1. Why Improve Road Transport Enforcement in Europe? Ellen Townsend European Transport Safety Council

2. OVERVIEW EU road safety overview ETSC and Work Related Road Safety Research on Fatigue and Professional Drivers Fatigue in Europe Road Safety Implications for Professional Transport EU Legislation Fatigue Risk Management Systems Report on the Business Case ETSC Recommendations

3. OUR MEMBERS

4. OVERVIEW Monitoring EU transport safety policy SAFE & SOBER Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Ranking EU countries‘ performances

9. ROAD SAFETY AT WORK IN THE EU 6 of 10 work accidents resulting in death are road crashes

10. THE PRAISE PROJECT Thematic Reports Case Studies Awards Country Seminars Annual events Advocacy

11. PRAISE REPORT ON HGV SAFETY Data and main risks – Fatigue Workplace Health Promotion EU legislation Social rules: enforcement; training; fines; fraud; informing drivers, journey planning and infrastructure Employers: safety culture; compliance with legislation; Good Practice Download from: www.etsc.eu/praise

12. HGV ROAD DEATHS 2001-2011

13. 2012-2013 Update of collisions involving HGV deaths Source: IRTAD

14. FATIGUE

15. FATIGUE OVERVIEW

16. Driver fatigue a significant factor in 20% of commercial road transport crashes; Fatigue main cause in 6% of collisions, 37% of these were fatal. International truck drivers said they were tired behind the wheel and reported falling asleep more than car drivers (23% vs 10%) PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORT FATIGUE RESEARCH

17. JUST IN TIME MANAGEMENT

18. EU LEGISLATION

19. 75% reduction in enforcement resources: loss of expert knowledge and experience. Big variations in enforcement Germany and France doing nearly 50% of the roadside enforcement EC Report 2011-2012 Report (published 2014) ENFORCEMENT LEVELS

20. Big disparity in detection rates and rates of offences Drops in detection rate from last reporting period Few MSs manage required checks at premises. EC Report 2011-2012 Report (published 2014) ENFORCEMENT LEVELS

21. ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS

22. LIABILITY ART 10 (4)

23. NON COMPLIANCE & FRAUD

24. COST OF NON COMPLIANCE

25. TRAINING AND INFORMATION - Driver

26. TRAINING OF ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

28. CLOSER PROJECT

29. LEVELS OF FINES

30. ETSC RECOMMENDATIONS - PRAISE

32. NEW ETSC REPORT