iRAP: Eliminating High Risk Roads Speaker: Rob McInerney Economy: Australia The impact of crashes Eliminate high risk roads iRAP & APEC Partnerships The Opportunity The Human Impact 3,500 people die and 100,000 injured every day 90% of deaths in low and middle income countries Biggest killer of year old children Significant personal and financial impacts on families Page 3 The Economic Impact 1-3% of GDP per annum per country US $2-4 billion a day globally Page 4 Health Sector Transport Costs Business Costs Call for a Decade of Action Make Roads Safe campaign 50% fatality reduction target by 2020 Safe System Focus UN Ministerial Conference Moscow 19/20 Nov 2009 Page 5 a shared responsibility Safer Roads Safer UsersSafer Vehicles Speed Safe Road System 5 star users == 5 star vehicles == 5 star roads Head-on crashes Brutal side impacts at intersections Hitting roadside hazards Crossing the road Moving along the road Motorcyclists & Vehicle Occupants Pedestrians and Bicyclists Safer Roads: Crashes that kill iRAP Risk Mapping Crashes per kilometre & per kilometre travelled Page 8 iRAP Performance Tracking Objective measure for tracking performance International standard and local benchmark Key component of National Road Safety Strategies Page 9 iRAP Star Ratings Repeatable measure of the current condition of the road Based on visual assessment of over 30 road features Car occupants, motorcyclists, pedestrians and bicyclists Page 10 Malaysia Chile Safer Roads Investment Plan 70 proven engineering treatments Economic return calculated for all potential projects (BCR & IRR) Minimum criteria (e.g. BCR > 5) Page 11 Safer Roads Investment Plan Page 12 Economy Roads Assessed (km) Investment ($million) KSI's Saved (20 year) KSI Reduction BCR$ / KSI Saved Chile2, ,000-44%31$3,800 Malaysia3, ,000-32%15$5,700 Peru1,750203,000-9%17$6,500 Total7, ,000-31%20$5,100 * 20 year benefits and costs in USD ** KSI = Killed and Seriously Injured Potential Lives Saved Map where the greatest number of lives can be saved Target investment to the highest return corridors Page 13 PERU CHILE Recession Beating! Nationwide program, simple and quick to implement using local resources Recession Beating! Nationwide program, simple and quick to implement using local resources iRAP Software Page 14 The impact of crashes Eliminate high risk roads iRAP & APEC Partnerships The Opportunity iRAP & APEC Member Economies Mexico MOU discussions with iRAP and the Dept of Health and Dept of Transport Canada CanRAP feasibility study underway United States Some 82,000km of roads assessed AAAFTS leadChile 2,400km assessed Partnership with Automobile Club of Chile, the National Commission for Traffic Safety, the Ministry of Public Works and the National Road Directorate Peru 3,000km assessed Partnership with MoTC, the National Road Safety Council and the Touring and Automobile Club of Peru iRAP & APEC Member Economies China Joint Research Institute of Highways and iRAP project Pilot assessment of 2,100km underway Republic of Korea Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) planning to Star Rate road network Ongoing discussions between iRAP and KOTI to establish KoRAP Japan Initial discussions between iRAP and Japan International Cooperation Agency iRAP & APEC Member Economies Viet Nam 3,800km inspected and images rated MoT, VRA, TDSI and ITST Results expected in December 09 Philippines Steering committee established AAP, DoTC, DPWH, University of the Philippines Funding being finalised Initial interest Thailand Malaysia 3,650km assessed and investment planned AAM, JKJR, JKR, MIROS Government plans to extend survey iRAP & APEC Member Economies Australia 30,000km+ risk maps and star ratings Auto clubs and government agencies Investment plan trial underwayNew Zealand Risk Maps completed & 10,000km star rating underway AANZ, NZ Transport AgencyBrunei Darussalam Initial interest and meetings Potential linked to current asset management project Initial interest Indonesia Not for profit organisation Global partnerships National governments and automobile associations Global research partners iRAP: A Global Partnership iRAP: A Good News Story Page 21 Page 22 The APEC iRAP Opportunity Eliminate High Risk Roads Target the worst 10% of the road network Aim for 500 kilometres / million population 1 in every 4 fatalities can be saved Potential to save 8 million deaths and serious injuries (20 years) Makes good economic sense $20 of benefits for every $1 invested Health sector, transport sector and business benefits iRAP Further Details Page 23Rob McInerney CEO iRAP Asia Pacific