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Saudi Road Code 603, The basics of traffic safety

We learned the specifications of traffic systems and presented some of them in the Saudi Road Code 602. Here, we summarize the basics of traffic safety. 

What is the difference between Saudi Road Code 602 and 603?

Traffic Safety. We can use this word as a common factor between codes.

Saudi Road Code 602

Road Code 602 addresses traffic safety systems, including signs, studs, markings, paints, and other products or systems that improve traffic safety. It outlines the specifications for these systems and products, their application on the road, and the standards required for approval by the Ministry of Transportation and Logistics.

Saudi Road Code 603

This code is considered the basis of traffic safety. In Road Code 603, you will find – as we will show you – safety performance indicators for drivers on the road. In addition to measuring road safety and inspecting the road network. 

Safety Performance Indicators in Saudi Road Code 603

There are several indicators to determine road safety that are essential to all road safety components.

User behavior

User safety performance consists of measuring:

  • The rate of buckling seat belts and child seats in the front and rear seats.
  • The rate of helmet use for bicycle and motorcycle riders.
  • Driving speeds on various roads: rural highways, single lanes, urban highways, and single lanes.
  • The use of cell phones while driving for different vehicles.

Infrastructure

It specializes in checking the safety of roads and the design on which they are built, as well as the length of the networks it checks.

Vehicles

The life span of the vehicle, whether regular cars or heavy vehicles.  

Road network inspection according to Saudi Road Code 603

It provides a comprehensive overview of the road network to identify accident locations and to work towards reducing them and preventing their recurrence. 

Define goals

The focus here is on determining the process’s goal and desired result, which will, in turn, affect the data we need and the performance metrics we rely on.

Define the road network

In this step, we identify the elements that examined on the roads

  • intersections
  • facilities
  • slopes

Testing the performance criteria according to the standards

The actual performance of the roads and what has been identified is measured and matched to the Road Code 603 standards. Ensuring that it is effective and achieves real results.

After following the previous steps for the road and its traffic safety performance, we perform a safety check following Saudi Road Code 603. The Road Safety Audit process aims to ensure that the safety implications of all road designs and developments for all users and workers.

Due to the Road Safety Examined and the implementation of the audit recommendations, we have preserved many lives. Therefore, road safety examinations are an essential component of the strategies for the safety of the road network.

With the participation of the employer, the road design team, and the examination, we examined the preliminary design phase before its implementation. Then the final design phase before the project launched, then the construction phase, and so on until the final implementation.

Compliance with the Saudi Road Code is the responsibility of all of us

As companies responsible for achieving traffic safety in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and providing a traffic safety experience for the whole world, we must adhere to the standards and specifications issued by the concerned authorities such as the Roads General Authority and the Ministry of Transportation.

What made Shawahid a pioneer in traffic safety in the Kingdom is its commitment to the standards of the road code issued by the Ministry of Transport and Logistics and the General Roads Authority, not only in terms of the traffic safety systems we manufacture but also in road traffic safety and its foundations as in Road Code 603 to be aware of everything that constitutes protection for citizens and road users.

So we provide you with our systems with the greatest efficiency and adherence to traffic safety standards, you can contact us through our multiple means to know the details of accreditation and safety when ordering systems.

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