Road Traffic Safety: Situation in Estonia Margus Lepik Parliament of Estonia

Estonia Facts : - 45,000 km 2 - 1,36 m inhabitants - 16,400 km national roads - 1,430 km main roads

Increase in the number of cars

Fatalities in road accidents H RLOP

Injuries in road accidents

Killed on the roads

Road safety development in Finland and in the Baltic states

Road behaviour change (Traffic offenders %)

Police operations Everyone takes a breathtest! Yet, the number of traffic accidents involving drunk drivers does not show a decreasing trend Repeat drunk driving offenders who constitute 18% of all offenders are a cause of particular concern

Stages of Road Safety Program (RSP) First stage Duration General amount of mil. EEK (13.6 m€) –Application of less expensive and quickly applicable measures Second stage Duration 2007 – 2010 General amount of 279 mil. EEK (17.9 m€) –Application of measures from the 1 st stage and some more expensive measures

Stages of RSP Third stage Duration 2010 – 2015 General amount of 466 mil. EEK (29.8 m€) –Analysis of measures in the 1 st and 2 nd stage. Application of more expensive and previously delayed measures. All the activities will be managed on the tree year sliding-scale

RSP activities Targeted on the following main directions: Unprotected road users (pedestrians, bicyclists) safety Children and elderly people safety Young and inexperienced drivers safety

RSP activities Drunk driving diminishing Decreasing of consequences of the RTA Urban traffic safetyUrban traffic safety Decreasing a number of: – Dark time RTA & –Winter time RTA

Outcome of the first stage of the RSP Educational system of drivers was improved Road infrastructure was improved Road safety campaigns Activities carried out in the first stage did not give wanted result Main reason were lack of financing and coordination

Outcome of the first stage of the RSP

Activities in the second stage of the RSP Improvement of legislation (Road Traffic Act etc) Education and training Traffic control Traffic campaigns Traffic environment Supporting measures for road safety Coordination

Thank you! Margus Lepik Member of the Economic Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Estonia