Road safety inspection – Incompatibility between the function of the road and the typical cross section – Belgrade’s Northern Arterian Tangent

Abstract

The Road Safety Inspection is a procedure recognized all over the world for identifying the deficiencies on an existing road network. The procedure is to purpose exact measures for eliminating all the issues affecting the traffic safety. The paper presents the safety issues emanating from the incompatibility between the typical cross section and the basic function of the road. The road in concern is Belgrade’s Northern Arterial Tangent. All the materials related to the inadequate elements of the road are taken during the field visit. Also, the paper proposes exact rearrangement of the cross section in order to adjust traffic conditions to the current and planned role of the road within the broader network.