Attachment C <br />Pedestrian safety: a road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners <br />B <br />. Do road safety audits of major new road infrastructure projects include <br />pedestrian needs and ensure that pedestrian safety measures are taken into <br />account? Do road safety audits of existing road infrastructure and planned repairs/ <br />modifications include pedestrian needs and ensure that pedestrian safety measures <br />are taken into account? <br />. Does the transport and/or road safety budget have dedicated segments for <br />pedestrian safety? <br />. Are the local authorities allowed to modify laws such as speed limits or drink- <br />driving laws, which give additional protection to pedestrians, e.g. reducing speed <br />limits around schools? <br />What pedestrian safety programmes are currently implemented, including those <br />conducted by nongovernmental organizations? What agency is responsible for <br />each programme, and what are its strengths and weaknesses? <br />. Are existing pedestrian safety programmes evaluated? Is there evidence of impact? <br />. Do local and national government agencies have sufficient human capacity to <br />implement pedestrian safety programmes? <br />The information described in this section assists with the identification of gaps in <br />policy, programming and decision-making about action needed to move pedestrian <br />safety policy forward. For example, is there a need for a new initiative or can existing <br />initiatives be strengthened? What strategies can maximize available resources <br />and reduce duplication of effort? The stakeholder analysis provides information <br />regarding the roles of key people and institutions currently involved in pedestrian <br />safety. This information is valuable for identifying which agencies must be involved, <br />could be involved, and which may resist action for pedestrian safety. It can also help <br />with identification of possibilities to combine resources, as well as potential conflicts <br />of interest and ways to minimize them. <br />3.3 Preparing a pedestrian safety action plan <br />The situational assessment described in section 3.2. provides an understanding of <br />the local pedestrian safety situation - the extent and pattern of pedestrian traffic <br />injuries, relevant risk factors, and the people, institutions, policies, programmes and <br />resources that are currently (or could be) involved in pedestrian safety initiatives. <br />The information helps prioritize risk factors and target groups, and to identify <br />gaps in existing initiatives. The next step in improving pedestrian safety is to use <br />this information, alongside the information on effective interventions presented in <br />Section 4.1 of Module 4, to create a plan of action. <br />A plan of action sets out a strategy for improving pedestrian safety in the setting <br />under consideration. It provides a framework to organize interventions in a <br />strategic manner that minimizes duplication of work and facilitates evaluation <br />53 <br />Page 199 <br />