Powered two wheelers (PTW) differ in their use of the road in a number ofways from other vehicles and they have different needs. Predictable road geometry, good visibility, obstacle free zones and good quality road surface with high levels of skid resistance are some major examples. While important for all road users, they are essential for PTW. So the design of safe infrastructures for all travellers categories, included the motorcyclists, becomes a primary requirement. To obtain these results, Road Safety Audits and Road Safety Reviews are very useful tools. In this way, in fact, it is possible to examine a project or existing road, reporting its crash potential and safety performances and detecting its deficiencies without waiting for accidents to occur. In this paper the author, starting from datacollected in numerous Road Safety Reviews on urban streets, provides significant results regarding roads project and maintenance in according to the safety needs of all users, including PTW drivers. For the covering abstract see ITRD E139491.
Samenvatting