Road safety performance : national peer review: Lithuania

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 5 PART I - BACKGROUND INFORMATION................................................................................. 7 1.1. General..................................................................................................................................... 9 1.2. Transport sector ...................................................................................................................... 13 1.3. Trends in road safety: statistics and analysis .......................................................................... 16 1.4. Regulatory and legislative framework .................................................................................... 26 PART II - ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE IN LITHUANIA ......................... 37 2.1. Road safety organisational framework in Lithuania ............................................................... 39 2.2. Scientific research on traffic safety......................................................................................... 50 2.3. Road network......................................................................................................................... 52 2.4. Vehicle inspection and state technical inspection requirements ............................................. 57 2.5. Drivers’ training...................................................................................................................... 61 2.6. Conclusions – Problems in the Road Safety organisational structure in Lithuania ................ 63 PART III - ACTIONS REQUIRED............................................................................................... 65 3.1. Policy instruments to be implemented.................................................................................... 69 3.2. Specific actions on road network............................................................................................ 78 3.3. Strategic schedule for action................................................................................................... 80 SYNTHESIS OF RECOMMENDATIONS................................................................................... 87 Annex 1 A brief description of Vision Zero ............................................................................... 91 Annex 2 List of persons visited by experts ................................................................................. 93 Annex 3 Acronyms and bodies ................................................................................................... 97