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Title:

Context and Development of an Instrument for Quality Assessment and Guidance for Local Road Safety Policymaking in Flanders, Belgium

Accession Number:

01154788

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

This paper describes the context for and the development of an instrument that enables Flemish local (road safety) policymakers to raise their organization and performances to a higher level of quality management. The tool is developed in response to recent Flemish legislation that emphasizes the need for more sustainability, a reduction in the level of road-casualties and that calls out for more assistance, guidance and support for local mobility policymaking. Starting from the principles of Total Quality Management, from a number of widely applied instruments and models for quality management and from international best practices and authoritative road safety policy plans; an innovative guiding instrument has been developed. Based on general management theory, local road safety policymaking has been thoroughly analyzed and key components (both managerial and technical) have been identified. Using standardized questionnaires, the tool enables officials to position their performance with regard to a ladder of development and to pinpoint where their future points of attention lay. Based on this self-assessment procedure, local officials receive recommendations and examples of good practices, allowing them to hype up their level of performance. When compared to its predecessors and the instruments currently in use, this tool constitutes a significant added value due to its well-underpinned, process-oriented and objective character. Although the instrument is generated for use in local Flemish administrations, it can easily be adjusted to other regions thanks to its generic nature. The tool is in its final stage of development and is rigorously being tested.

Monograph Accession #:

01147878

Report/Paper Numbers:

10-2179

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Tormans, Hans
Janssens, Davy
Brijs, Tom
Wets, Geert

Pagination:

18p

Publication Date:

2010

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2010-1-10 to 2010-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

Figures (2) ; References (45) ; Tables (3)

Geographic Terms:

Flanders (Belgium)

Subject Areas:

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2010 Paper #10-2179

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 25 2010 11:00AM