BP2 - Highway Features and Policy

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Good Practice files that have been added to this webpage at the last update (October 2009) are highlighted in the ‘Date Added’ column below.

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RED / POTENTIAL = Potential as Good Practice in Next 5 Years

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ProjectReference / Title Summary Country of Origin Date Added
BP2 001 Motorcycles in Bus Lanes Permitting the use of bus lanes by PTWs UK MAR 2009
BP2 002 ASL Trials In Spain and the UK experimental studies are underway into the effects of permitting motorcycles to use Advanced Stop Lines (ASLs) at traffic signals E/UK OCT 2009
(revised)
BP2 003 Strategic Motorcycle Safety Programme A strategic method for allocating funds to engineering schemes maximising the safety benefits for riders. AUS MAR 2009
BP2 004 VMAC Design Notes The purpose of the Motorcycle Notes are to provide regular practical advice on motorcycle specific aspects of road design, maintenance and safety AUS MAR 2009
BP2 005 Motorcycle Only Lane in Malaysia A Motorcycle Only lane was constructed as part of Federal Highway Route 2 MAL MAR 2009
BP2 006 Moving Mopeds from cycle lanes onto the carriageway In the Netherlands the moped entitlement to use cycle lanes was removed in urban areas on 15 December 1999 NL MAR 2009
BP2 007 Norwegian PTW Handbook for Engineers The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has produced a design handbook for highway engineers designed to improve PTW safety. N MAR 2009
BP2 008 Paris PTW Charter A Charter for PTW use in Paris covering rights and responsibilities. F OCT 2009
(revised)
BP2 009 Positioned for Safety Strategy A strategic plan for improving motorcycle safety in New South Wales, Australia. AUS MAR 2009
BP2 010 DfT Motorcycling Strategy The UK Government's national Motorcycling Strategy. UK MAR 2009
BP2 011 ACEM Guidelines for Safer PTW Road Design in Europe A manual providing guidance to engineers and road safety professionals in Europe on PTW issues. EU MAR 2009
BP2 012 IHIE Guidelines for Motorcycling A set of guidelines for highway engineers and road safety professionals encouraging greater awareness of the needs of PTWs. UK MAR 2009
BP2 013 Review of Road Safety Audits A review of recent urban Road Safety Audits undertaken in the UK to identify highway features regularly identified as hazardous to PTWs. UK MAR 2009
BP2 014 ETSC Vulnerable Riders Report European Transport Safety Council report and bulletins identifying PTW safety issues and providing recommendations for action. EU MAR 2009
BP2 015 WHO Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention Research report into the scale of the global road safety problem with a variety of recommendations for tackling the issue, including a Helmets Manual for practitioners. World OCT 2009
BP2 016 Swedish OLA Process Approach for developing road safety projects by engaging the different stakeholders. S OCT 2009
BP2 017 DGT Strategic Plan for PTW Safety A national strategy in Spain for PTW road safety that sets out the issues and recommends possible solutions. E OCT 2009
BP2 018 DfT Advice on Road Safety Strategies The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has produced guidance to local government organisations over the development of local road safety strategies. UK OCT 2009
BP2 019 EAMS FEMA FEMA have produced a European Agenda for Motorcycle Safety (EAMS) to provide an overview of motorcycling in Europe from PTW riders' perspective, with discussion of safety trends and issues. EU OCT 2009
BP2 020 Monsieur Moto Appointment of an experienced and qualified motorcyclist to coordinate PTW activities in Toulouse, with particular focus on PTW safety. F OCT 2009
BP2 021 US Guide to Address PTW Collisions Publication from the US Transport Research Board providing strategies for addressing collisions involving motorcycles. US OCT 2009
BP2 022 PROMISING Project Project identifying measures to reduce the risk of injury to vulnerable road users in a way that would not restrict mobility. NL/EU OCT 2009