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U n i t 7

Formulating

and implementing

road safety

policies


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% &ritten document that proides the basis for action to be

ta'en "ointly by the !oernments and non!oernmental

partners$

()chopper, *ormand, Wax&eiler, 200+

What is a national policy on road safety?


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to raise a&areness and create mutual understandin! about

a situation to articulate ethical and other principles to "ustify and !uide

action

to !enerate a consensus ision

to proide a frame&or' for action

to define responsibilities and mechanisms of coordination

to secure or raise political commitment

to en!a!e a ariety of partners

to identify promisin! measures

to monitor pro!ress and effectieness of strate!ies

Why is a policy necessary?


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Policy formulation is complex and continuous

-$ .nitiatin! the process

2$ /ormulatin! the policy

$ )ee'in! approal 1 endorsement

-$- %ssess situation -$2 aise a&areness

-$ .dentify leadership -$3 .nole sta'eholders

2$- 4efine frame&or'

2$ )elect interentions

2$2 )et ob"ecties

2$3 5nsure action

$ )tate endorsement

$2 6oernmental approal$- )ta'eholder approal


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!osta "ican example

;ational road safety plan aimed at reducin! mortality by -$

%ction throu!h:

9raffic la&s and enforcement

5ducation

.nfrastructure deelopment

esearch


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#$eden %ision &ero

Ultimate goal:no deaths or seere in"uries throu!h roadtraffic crashes

Based on four elements:

-$ 5thics

Human life and health are paramount

2$ esponsibility )hared bet&een proiders of the road system and

the road user


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#$eden %ision &ero

$ )afety philosophy

Human bein!s ma'e errors

Human body is ulnerable

3$ ?reatin! mechanisms for chan!e

4eelop and implement appropriate measures


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The 'etherlands #ustainable safety

Aim: reduce road deaths by >0= and 9.s by 30= by 20-0,

compared &ith -


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The 'etherlands #ustainable safety

2$ Based on strate!ic principles

8 oad net&or' reclassified accordin! to road function

8 )peed limits set accordin! to road function

8 Csin! appropriate desi!n to ma'e road function, layout

and use compatible

$ )pecifies necessary actions

8 ?reation of national, re!ional and local partnerships to

reen!ineer road net&or'8 eclassify road net&or'

8 0 'mDh speed limit for builtup areas


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(valuate implementation of plan of action

lan for ealuation

?hoose ealuation methods

?onduct ealuation

4isseminate and use results of ealuation


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formulate policy, set !oals and elaborate strate!ies

!uide the national road safety effort

ma'e decisions and control resources

coordinate efforts by all !oernmental and non!oernmental

a!encies

mana!e, coordinate and commission road safety actiities

adise all arms of the !oernment

compile and analyse national statistics

ensure data and eidence are aailable for road safety

plannin!

) national lead agency is needed to


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set research priorities and fund pro"ects

assemble and disseminate information

establish and fund research and teachin! institutions

establish safety standards for roads, road infrastructure and

ehicles

monitor and ealuate the effectieness of strate!ies

or!aniEe re!ular national conferences on road safety

procure sufficient funds for road safety &or'

) national lead agency is needed to


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set up formal systems in each state or proince or in

each city

coordinate local efforts

translate and implement policy at the local leel, ta'in! into

account local needs and priorities

coordinate actiities across all releant a!encies at thelocal leel

#ub*national and local institutions are necessary to


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olicy formulation and implementation is a continuous

process$

9his process is complex and does not necessarily moe in a

smooth manner from one step to another$

% functional and effectie institutional frame&or' is essential$

+ey points ,-.


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% national lead a!ency in !oernment is necessary to

!uide the national road safety effort$

)ubnational institutional structures are reuired to

translate and implement policy, and coordinate actiities

across all releant a!encies at the local leel$

+ey points ,/.


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0earning activity

Task

.s there a national road safety policy and action plan in your

countryF .f so, prepare a onepa!e summary of the aims,

tar!ets and actiities that hae been implemented$ What are

the stren!ths in the policy and planF What are the

&ea'nesses in the policy and planF .f your ans&er to the

openin! uestion is no, &hat steps do you plan to ta'e toinitiate the process of deelopin! a national road safety policy

or action planF


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0earning activity

Expected results

9his exercise is meant to assist trainees &ith reie&in! their national

road safety policy and action plan$ .f possible, the trainees should be

!ien this uestion in adance before the trainin! so that they hae

time to !ather the releant information$ .f this is not possible, let them

ans&er based on their 'no&led!e and experience$ 9he exercise &ill

also ma'e the trainees realiEe the importance of understandin! fully

the policy instruments that exist in their countries$ 9his exercise

should !et trainees to thin' much more deeply about the road safety

policies and action plans in their countries, and especially about

&hether or not these policies and plans are bein! implemented$


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1uestions to thin2 about

a What is the relationship bet&een policy and le!islationF

b .s there a functional institutional frame&or' for road

traffic in"ury preention in the subnational administratie

units in your countryF What do you identify as the

stren!ths and &ea'nesses in the existin! frame&or'F

What practical steps do you propose to ta'e to address

the &ea'nesses you hae identifiedF

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