The Need for UK Road Safety Performance Indicators David Davies Executive Director, PACTS Joining the Dots conference, 5th March 2019

Road Safety Since 2010: Update with 2017 data PACTS report, February 2019

Safe System approach

A performance management approach Key components Vision – zero Final outcome target – fewer KSI casualties Intermediate outcome indicators – to measure the safety of the system

Support for a performance management approach with indicators International – WHO Developing Indicators for voluntary global performance, 2017 EU – Third Road Safety Package, 2018: all EU Member States to adopt indicators by Q2 2019 UK – Road Safety Management Capacity Review, 2018 Examples and generic recommendations

But which indicators for the UK? PACTS investigated Current practice Support for indicators approach Criteria for selecting indicators Support for specific indicators Practicality of data collection

PACTS report, October 2018

Eight key indicators proposed compliance with speed limits on national roads compliance with speed limits on local roads drivers not consuming alcohol or drugs car occupants using a seat belt / child seat drivers not using an in-car phone passenger cars with highest Euro NCAP safety rating major roads with appropriate iRAP safety ratings emergency medical services arriving within priority time

Conclusions – indicators Support for use of indicators Monitoring these indicators will focus attention on key safety criteria Some can be adopted at local level Needs government support indicators would support KSI targets Less politically challenging than targets

Health warning! Indicators are for intermediate objectives – not objectives in own right Impossible to capture full scope and complexity in a few indictors Inevitable conflict's between accuracy and practicality Set targets for indicators only if useful

Since publication Discussion with DfT – positive developments Highways England, Transport Scotland and others proposing to adopt indicators Will indicators be part of DfT’s refreshed Road Safety Statement?? PACTS will be following up

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