Tenders Are Invited For Research And Development Services And Related Consultancy Services – Feasibility Study: Spatial Analyzes To Identify Potential For Improving Country Road Safety

Research And Development Services And Related Consultancy Services – Feasibility Study: Spatial Analyzes To Identify Potential For Improving Country Road Safety. Accidents On Country Roads Are Characterized By A Particularly High Level Of Accident Severity And A High Number Of Fatalities (Compared To Motorways And City Streets). After Extensive Research, There Are Now Findings On The Safety Effects Of Infrastructural Deficits, Suitable Countermeasures And Analysis Tools For Network Elements That Are Prone To Accidents. However, There Is Currently No Way To Capture Regionally Distinct Infrastructure Specifics From A Macroscopic Perspective Using Simple Analyses. In Particular, There Is No Method For Using Comparatively Simple Means - For Example Based Solely On Police Accident Data - To Identify Regionally Distinctive Infrastructure Specifics Or Potential For Infrastructural Improvement In The Country Road Network. Aim/Benefit The Aim Of The Project Is To Clarify Whether Accident Data Can Be Used As Indicators For Road Infrastructure And Which Population Of Accidents Is Required At What Structural Depth And At What Spatial Level In Order To Be Able To Systematically Derive Regional Differences And Potential For Improvement. The Envisaged Level Of Analysis Is Explicitly Above The Procedures And Methods That Already Exist And Are Established In The Field (In Particular Network-Related Procedures For Safety Analysis And Local Accident Investigation). Based On An Analysis Of The National And International State Of Knowledge, The Accident Constellations That Can Be Systematically Influenced By Suitable Infrastructure Measures Must First Be Compiled. A Representative And Plausible Base Of Accident And Infrastructure Data Must Then Be Built And Linked. Targeted Evaluations Of This Database Serve To Check Whether Reliable Statements About Regional Infrastructural Specifics On Country Roads Can Be Derived From Accident Data Alone. In The Positive Case, Suitable Analysis Parameters Must Be Derived And The Method Used As An Example.