This study was intended to create the technical conditions for the implementation of Road Safety Inspections (RSI) on National Road Network sections, as foreseen by the Directive 2008/96/EC of the Parliament and European Council.

According to the Manual definition, RSI is an a aprioristic road safety intervention instrument, which consists of a regular and systematic in situ inspection of operating roads, covering the entire National Road Network, carried out by roads safety expert teams with specific training, resulting in a formal report which identifies the hazards and safety problems detected, to which the competent road authority (usually the concessionaire) has to respond formally.

The work involved the following activities:

• Prepare the Technical Manual to support the implementation of road safety inspections.
• Test the application of the manual on the two most relevant road types in the National Road Network (motorways and single carriageway roads).
  
• Define the qualification requirements of the safety expert teams responsible for conducting RSI.