Barnard, HCVenter, Karien2024-04-122024-04-122023-07Barnard, H. & Venter, K. 2023. Best practices in support of vulnerable road user protection in South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13666 .http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13666Vulnerable road user fatalities continue to make up the bulk of road traffic related deaths in South Africa. Safe System-based measures aim to improve the safety of the road environment for all road users including vulnerable road users. Safe System-based measures are primary mitigation measures that focus on reducing the severity of accidents while supporting techniques and measures that focus on reducing the number of accidents. Road Restraint Systems (RRS) form a vital part of the road planning and design process in support of minimising the severity of accidents, including accidents involving vulnerable road users. The uptake of best practices relating to the provision of safe and forgiving roads that can mitigate the severity of injuries in South Africa, has been poor. This research paper considers the plight of vulnerable road users in the South African road environment and provides practical evidence/examples of existing scenarios where roadside risk for vulnerable road users such as non-motorised transport users can be addressed through the provision of correct and crash tested RRS that contribute to making the road environment inherently safe and more forgiving.FulltextenRoad user fatalitiesRoad traffic deathsRoad user protectionConference PresentationBarnard, H., & Venter, K. (2023). Best practices in support of vulnerable road user protection in South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13666Barnard, HC, and Karien Venter. "Best practices in support of vulnerable road user protection in South Africa." <i>41st Southern African Transport Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC), Pretoria, South Africa, 10 - 13 July 2023</i> (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13666Barnard H, Venter K, Best practices in support of vulnerable road user protection in South Africa; 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13666 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Barnard, HC AU - Venter, Karien AB - Vulnerable road user fatalities continue to make up the bulk of road traffic related deaths in South Africa. Safe System-based measures aim to improve the safety of the road environment for all road users including vulnerable road users. Safe System-based measures are primary mitigation measures that focus on reducing the severity of accidents while supporting techniques and measures that focus on reducing the number of accidents. Road Restraint Systems (RRS) form a vital part of the road planning and design process in support of minimising the severity of accidents, including accidents involving vulnerable road users. The uptake of best practices relating to the provision of safe and forgiving roads that can mitigate the severity of injuries in South Africa, has been poor. This research paper considers the plight of vulnerable road users in the South African road environment and provides practical evidence/examples of existing scenarios where roadside risk for vulnerable road users such as non-motorised transport users can be addressed through the provision of correct and crash tested RRS that contribute to making the road environment inherently safe and more forgiving. DA - 2023-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - 41st Southern African Transport Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC), Pretoria, South Africa, 10 - 13 July 2023 KW - Road user fatalities KW - Road traffic deaths KW - Road user protection LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2023 T1 - Best practices in support of vulnerable road user protection in South Africa TI - Best practices in support of vulnerable road user protection in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13666 ER -27080