Recommendations for the use of passively safe support structures for road equipment

Prislan, Demeter

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE USE OF PASSIVELY SAFE SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR ROAD EQUIPMENT

Demeter Prislan

Prislan, D., (2015). Recommendations for the use of passively safe support structures for road equipment. 10 th International Conference - Road Safety in Local Communities, Kragujevac.

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Abstract: Passively safe support structures for road equipment are defined through the EN 12767 but the implementation is different in each country of Europe. Some countries already defined criteria for the use of different passively safe elements but some of them have the issue of road passive safety still in some remote plan. The article explains the situation in the sphere of road passive safety in different countries that are already implementing passively safe support structures. It tries to detect barriers that prevent general application of passively safe structures also from the human, individual point of view. It explains the meaning of different items involved in the road passive safety and defines certain performance classes as well as the volume of road network that need to be equipped with passively safe structures. Finally, it defines the minimum measures to be undertaken for increase of road passive safety with a scope to make the use of passively safe support structures mandatory.

Keywords: road passive safety, safety zone, passively safe support structures, safety poles, road network

Presented by: Demeter Prislan