Road Safety problems identified within Road Safety Audit reports

This chapter concentrates on the type of problems identified by experienced Road Safety Auditors at TMS Consultancy.

Between 1991 and the end of 2013, TMS Consultancy carried out more than 11 300 Road Safety Audits. The majority of these Road Safety Audits were on schemes in the UK and Ireland, although some were in other European countries and in the Middle East. All types of schemes have been audited, from minor improvements to major highway schemes.

During 2013, TMS Consultancy completed 622 Road Safety Audits. The vast majority (98%) were on schemes in the UK, with almost all the rest in Ireland. The Road Safety Audits were carried out by ten Road Safety Auditors working in a variety of two-person teams.