Introductory provisions
section 1 of this Act contains provisions on the väghållares
obligations in some cases and aims to increase
the safety of road users.
section 2 of this Act means
The ten-T road network means the road network defined in Annex i, section 2 of European Parliament and Council decision No 1692/96/EC of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and illustrated using maps or described in annex 2 of the decision,
road operators:
1. in the case of a public road, on which, according to the traffic Act (1971:948) is responsible for road maintenance,
2. in the case of street, who is not a public road, on which, according to the planning and building Act (2010:900) is responsible for the gatuhållningen,
3. in the case of the path that is the joint facility under construction Act (1973:1149), the community, and
4. in the case of any road, the road's owner,
"infrastructure project" means a project involving construction of roads or significant alteration of existing road that affect traffic flow,
road safety: a strategic analysis, comparative analysis of the effects of a road project has on network safety,
road safety audit: an independent, in-depth, systematic and technical safety check of the design of a road project.
Law (2010:1363).
Scope of application
section 3 of this Act apply to roads or infrastructure projects included in the
The ten-T road network in Sweden. The law does not apply to
road tunnels which are covered by the Act (2006:418) on security in
road tunnels.
Traffic safety analysis
section 4 for each infrastructure project, the road authority conduct a road safety analysis. The analysis shall include a description of the considerations made in the field of road safety.
The first paragraph does not apply if an equivalent analysis is part of a summary or detail plan in accordance with the planning and building Act (2010:900). Law (2010:1363).
Road safety road safety auditors and review
5 § for each infrastructure project, the road authority may designate a
road safety auditors should follow the physical
the planning of the road project, make a
road safety review and establish
inspection reports.
Approval of road safety auditors
section 6, a road safety auditors must be approved by the
the supervisory authority. An approval
Road Safety Auditors must be communicated to the person who has
completed special basic training and is otherwise appropriate
for the data. An approved traffic safety reviewers are
required to undergo such training provided for
pursuant to section 16.
section 7 of the supervisory authority may revoke an approval
traffic safety reviewer if
1. he or she will not undergo such training as
referred to in paragraph 6,
2. he or she requests it, or
3. the otherwise there is any particular reason to revoke
the approval.
Safety inspections
§ 8 the road authority shall carry out regular
safety inspections of roads, charting the road
security standard and establish a plan of action
should be taken to increase safety on the roads.
Safety requirements
§ 9 the road authority should systematically and continuously take the
measures needed to prevent serious
personal injury as a result of the use of the roads.
Measures to remedy the immediate risk of such
damage must be taken first.
The obligation in the first subparagraph shall apply to the maximum extent
that it may be considered reasonable. In doing so, the benefits of
protection measures in conjunction with the cost of such
measures, as well as the question of the risk of injury can be reduced
by other measures, in particular, be taken into account.
Accident reports
section 10 of the road authority shall draw up a report for each
traffic fatality that occurred on a road in
The ten-T road network.
Supervision
section 11 of the authority that the Government should exercise
supervision over compliance with this Act and the
regulations that have been issued in connection with the Act.
section 12 of the supervisory authority has the right to obtain the information
and the documents needed for supervision.
The regulatory authority may inform the injunctions and
conditions needed to this Act and the regulations
issued in connection with the law should be complied with.
Appeal
paragraph 13 of the decision of the supervisory authority under this Act may
be appealed to the administrative court.
Leave to appeal is required for an appeal to
the administrative court.
section 14 if a Government or a municipality to appeal
the regulatory authority's decision, the supervisory authority shall be
the appellant's counterpart since the case-file forwarded
to the Court.
Enforcement
section 15 a decision under this Act or under the regulations
in connection with the Act applies
immediately, unless otherwise specified in the decision.
Appropriations
paragraph 16 of the Government or the authority the Government determines
may provide for
1. preparation and content of a
traffic safety analysis,
2. implementation of the road safety audit and
preparation of audit reports,
3. training of road safety auditors,
4. approval and evidence concerning
Road Safety Auditors,
5. road safety reviewers ' activities and tasks,
6. the procedure for safety inspections,
7. reporting of road deaths,
8. security requirements
9. supervision, as well as
10. fees for supervision and case management under
This Act and according to the rules given in
the support of the law.
Transitional provisions
2010:1362
1. this law shall enter into force on 19 december 2010.
2. the provisions of sections 4 and 5 apply only to road projects
begun after its entry into force.
