Management Systems
Modern Road Safety makes a distinction between the situation and the management systems necessary to control it, with prevention activities that largely exceeds the self-evident fields of the traditional 3 E (Engineering, Enforcement, Education) approach, first introduced in 1925. Modern Management systems have the aims of be inclusive, i.e. to include explicitly all activities part of such system. Forming an integrated whole
The more extensive effort to obtain a comprehensive, holistic design of a road safety system, with the direct participation of 123 persons, representatives of different areas of activities, was done in Chile, (CONASET, 1993), utilizing the methodology for the design of social systems developed by Del Valle (1992). The result was the design of the control apparatus for this situation, called “Road Safety System”, defined by its components. An informal test of its completeness can be done simply by consider this management system without any of its components, for example if we remove rescue we simply lose opportunities to save human life coming from activities in this area. It can be used as an outline to assess the completeness of national road safety programs.
Please note than the following table is a systems definition i.e. it is supposed that is parts form an integrated whole.
| Road Safety Management System | |
|---|---|
| A Drivers, Training & Licensing A-1 Training of professional drivers |
E Enforcement E-1 Drivers enforcement |
| B Management Of Vehicle Quality B-1 Technical specifications |
F Judicial Action F-1 Prosecution of infractions |
| C Management Of Roads And Public Space C1 Traffic management |
G Accident Control And Insurance G1 Comprehensive rescue system |
| D Management Of Transport Services D1 Remuneration systems |
H Research & Information H1 Integrated information systems |
| (Not occupied) | I Education And Communications I1 Curricula |
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