MIROS ROAD SAFETY INITIATIVES CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP ON ROAD SAFETY FOR

SOUTHEAST ASIA SUBREGION

AKMALIA SHABADINMALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH (MIROS)

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To emerge as aworld leader in roadsafety research

To foster the scienceand art of roadsafety interventions

INTRODUCTION TO MIROSEstablished in 2007 to serve as a central repository of knowledge andinformation on road safety.The findings derived from research and evidence-based interventionprogrammes provide the basis for the formulation of new strategies,legislations, policies, and enforcement measures, governing road safety atthe national level.

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Year 2007MIROS was established

Year 1995RSRC, UPM

was established

Forecast Year 2020

10,716 deaths

6,740

Reduction 50%*

**Based on United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of halving road fatalities by 50% in 2020 for allcountries.

Death* = µ + Y(t-1) - ϴe(t-1)

*Rohayu, S., Sharifah Allyana, SMR., Jamilah, MM., & Wong, SV. (2012). Predicting Malaysian Road Fatalities for Year 2020, MRR 06/2012, Kuala Lumpur:MIROS.

Target Year 20205,358 deaths

Malaysia Road Deaths 1985 – 2017 & Reduction Target

Year 2005JKJR was

established

• Safety Star Grading

• ISO 39001: 2012• Road Safety

Priority UNDOA 2011-

2020 UN Sustainable

Development Goals 2015-2030

• Lead Agency; Research & Evaluation

MAIN PROGRAM & ACTIVITIES

5 Pillars

Safer Road & Mobility

Safer Vehicles

Post Crash Response

Safer Road User

Road Safety Management

• eCall• Response Time• Prehospital care• Trauma Care

• Wearing Seat belts & child restraints

• Wearing helmets• AES / AWAS• Road Safety Education in

primary and secondary schools

• New Car Assessment Programme (ASEAN NCAP)

• Crash Impact Protection Aligning with UN regulation• Airbags• Seatbelt• Vehicle structure

• Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

• Improved road design• Road Safety Audit & Inspection• Road Assessment Programme (iRAP)

4*Adopted from UN Decade of Action 2011 - 2020

PILLAR 1: ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT

MALAYSIA ROAD SAFETY PLAN 2014 - 2020

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Ultimate OutcomeUO1 - Reduction in speed of vehiclesUO2 - Risk reduction for motorcyclistsUO3 - Risk reduction for pedestriansUO4 - Reduction in red light runningUO5 - Improvements in vehicle safety standardsUO6 - Risk reduction for car occupants

PILLAR 1: ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT

MIROS CRASH INVESTIGATION

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National Inquiry by Ministry

• Cases with interest to the ministry

• Usually involve high number of fatalities

• Report to minister for cabinet decision on potential new policies/regulations

Non Inquiry

• Cases which involve 3 fatalities & above

• Cases with 1 fatality involving commercial vehicles

• Focus issues related to MIROS current & future research

Special Interest

• Cases involving special interest (ambulance, fire, government vehicles)

Project Based

• Crashes involving motorcycles

• Road crashes during festive season (focused enforcement)

• Crashes involving motorcycles ‐passenger cars (hospital based localized investigation)

MIROS CRASH INVESTIGATION-GENTING HIGHLANDS BUS CRASH

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Policies underway 2020• For Express and

excursion busses•Safety Star Grading•Seat belt installation and

use•Brake Retarder•CCTV for all new busses

Mandatory to install the retarders for buses plying hilly roads

Enforce on speed limiter maintenance

PILLAR 1: ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT

MIROS ROAD ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND DATABASE SYSTEM (M-ROADS)

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• A data collection & analyticssystem developed by MIROS tosupport for road safety researchand evidence-based road safetyprograms and intervention.

• Currently implemented by:• MIROS – PDRM crash data analysis,

crash investigation and road safetyaudit

• DBKL – Black-spot identification andmonitoring

• LLM – Mandatory for all highwayconcessionaires to use the system fordata collection, analysis and reporting

• PLUS – A customized advancedversion developed to support theiradvanced operational needs

PILLAR 1: ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT

ISO 39001:2012 ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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• The National Mirror Committee to ISO/TC 241 has established the Malaysian Steering Committee for the Implementation of ISO 39001.

• The chairman and secretariat of the steering committee are from MIROS

• Pilot organizations to implement:• PDRM• PUSPAKOM• Century Total Logistics• Shell Malaysia

1ST

PHASE: INTER-URBAN

EXPRESSWAYS

Improvements focused on ‘quick-fix’ to upgrade star ratings

PILLAR 2: SAFER ROADS AND MOBILITYIRAP MALAYSIA PROGRAMME 2016 - 2020

95% OF SURVEYED EXPRESSWAYS ACHIEVED 3-STAR AND ABOVE

Guidebook for Traffic & Road Safety Audit

Assessment covers the following aspects:• Road alignment• Road cross section• Roadside safety• Intersection design• Visual aid• Facilities for motorcycles and

pedestrians• Public transport facilities

Objectives of RSA:• To identify safety deficiencies of the road design.• To recommend safety treatments.

MIROS conducts RSA

Present findings to road authorities

Safety improvements

PILLAR 2: SAFER ROADS AND MOBILITYROAD SAFETY ASSESSMENT (RSA)

PILLAR 3: SAFER VEHICLE

ASEAN NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (ASEAN NCAP)

• MIROS is the secretariat forASEAN NCAP.

• NCAP provides safetyinformation of vehicles to thepublic via objective, transparentand independent full scale crashtests.

• Introduced to elevate motorvehicle safety standards andencourage a market for safetyvehicles in the SEA region.

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PILLAR 3: SAFER VEHICLE

MIROS PC3 LAB (CRASH LABORATORY)

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“Here in Melaka, we are turning the UN Assembly's words into action, which is what the Decade should be all about“

Max MosleyChairman of Global NCAP

17 January 2012 – Ground Breaking Ceremony, JPJ Academy Melaka

24 May 2012 – Opening Ceremony witnessed by HRH Michael of Kent

24 May 2012 – First Crash Demonstration for ASEAN NCAP TEST 001

PILLAR 4: SAFER ROAD USER

REVIEW AND REDEVELOPMENT OF ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION (RSE) MODULE

RSE has been implemented in schoolssince 2007 as part of the interventionprogramme by the Road SafetyDepartment of Malaysia (JKJR).

The effort was supported by Ministry ofEducation as part of long termproactive action plan to increaseawareness on road safety amongprimary and secondary students.

MIROS’ role has been the review andmonitoring of the programme’sevaluation.

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PILLAR 4: SAFER ROAD USER AUTOMATED AWARENESS SAFETY SYSTEM (AwAS)

MIROS is actively involved in AwAS by assisting theministry with the following:

• Site verification for AwAS which emphasize onparameter setting

• Crash data analysis – Identification of locationsbased on criteria’s set.

• MIROS as the lead agency for the JawatankuasaPenilaian Teknikal UAT• Technical and UAT inspection• Finalise the procedure UAT procedure for the AwAS

nationwide roll out• MIROS on the committee for proof of concept of

the new proposed technology

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STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AwAS

Speed Limit

Compliance Study

Red light

camera

violation

study

Perception

of Being

Caught Study

Media Exposu

re Study

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51.1% 95.9%Before After

40%

• Objectives:• Improvise existing OSH policy by incorporating Commuting

Safety Management• Improve riding behaviour – defensive riding, safety talk, family

safety reminder• Riding preparedness – route hazard mapping, motor inspection,

fitness to ride assessment

• Module is based on SIRIM 4 : 2014 Good Practices in Implementing Commuting Safety Management

• About 85% of respondent had improved their riding behaviour specifically on compliance of personal protective while riding.

PILLAR 4: SAFER ROAD USER

COMMUTING SAFETY SUPPORT PROGRAM (CSSP)

OPS SELAMAT/BERSEPADU DURING FESTIVE SEASON

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• Traffic volume during the festive season showed an increase of 12% at major expressways in Malaysia (Jamilah et al. 2012)

• With the abundant flow of traffic using major Malaysian roads and highways, the risk of road crash and casualty become more prevalent

• In the effort to curb road crashes during festive seasons, the goverment has conducted enforcement strategies through OPS Selamat/Bersepadu targeting on reducing road violations as stipulated by road transport laws.

TopicsAccident Analysis

Effects of Road Safety Information on OPSCompliance of Seat Belt WearingCompliance of Helmet WearingCRS Usage in Vehicles

Traffic Volume Study

National Speed Reduction StrategyPOBC

In-depth Crash InvestigationSHE COP of Express Bus

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EVALUATION OF NATIONAL SPEED REDUCTION STRATEGY

AIM: to evaluate the road user compliance towards National Speed Reduction (90km/h to 80km/h) Strategy during the program

The speed limit reduction was able to reduce speed violation rate during Ops

THANK YOU

Malaysian Institute of Road Safety ResearchLot 125 – 135, Jalan TKS 1Taman Kajang Sentral43000 KajangSelangor, Malaysia 

Tel: +603 8924 9200 Fax: +603 8733 2005Site: http://www.miros.gov.my Contact Person: akmalia@miros.gov.my