SYNOPSIS

MeTRA stands for “Malaysian Guidebook for Traffic & Road Safety Audit”. It will revolutionise road safety auditing by synergizing various road safety issues with specific methodology. It aims at providing all users with a systematic approach to evaluate road safety in simple and easy to follow steps. MeTRA is specifically designed for engineers, auditors and government authorities to assist in identifying road safety deficiencies. It is applicable to all operational roads in Malaysia. Users will be assigned to various issues in the form of questions pertaining to road safety. These questions will then be associated with the desired road specifications and standards that will allow users to compare and judge the safety of the road after completing the dedicated tasks such as site measurements and volume traffic counts. MeTRA covers road alignment, cross section, intersections, interchanges, bridges, tunnels, motorcycle infrastructure, public transport infrastructure, visual aids, roadside safety and road surface.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

DR. JAMILAH MOHD MARJAN
Dr. Jamilah graduated in civil engineering Bsc. (Hons.) in Loughborough University of Technology and obtained her Msc. Eng in International Highway Engineering from The University of Birmingham in UK.
She currently serves as the Director of the Road Safety Engineering and Environment Research Centre in Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS). With a strong knowledge of road safety engineering, she has been responsible in managing a team of over 40 research officers and technicians in the centre. She has been involved in several national and international programmes such as the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) training and the Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia (REAAA) Road Safety Compendium.
Prior to her secondment to MIROS, Dr. Jamilah has more than 28 years experience in road planning and design with Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia (JKR), which she joined in 1982. Upon completion of her Msc. Programme in 1997, she was appointed the head of the Road Safety Unit and was in charge of road safety and black spot programmes. Together with other experts in the road safety field, she conducted road safety audit and accident black spot investigation courses in JKR and the Road Engineering Association of Malaysia (REAM).
Dr. Jamilah also holds a PhD. Degree in Highway Engineering and Transportation. She is an active member of REAM and the Road Safety Committee of World Road Association (PIARC).