest areas;\n(b) provision for heavy vehicles;\n(c) headlight glare;\n(d) roadworks;\n(e) unsafe roadside activities;\n(f) appropriate information in ITS equipment (e.g. variable message signs);\n(g) wildlife and animals;\n(h) school zone warnings (if applicable).’;\n(4) Annex III is replaced by the following:\n‘ ANNEX III\nINDICATIVE ELEMENTS OF NETWORK-WIDE ROAD SAFETY ASSESSMENTS\n1.. General:\n(a) type of road in relation to the type and size of regions/cities it connects;\n(b) length of road section;\n(c) area type (rural, urban);\n(d) land use (educational, commercial, industrial and manufacturing, residential, farming and agricultural, undeveloped areas);\n(e) property access points density;\n(f) presence of service road (e.g. for shops);\n(g) presence of road works;\n(h) presence of parking.\n2.. Traffic volumes:\n(a) traffic volumes;\n(b) observed motorcycle volumes;\n(c) observed pedestrian volumes on both sides, noting “along” or “crossing”;\n(d) observed bicycle volumes on both sides, noting “along” or “crossing”;\n(e) observed heavy vehicle volumes;\n(f) estimated pedestrian flows determined from adjacent land use attributes;\n(g) estimated bicycle flows determined from adjacent land use attributes.\n3.. Accident data:\n(a) number, location and cause of fatalities by road user group;\n(b) number and location of serious injuries by road user group.\n4.. Operational characteristics:\n(a) speed limit (general, for motorcycles; for trucks);\n(b) operating speed (85th percentile);\n(c) speed management and/or traffic calming;\n(d) presence of ITS devices: queue alerts, variable message signs;\n(e) school zone warning;\n(f) presence of school crossing supervisor at prescribed periods.\n5.. Geometric characteristics:\n(a) cross section characteristics (number, type and width of lanes, central median shoulders layout and material, cycle tracks, foot paths, etc.), including their variability;\n(b) horizontal curvature;\n(c) grade and vertical alignment;\n(d) visibility and sight distances.\n6.. Objects, clear zones and road restraint systems:\n(a) roadside environment and clear zones;\n(b) fixed obstacles at the roadside (e.g. lighting poles, trees, etc.);\n(c) distance of obstacles from roadside;\n(d) density of obstacles;\n(e) rumble strips;\n(f) road restraint systems.\n7.. Bridges and tunnels:\n(a) presence and number of bridges, as well as relevant information concerning them;\n(b) presence and number of tunnels, as well as relevant information concerning them;\n(c) visual elements representing hazards for the safety of the infrastructure.\n8.. Intersections:\n(a) intersection type and number of arms (noting in particular the type of control and the presence of protected turns);\n(b) presence of channelisation;\n(c) intersection quality;\n(d) intersecting road volume;\n(e) presence of level crossings (noting, in particular, the type of crossing and whether they are manned, unmanned, manual or automated).\n9.. Maintenance:\n(a) pavement defects;\n(b) pavement skid resistance;\n(c) shoulder condition (including vegetation);\n(d) condition of signs, markings and delineation;\n(e) condition of road restraint systems.\n10.. Vulnerable road users' facilities:\n(a) pedestrian and cycling crossings (surface crossings and grade separation);\n(b) cycling crossings (surface crossings and grade separation);\n(c) pedestrian fencing;\n(d) existence of sidewalk or separated facility;\n(e) bicycle facilities and their type (cycle paths, cycle lanes, other);\n(f) quality of pedestrian crossings with regard to the conspicuity and signposting of each facility;\n(g) pedestrian and cycling crossing facilities on entry arm of minor road joining network;\n(h) existence of alternative routes for pedestrians and cyclists where there are no separated facilities.\n11.. Pre/post-crash systems for traffic injury and gravity mitigation elements:\n(a) network operational centres and other patrolling facilities;\n(b) mechanisms to inform road users of driving conditions in order to prevent accidents or incidents;\n(c) AID (automatic incident detection) systems: sensors and cameras;\n(d) incident management systems;\n(e) systems for communicating with emergency services.’;\n(5) Annex IV is amended as follows:\n(a) point 1 is replaced by the following:\n1.. ‘location of the accident (as precise as possible), including GNSS coordinates;’;\n(b) point 5 is replaced by the following:\n5.. ‘accident severity.’.",
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