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24-457: A54 may refer to: Roads [ edit ] A54 road (England) , a road connecting Chester and Buxton A54 motorway (France) , a road connecting Salon-de-Provence and Nîmes A54 motorway (Italy) , a ring road around Pavia A-54 freeway (Spain) , a road connecting Santiago de Compostela and the N-550, N-634 and N-547 A54 motorway (Belgium) ,

48-1257: A cost-effective way. There is evidence that well-targeted road safety improvements save lives, at both individual locations and across networks. For example, on a section of the A4128 in the UK, speed reductions, improved signs and markings, intelligent road studs, traffic calming and upgraded pedestrian crossings helped cut the number of fatal and serious crashes from 19 in 2004–06 to two in 2007–09 – an 89% reduction. The Safer Roads Investment Plans include extensive planning and engineering information such as road attribute records, countermeasure proposals and economic assessments for 100 metre sections of road. They are supported by online software. To date, Safer Roads Investment Plans have been used to identify improvements in low- and middle-income countries that could prevent more than 50,000 deaths and serious injuries per year, saving around $ 1.2 billion per year in crash costs avoided. 29 countries are currently involved in EuroRAP. Countries themselves are not members, but organisations based in those countries can be. In this list, countries are given with

72-628: A fork with the A537 and continuing to a junction with the A53 on the edge of Buxton. The road passes through or immediately adjacent to many towns and villages on its length. Only those with their own Misplaced Pages article are included here, listed in the order they appear along the road travelling west–east. EuroRAP In partnership with national motoring organisations and local authorities, EuroRAP assesses roads in Europe to show how well they protect life in

96-539: A large difference. Based on real crash and traffic flow data, colour-coded maps show a road's safety performance by measuring and mapping the rate at which road users are being killed or seriously injured. Different maps can be produced depending on the target audience. These include: Risk is shown in colour-coded bandings from high (black), to low risk (green). The establishment of road safety targets requires that safety performance can be monitored over time. Governments and funding agencies can also benefit from evaluating

120-763: A large roundabout. The traffic volume then reduces significantly when it meets the A5018 towards Northwich and the A533 North, which is used by vehicles going north to the M6 motorway and M56 to Manchester via the A556. It then continues on another bypass with a crawler lane going eastbound because of its 200-foot (61 m) ascent, passing Winsford railway station and Winsford Industrial Estate before picking up its original Roman route on Middlewich Road. It then continues into Cheshire East and Middlewich , where it again passes through

144-633: A road connecting Charleroi and E19 Other [ edit ] Agent A-54 , a German double agent during World War II Old Indian Defense , Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code Fiat A.54 , a seven-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine developed in Italy in the 1930s as a powerplant for aircraft INS Amba (A54) , a 1968 Indian Navy submarine tender ship Kanehana Station in Hokkaidō, Japan Samsung Galaxy A54 5G , an Android smartphone by Samsung Electronics [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

168-539: A set of safety performance indicators for road infrastructure. Star ratings are used to show the likelihood of a fatal or serious crash and how well the road infrastructure would protect from death or serious injury when a crash occurs. By systematically inspecting roads, countries can develop an understanding of the level of risk built into their road networks. This provides the basis for targeting high risk sections for improvement before people are killed or seriously injured. Inspections are especially useful when crash data

192-721: A short overlap with the A34 . The road becomes more rural in character as it climbs through the Peak District National Park . The rural nature and high accident record of the A54 from Congleton and Buxton means the road is subject to 50 mph average speed cameras. It reaches a height of 1,690 feet (520 m), becoming the highest A-road in Cheshire and one of the highest in England, before crossing into Derbyshire at

216-450: A structure to measure and manage road safety risk, the basic building blocks of which are often lacking. As a result, these nations can often be faster and more innovative in applying new solutions. EuroRAP encourages countries to focus on their busiest roads where the largest crash savings can be made and therefore countries do not need to include their entire road network in RAP analysis to make

240-615: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages A54 road (England) The A54 road is a road in England linking Chester in Cheshire with Buxton in Derbyshire . Its route through both urban and steep rural areas presents a challenge to Cheshire County Council in maintaining the safety of the road. Many years ago it was the main east–west route in Cheshire. The importance of

264-599: Is the busiest section, with around 30,000 vehicles using it per day. Unusually, the suburbs have been bypassed while the main road runs directly along the High Street. Because of its urban environment and heavy traffic, it has a short section where it becomes a 3/4-lane dual carriageway in each direction between the Dene Drive and Collingham Way junctions. In Winsford it crosses the River Weaver via two bridges on

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288-511: Is unavailable or unreliable. Inspections are undertaken using specially equipped vehicles to collect digital, panoramic images or videos of roads as they are driven. These images are then used to record (or 'code') road design attributes known to influence the likelihood of a crash and its severity. The inspections create a permanent video and database record that can be reviewed easily by local engineers and planners. The attributes recorded at 100 metre intervals include: Roads are awarded stars for

312-613: The A51 near Tarvin , 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Chester. It continues on a single carriageway until it reaches Kelsall , where it becomes a 2-mile long dual carriageway on the Kelsall Bypass, which is dual carriageway because of the road's 13% incline into Delamere Forest . The westbound carriageway is subject to a mix of fixed and mobile speed cameras on its sharp descent into the Dee valley. It then becomes single carriageway again when

336-457: The UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2012–2020. EuroRAP is a membership-based organisation, with members in high - and low-income countries . There are three categories of membership: EuroRAP has developed standardised protocols for showing the safety level of a road providing a common language that everyone can speak. In low and middle income countries, the EuroRAP methodology provides

360-771: The World Bank , Global Road Safety Facility, and institutions such as the European Commission . EuroRAP has received three Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards ; the first in 2004 for founding the European programme, the second in 2009 for founding the International Road Assessment Programme , and the third in 2014. EuroRAP aims to reduce the likelihood of traffic collisions and make those that do occur survivable. Its formal objectives are to: EuroRAP supports

384-686: The A54 an unusual 28-foot (8.5 m) lighthouse was erected in 1924 bearing the words "Dangerous hill – change to low gear", backlit at night, to reduce accidents at the sharp bend. According to a 2007 report by the Road Safety Foundation for the European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP), the A54 is one of the most dangerous roads in the UK, second only to the A682 in Lancashire . Again in 2008

408-497: The A54 through Middlewich and Winsford decreased in the 1970s and 1980s with the building of the M56 motorway and dualling of the A556 at Northwich. The section through Winsford carries approximately 30,000 vehicles per day. Re-routing of the A54 away from the narrow cobbled streets of Congleton town centre was first proposed in 1935. Before this, at the point where the A34 now meets

432-778: The event of a crash . It is a sister programme to Euro NCAP , and seeks to improve road safety through road design. EuroRAP currently has active programmes in 29 countries, mostly in Europe . EuroRAP is financially supported by the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society , the International Road Assessment Programme , and the European Association of Motor Manufacturers. Programmes are typically self-financed by in-country automobile associations and national governments. Specific projects receive funding from

456-418: The level of safety they offer. These range from 1 (high risk) to 5 (low risk). To enable cost-effective assessment of roads, there is a global network of RAP-accredited suppliers who are capable of competitively bidding to undertake high quality inspections and coding. Where star ratings provide a measure of risk on a road, Safer Roads Investment Plans identify ways in which the star ratings can be improved in

480-571: The road reaches a TOTSO junction with the A556 to Manchester and Northwich. The road continues for 2 miles (3.2 km) to a junction with the A49, then continues through Little Budworth and the West Cheshire hills, with sharp bends near the Oulton Park racing circuit. The first town is Winsford , where the road is a dual carriageway for 3 miles (4.8 km) through the town centre. This

504-564: The road safety impacts of their investments. Performance tracking identifies whether fewer people are being killed or seriously injured on a road section over time and the countermeasures that have been most effective, including cost, in reducing crashes and injury severity. Safety performance indicators also provide an effective means of monitoring performance. Measures such as helmet and seat belt wearing rates have been used effectively in assessing road safety behaviour, as have speed measurements and conflict studies, and RAP star ratings provide

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528-467: The road was rated as one of the highest-risk roads in Great Britain by EuroRAP , with a risk rating of Medium to High on its most dangerous stretch between Buxton and Congleton. Eighteen fatal or serious-injury accidents occurred on this 24-kilometre (15 mi) stretch of single-carriageway road between 2003 and 2005, 26% of which were accidents at junctions. The road begins at a roundabout on

552-448: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A54&oldid=1213059921 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

576-680: The town centre, on the Wheelock Street bypass. At a roundabout with Centurion Way it merges with traffic that has continued on the A556 to Northwich and the A530 King Street instead of using the route through Winsford. It then becomes much busier, carrying much of the traffic to the M6 junction 18 from central Cheshire. After passing through Middlewich the A54 crosses over the M6 motorway at a conventional roundabout interchange, continuing through Holmes Chapel to Congleton , where it has

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