Communities & Infrastructure Veli-Pekka Kallberg & Tapani Mäkinen 1 ESCAPE Enhanced Safety Coming from Appropriate Police Enforcement
Communities & Infrastructure Veli-Pekka Kallberg & Tapani Mäkinen 2 BACKGROUND u Traffic offences are major contributory factor to road accidents u Enforcement could be more effective and cost-efficient u Significant improvement in safety can be achieved by developing enforcement
Communities & Infrastructure Veli-Pekka Kallberg & Tapani Mäkinen 3 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED u Insufficient knowledge of priority target areas u Insufficient knowledge of efficiency of different enforcement types u Conventional police enforcement is resource-consuming u Legal and administrative issues can impede effective enforcement
Communities & Infrastructure Veli-Pekka Kallberg & Tapani Mäkinen 4 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED u New technology little exploited u Little international co-operation u Big differences between countries u Alternatives to conventional police enforcement little explored u Common methods for monitoring violations and enforcement are lacking
Communities & Infrastructure Veli-Pekka Kallberg & Tapani Mäkinen 5 RESULTS u Frequency of different types of violations u Links between violations and accidents u Identification of priority targets u Assessment of benefits and costs of alternative enforcement approaches u Directions for development of innovative enforcement methods and tools
Communities & Infrastructure Veli-Pekka Kallberg & Tapani Mäkinen 6 RESULTS u Acceptability of enforcement types to road-users and organisations u Obstacles to effective enforcement u Possibilities for non-police enforcement u Methods for assessing non-compliance, enforcement and its effects
Communities & Infrastructure Veli-Pekka Kallberg & Tapani Mäkinen 7 WHO NEEDS ESCAPE? u EU and national legislators u Police and other enforcement professionals u Traffic safety professionals u Local authorities u Equipment manufacturers u Road users
Communities & Infrastructure Veli-Pekka Kallberg & Tapani Mäkinen 8 ACCESS TO RESULTS u 9 Deliverables, 14 Working Papers and Final Report u Will be available for downloading at u Completion date June 2000
Communities & Infrastructure Veli-Pekka Kallberg & Tapani Mäkinen 9 BENEFITS u Improved compliance with traffic regulations u Improved strategic planning and resource- use u Improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness of enforcement u Harmonised legislation(?) u More uniform enforcement practices u Increased acceptability u Improved safety on roads