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Traffic danger.
Why and how to reduce it?
Vision 0
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Why traffic danger? - Global perspective
1.3 million deaths
50 million Injuries (15M seriously)
A worsening problem
2004(actual)
2030(projected)
Road traffic crashes currently cause more than 1.2 million deaths a year – but by 2030 will kill an estimated 2.4 million people per year
Source: European status report on road safety, WHO/2009
Leading causes of death WHO EUROPE 2007
European status report on road safety, WHO/2009
Situation in Europe
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120 000 deaths, 2.4 million injuries120 000 deaths, 2.4 million injuriesWide inequalitiesWide inequalities
≤5
6 – 9
10 – 14
15 – 19
≥20
Mortality rate for RTI in the Region is 13.4 per 100 000 population.Mortality rate for RTI in the Region is 13.4 per 100 000 population.
Inequality in mortality rates: from 3 to 31 per 100 000 population.Inequality in mortality rates: from 3 to 31 per 100 000 population.
Distribution of road traffic deaths by road user category Distribution of road traffic deaths by road user category WHO European RegionWHO European Region
Source: European status report on road safety
Pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists suffer over 40% of RTI deaths
Source: European status report on road safety
GreeceGreece NorwayNorway
UkraineUkraine
In Eastern countries the proportion of pedestrian fatalities is as high as 56% of all road deaths
Russian FederationRussian Federation
Best progress 2001-2009
Percentage change in road deaths between 2001 and 2009
54% 52% 50% 50%
-36% EU27
Countries lagging behind
Percentage change in road deaths between 2001 and 2009
-36% EU27
Romania 14%Bulgaria - 11%Poland - 17%Greece - 23%Norway - 23%
source: European Transport Safety Council
Source: OECD, ECMT Speed management, 2006.
Speed is the leading killer on European roads
Pedestrians have a 90% chance of surviving a crash Pedestrians have a 90% chance of surviving a crash at ≤ 30 km/h, but less than a 50% chance of surviving at ≤ 30 km/h, but less than a 50% chance of surviving
an impact at ≥ 45 km/h.an impact at ≥ 45 km/h.
Probability of fatal injury for a pedestrian colliding with a vehicleProbability of fatal injury for a pedestrian colliding with a vehicle
Only 67% of European countries have urban speed limits of 50 km/h or below.
Eastern countries have urban speed limits of 60 km/h or higher.
80% of countries are not satisfied with speed control enforcement.
≤ 5060> 60
Source: European status report on road safety
Reducing speed helps reduce RTIs, especially for vulnerable road users
Speed limit
(km/h)
The Bill…..
Road crashes cost countries between 1.5% - 3% of GDP ANNUALLY
Annual economic loss:
Russia : US$34 billion
Turkey: US$14 billion
Poland: US$10 billion
Ukraine: US$5 billion
Croatia: 1,2-3,0 billion US$
Annual economic loss:
Russia : US$34 billion
Turkey: US$14 billion
Poland: US$10 billion
Ukraine: US$5 billion
Croatia: 1,2-3,0 billion US$
Source: Global Status Report, WHO 2010Death on Wheels, World Bank 2010
The Bill – the most attractive investment
Investment in traffic safety is an investment with the most attractive payback
Let’s assume 1,5 bill US$ invested in traffic safety in Croatia?
-37.500 km of road barriers (40$/m)-100.000.000 sqm of road marking (15$/sqm)-etc…
Demagogy, I know, but…
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The traffic tragedy – why SafeRoad?
Traffic Safety in five dimensions
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Driving culture
Information and communication
Traffic installations
SafeRoad
Rules and regulations
Safe vehicles
Information and communication
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…clear information
Vision Zero is the image of a future in which
no one will be killed or serious injured
Basis for road safety work in Scandinavia Introduced in 1995
Challenges traditional thinking
Implementing important EU standards
These who design the roads bear the Responsibility
Vision Zero is the image of a future in which
no one will be killed or serious injured
Vision Zero accepts that accidents occur, but not that they result in serious human injury
The result is a reduction in the number of road deaths in recent years, despite an increase in traffic
Vision Zero is the image of a future in which
no one will be killed or serious injured
Vision Zero is to accept responsibilityRoad infrastructure is an important part of traffic safety
Accept that People make mistakes!
Accept that Drivers make mistakes!
But mistakes should not be punishable by death
• EN 1317 Road restraint systems
• EN 12767 Passive safety of support structures for road equipment
Human limitationsObjects along the road must regardthe human body's limitations
EN-1317 have been implemented by
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
EN 1317
• EN 1317-1 ( Terminology)
• EN 1317-2 ( Performance classes barriers)
• EN 1317-3 ( Performance classes crach cushions)
• EN 1317-4 ( Energy absorbing).
• EN 1317-5 ( CE-mark)
• EN 1317-6 ( Pedestrian)
• EN 1317-7 ( Ends, Slops)
• EN 1317-8 ( Motorcycle)
EN 12767Traffic Safety Equipment; lighting columns, sign post, etc…
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The road side
Designed so that the vehicle:
Can not hit dangerous obstacles
Shall not overturn
Can stop gradually (not abrupt)
Can return to the road in a controlled manner
Security distance (A)Security zone (S)
There shall not be any dangerous obstacles or slopes within the security zone
Dangerous obstacles have to be protectedby guardrail unless they can’t be
1. Removed
2. Redesigned
3. Brake away/deflecting
4. Protected by a crash cushion or barriers
Security distance (A)
km/h
Vehicle/day 50 or lower 60 70 og 80 90 and higher
Less then 1 500 2 m 3 m 5 m 6 m
1500 – 5 000 3 m 4 m 6 m 7 m
More then 5000 4 m 5 m 7 m 8 m
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Your weight Your weight in 50kmph Your weight in 70 kmph
30 kg 1.750 kg 2.250 kg
50 kg 2.250 kg 3.000 kg
60 kg 2.500 kg 3.500 kg
70 kg 2.750 kg 3.750 kg
75 kg 3.000 kg 4.000 kg
80 kg 3.250 kg 4.250 kg
90 kg 3.500 kg 4.500 kg
Speed - The Elephant test
Why the safe infrastructure is so important!
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• In Norway a total of 73 % of the fatalities occurred in head-on collisions or driving
off the road
• Head-on collisions alone accounting for 40%.
• In Poland 16% of accidents are a result of pull of the road
We can (we have to);
- act preventively agains by signs, active road marking,
-we can prevent, by road barriers,
-we can minimize the tragic effect by soft infra; road barriers, crash cushions,
end teminales, soft poles, etc…
Examples…
Vision Zero is the image of a future in which no one will be killed or serious injured
• In 2007 Sweden dissuaded a new goal to 2020 with 220 person killed in traffic.
• Fast reduction of killed how?In 1998 Sweden started with separating traffic from two lanes to 3 lanes with a guard rail in between the lanes.The name was 2+1 roads and the idea was to take already excising roads and separate traffic from each other. On these roads the reduction of killed people became 95%.
• In 2015 75% of all roads that have a speed limit of 80 km/h our higher should have separated lanes.
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Divided lanes – Norway and Sweden
2010 : Norway 620 km /Sweden 3.500km
Vision Zero Number of killed in Sweden
Year Killed Separated lanesIn Km
1998 531 10
1999 580 30
2000 591 180
2001 583 450
2002 560 680
2003 524 950
2004 480 1130
2005 440 1510
2006 445 1760
2007 469 2210
2008 407 2515
2009 354 2985
2010 284 3500
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Divided lanes – Norway and Sweden
Vision Zero facts to day.
• Sweden had about 7 person out of 100 000 killed in traffic 2001. In 2010 only 3,6 person of 100 000 was killed in traffic.
• In Europe in 2001 there was some countries that had about 20 of 100 000 person killed in traffic.
• Separate lanes have reduced the number of one-car accident with 50% and people killed on a motorcycle with 70% and front to front with over 95%.
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New idea from the Swedish Road Department
• The Swedish Road Department started with a new book for barriers with lane separating in 2008.(The idea was to have contact with the producer of guard rails)In 2009 they gave out a book about the product that should help them with bringing down the cost)
• The new product shell be a higher class fore bigger vehicle (H1).• The new product shell be nicer to motor cycle riders.• The new product shell be fast to install and easy to repair.• The new product shell be so strong that smaller accident should not
be needed to repair immediately.
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Area of improvement
• Communication with the drivers; road signs, road marking
• Security zones; road barriers, bridge barriers,
• Forgiving road side; barriers, crush cushions, end terminales, soft poles
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In for the long run
SafeRoad has been in the traffic safety business for more than sixty years.
Our commitment is long term.
Piotr Chojnacki
SVP Market Development
Saferoad AS
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