1. John Dawson Chairman, EuroRAP AISBL Ljubliana, 23rdJune 2016
Towards Zero-
Safer Roads and Road Users
John Dawson
Chairman, EuroRAP AISBL
Ljubliana, 23rdJune 2016

2. Today: solutions – and payoffs
.. and could deliver by 2020

3. European Road Assessment Association
NCAP’s sister
vision zero inspired
civil society, authorities, experts
founded iRAP (and EIRA)
iRAP’s philanthropic finance = “free-to-air” tools

4. pedestrian crossings in south east Europe!
Big Data
Hundreds of clubs, NGOs, universities, charities, governments, banks, volunteers
5,000 flawed
pedestrian crossings in south east Europe!
70 countries; 500,000 km inspected

5. Our European Context 500,000 killed or serious trauma
Last 10 years
500,000 killed or serious trauma
majority outside cities & towns
5 serious traumas per km on main roads
annual crash cost 2% of GDP
fast moving international change
weak diffuse accountabilities ‘
We face risks 7 or 8 times any other we face in our daily lives

6. It will not happen with ‘business as usual’.. but it can be done
50% Reduction by 2020
It will not happen with ‘business as usual’.. but it can be done
“Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.”
“No excuses”
Zoleka Mandela

7. The Safe System Road Behaviour Vehicle OECD 2009…. EC 2010…. UN 2011..
self-explaining, forgiving
We’re talking today about 3 of these pillars
How we manage road safety
Behaviour and safer roads
You’ll see later the RAP programme provides such strong data that it can, for example, the Police can show the public that they are targeting speeding on high risk roads as has been done in Slovenia.
IF WE LOOK AT SAFE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, different countries are different places. Drink, seat belt wearing, wild speeding make huge differences.
NL, England and Sweden look to have the same death rate but this hides the differences. The Swedes are upgrading safety on thousands of kms of single carriageway roads to 3 and 4 star while the Netherlands already has massive travel on safe 4- and 5- star roads - but must tackle cycle safety and its lightly travelled regional 1- and 2- star roads. Britain is just an average of the 2. Look at these two neighbouring regions next door to each other. One has twice the death rate of the other down to the differening star rating of their roads.
Behaviour
Vehicle
belts, speed, drink, age
active & passive protection
OECD 2009…. EC 2010…. UN

8. Old “Fix the Driver” Model
Vehicle
Behaviour
Road
Watch out for the spinning blade in a factory face criminal prosecution
Don’t Run Airplanes, rail, mines, marine transport or factories like this.
Oil, mining companies we don’t have to explain when they ask us to help plan developments.
Over 90% of accidents result from human error - but to err is human!

9. Safe System – layers of protection
“Swiss Cheese”
RELAIBLE SYSTEMS FROM UNRELIABLE COMPONENTS
OECD TRAINING. EVERY MEMBER OF STAFF.
DEFEND

10. Death Reducing Model Road & Vehicle Foolish forgiving design
risk assessment
nudge
drink drive law
penalties
enforcement
jail
Criminal
& Unstable
Road & Vehicle
Foolish
nudge
education
training

11. The Safe System
5-star drivers
5-star cars
5-star roads

12. The Safe System - layers of protection

13. human body cannot survive uncushioned impact more than 40kph
Managing Energy
human body cannot survive uncushioned impact more than 40kph

14. Managing Energy

15. Need to set speed limits based on road protection
Safe at the speed limit?
Need to set speed limits based on road protection
A 5-star car alone cannot protect above 70 kph Legal speeds kill unless car and road work as a system

16. We can measure - and track - safety
Risk Maps: measure system safety as users, vehicles and roads combine
Many EuroRAP members publish regular Risk Maps tracking national performance.
Maps: one language for civil society, police, engineers, investors, EC

17. We can measure safety
Star Rating: like NCAP, RAP measures built-in safety of road infrastructure
Once Star Rating is measured, high return Safer Road Investment Plans can be generated.

18. Crashes that Kill Head-on crashes Brutal side impacts at junctions
Run-off crashes with roadside objects
Pedestrians and cyclists hit at speed

19. Safe Roadsides

20. Safe Junctions

21. Safe Overtaking

22. Safe Towns and Villages

23. Minimum Rational Safety Levels
International
5-star
National
4-star
Busy Regional
3-star

24. Setting Measurable Goals
1. National Networks, 3-Star or Better by 2020 Netherlands: 100% national roads Sweden: 75% of travel England: 90% of travel 2. Development Bank Projects 3-Star or better in design briefs & €bn’s reshaped by WB, ADB, MCC, IBD, CAF..

25. Reforming ‘Business as Usual’
MAJOR PROJECT REFORM
1. Define a project or budget for a
Safer Road Investment Plan
to upgrade corridor safety
2. Make sure major projects have Star Rating goal in design briefs
3. Audit the Star Rating outcomes
In Slovenia, a motorway size scheme, Slovakia spent €40m.
fast delivery projects help programme managers

26. Raising TEN-T safety in Eastern Europe
40,000 km, 20% sample inspected
With “maintenance measures” only
40% travel at 3-Star can becomes 60%.
By 2020.
140,000 serious traumas saved
over economic life. BCR = 6

27. The ‘3-Star or better’ Campaign
EU must join leaders No funds for unsafe roads

28. How Can the Commissioner Lead?
Policy
speeches, publications, media
EIB, CEF and regional finance
Transparency
partner civil society & RAP metrics
Infrastructure Directive outcomes
Managing Performance
budgets for SRIPs
safety metrics in design briefs
senior EC services champion
prioritising transport safety means
metrics & budget reform
You Can't Manage What You Don't Measure