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Road Safety:the European Union policy

Maria Cristina MaroldaEuropean CommissionDirectorate General Energy & TransportRoad Safety Unit

Global Meeting of NGOs Advocating for Road SafetyBrussels, 7 May 2009

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•White Paper on Transport (2001)

•European Road Safety Action Programme (2001-2010)

Halving the number of victims by 2010

A shared responsibility

An integrated approach

The EU road safety policy

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The 50% objective

. A political & global commitment

. Individual responsibility of Member States

. Each Member State should strive to perform at least as well as the best-performing ones

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A shared responsibility

Action by ALL stakeholders is needed

. Public Authorities: EU + Central Governments + Local Authorities…

. Private Companies: Car industry + Transport companies + Road operators

. Users: everybody !

The EU acts wherever it provides an added value

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An integrated approach

• Vehicle safetyPassive and active safety

Technical inspection

• Road Infrastructure safety

• User behaviourEnforcement Driving licences

Education Campaigns

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Infrastructure

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The EU instruments

. Road accident data and information

. Financial support to research and studies

. Best practice guidelines

. Legislation (only when necessary)

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• Extension of the “shared responsibility” concept to civil society

• Over 1200 signatories so far• Signatories commit themselves to concrete and

measurable actions• Commission creates awareness and makes

commitments publicLogoAwardsPresentationsReports and newsletters

http://www.erscharter.eu/

The European Road Safety Charter

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European Road Safety Days

2nd European Road Safety Day:

Paris, 13 Oct. 2008 Focus on safety in urban transport

Coordination with the 1st global road safety week (UN)

Focus on Young drivers

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Brussels

3rd European Road Safety Day: … 2010

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www.chooseesc.eu/

European Night

without AccidentHelmet wearing

Some EU-wide Road Safety Campaigns

(Red Cross) www.1-life.info/

Level Crossings

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• Detailed data on crashes, fatalities and casualties

• Monitoring the progress of casualty reduction actions

• Identifying overall efficiency of safety countermeasures

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Setting up Policy Priorities

Reference data

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Vehicle Safety • Effectiveness of existing regulations

• Technical development

• Assessment of non-regulatory activities (e.g. Euro-NCAP)

• Support for Industry – new products and technologies

• New needs in regulation

© EuroNCAP

Setting up Policy Priorities

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Infrastructure Safety • Highway design requirements

• System interactions (e.g. vehicle/barrier)

• Extension of requirements to secondary roads (subsidiarity)

Setting up Policy Priorities

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Road Users Behaviour • New priorities in accident prevention

• Understanding driver decision making (naturalistic driving)

• Effectiveness of enforcement measures

Setting up Policy Priorities

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Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)

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Use of information and communicationtechnologies in transport,

e.g. phones, satellites, computer, sensors

. reduction of congestion by 5-15%

. 5-15% less fatalities and 5-10% less injuries electronic stability control (ESC), lane keeping support, speed alert, emergency call (eCall)

. possible savings of 10-20% CO2 emissions

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ITS for Road Safety and Security

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1.Promotion of in-vehicle safety systems2.Introduction of Europe-wide eCall3.Regulatory framework on safe human-machine interactions including nomadic devices4.Best-practice guidelines:impact of ITS on vulnerable road users5.Best-practice guidelines:secure parking places for trucks

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Challenges to be addresses in the next Road Safety Action Programme

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.Demographic change

.Young drivers

.Vulnerable users

.Systemic approach (3 components)

.Response to technological development (including ITS)

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The next EU Road Safety Action Programme

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Consultation open to all stakeholders:(June-October 2009)

YOU identify needs and priorities

EC translates them into a political action plan

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Thank you for your attention! Thank you for your attention!

http://ec.europa.eu/roadsafetyhttp://ec.europa.eu/roadsafety