Striving for Road Safety: IRF Global Commitment Kathleen Elsig IRF Geneva

Striving for Road Safety:IRF Global Commitment

Kathleen ElsigIRF Geneva

ISO google hangout – road safety14 August 2014

Better roads, better world.

INTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATIONFEDERATION ROUTIERE INTERNATIONALE

Goal of this presentation

To inspire a discussion about a possible future ISO standard in the field of road safety

that will be picked up and continued after this google hangout



Target audience

Young professionals interested in international standards … and

making the world a truly better place to live in

… with limited expertise in road safety



Content

1.A few words about IRF2.Road safety as a system3.The safe systems approach to road safety4.Idea for an ISO standard



The International Road Federation (IRF)

•Global not-for-profit organisation (1948)

•Stakeholders in road sector (public & private)

• Two Offices: Geneva & Washington + India Chapter



Focus AreasFocus Areas

AdvocacyAdvocacy

Projects & ActivitiesProjects & Activities



IRF Group of Experts on Road Safety

200 members in 40 countries

Mission“To advocate for safe and forgiving road development,

maintenance and operation by raising awareness, providing policy guidance, and exchanging

knowledge and best practices”.



Focus issues

Awareness Advocacy

Awareness Advocacy

Engineering Measures

Engineering Measures

Education Training

Education Training

ITS Enforcement

ITS Enforcement

Road safety managemen

t

Road safety managemen

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• Senior Road Executives (SRE)

• Fleet Excellence Training Week

• Road Safety Auditors Courses

Training, Education & Capacity Building



Initiatives

Road Safety Road Safety CampaignsCampaigns

Road Accident Road Accident Data RecorderData Recorder



• Road Safety Regional Conference (India) 9th Edition

New Delhi

• IRF/SARF Regional Conference (Sept. 2014), Pretoria

• IRF & FIA Seminar 17 April, Paris

Events



Striving for Road Safety Globally…

… Moving from pure « engineers » and « infrastructure » perspective to a more encompassing view and set of actions.



What is a safe road?Who is a safe road for?

Road safety



Preventing road crash death and injuryAn ISO standard must recognize safety as the output of collaboration among the elements of the road safety system

ISO 39001 NCAP? ?



Safe system – an ISO standard for safe roads and road users?



The safe systems approach

A SAFE systems approach is• a “philosophy” for managing the road transport system towards the achievement of measureable results•views road crashes and injuries as largely predictable, and therefore preventable, as opposed to fatalistic acceptance of road death as “price of progress”



The safe systems approach

In a safe system, prevention efforts• consider the road safety system as a whole (as

opposed to an indiviudal sectoral approach)

• recognise human vulnerability (to injury) and error (of judgment)



Safe systems infrastructure

• Roads and road sides are designed to reduce risks to as low as possible

• Speed limits are set according to the safety of the road and road side



Intersection - comparison

Safe systems intersection



Infrastructure “standards” - currentInternational (UNECE)Regional (EU infrastructure directive)National (most countries)

Many safe systems recommendations•International Transport Forum•Australia•Sweden•Others ….



Maybe its time for an ISO standard on safe road infrastructure?



Thank youwww.irfnet.ch

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Striving for Road Safety: IRF Global Commitment Kathleen Elsig IRF Geneva