Road Safety Methodology And Analysis

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Road Safety Methodology and Road Safety Methodology and AnalysisAnalysis

By theBy theEurosain TeamEurosain Team

(European Road Safety Institute)(European Road Safety Institute)www.eurosain.orgwww.eurosain.org

a division of Riskope Internationala division of Riskope International

www.riskope.comwww.riskope.com

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Road Safety:Road Safety:a social and civil dutya social and civil duty

Estimated 1.2M killed every year world-wide, and Estimated 1.2M killed every year world-wide, and 40 times more injured (Who, 2004)40 times more injured (Who, 2004)

Appx. Appx. 39 thousand fatalities in Europe, in 200839 thousand fatalities in Europe, in 2008

3.5M wounded in 2008 in Europe 3.5M wounded in 2008 in Europe

The The economic impact economic impact of this human tragedy is of this human tragedy is evaluated at evaluated at 200B Euro/yr200B Euro/yr, equivalent to appx. , equivalent to appx. 2% of the European GDP 2% of the European GDP

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Worldwide toll of road Worldwide toll of road accidents:accidents: ( Statistics by World Bank & WHO )( Statistics by World Bank & WHO )

• The global financial cost of road traffic The global financial cost of road traffic injuries is 518 billion USD each year.injuries is 518 billion USD each year.

• The cost to low and middle income The cost to low and middle income countries is 65 billion USD, more than all countries is 65 billion USD, more than all development aid incomedevelopment aid income..

• For males aged 15-44, road traffic For males aged 15-44, road traffic injuries rank second (behind HIV/AIDS) as injuries rank second (behind HIV/AIDS) as the leading cause of premature death the leading cause of premature death and ill health worldwideand ill health worldwide..

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Accidents can involve any Accidents can involve any road user/type of trafficroad user/type of traffic

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Road Acccidents comparedRoad Acccidents comparedto other hazards:to other hazards:

World-wide, World-wide, each Year 5 times the 2004 each Year 5 times the 2004 Tsunami victimsTsunami victims

In Europe, more than ten times the 9-11 In Europe, more than ten times the 9-11 Twin Towers Attack victims each yearTwin Towers Attack victims each year

In comparison, a half-dozen airlines In comparison, a half-dozen airlines crashes in the first half of 2009 have killed crashes in the first half of 2009 have killed worldwide, 2000 times less people than worldwide, 2000 times less people than traffic accidents!traffic accidents!

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It would be wrong to believeIt would be wrong to believe

That what follows in this presentation only That what follows in this presentation only applies to developed countriesapplies to developed countries

The number of The number of victims in developing victims in developing countries iscountries is staggering and dramatically staggering and dramatically increasingincreasing. . Low and middle income countries Low and middle income countries account for more than 85 per cent of global account for more than 85 per cent of global deaths from road traffic accidentsdeaths from road traffic accidents

The largest reductions in accidents are The largest reductions in accidents are driven by driven by rather simple mitigative measuresrather simple mitigative measures that can be afforded by any country, as well that can be afforded by any country, as well as as education and behavior control.education and behavior control.

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And like for diseases and And like for diseases and landmineslandmines

Children are often the innocent victims:Children are often the innocent victims:

One child is killed every three minutes One child is killed every three minutes world-wide, in a road accidentworld-wide, in a road accident

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The European EngagementThe European Engagement

20012001 White paper: White paper: Reduce to one half the Reduce to one half the victims by 2010victims by 2010

20032003 “Third European “Third European Road Safety Plan” . Road Safety Plan” . Objective: save 20.000 Objective: save 20.000 liveslives

20082008 European Directive European Directive 2008/96/CE on Safety 2008/96/CE on Safety Management of Road Management of Road InfrastructuresInfrastructures

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Road Safety Planning Road Safety Planning

Safety AuditSafety Audit

Safety ReviewSafety Review

Road safety impact assestemt - RIARoad safety impact assestemt - RIA

Accidents Review and AnalysisAccidents Review and Analysis

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Safety AuditSafety Audit

Can be introduced at project's inception. Can be introduced at project's inception.

This preventive action is geared towards accident This preventive action is geared towards accident reduction measures to be integrated in the reduction measures to be integrated in the project. project.

The Audit covers ALL the road users and is The Audit covers ALL the road users and is multidisciplinary by essence. multidisciplinary by essence.

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Objectives of Safety AuditObjectives of Safety Audit

Hazard Identification;Hazard Identification; Hazard reduction or risk management Hazard reduction or risk management

recommendations;recommendations; Holistic network based approach in order Holistic network based approach in order

to avoid just exporting problems to other to avoid just exporting problems to other areas areas

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Audit ProcessAudit Process

Project

Auditors

Codes

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Safety Review Safety Review

The Road Safety Review (RSR) is deployed The Road Safety Review (RSR) is deployed on existing and open roads. It foresees on existing and open roads. It foresees cyclic re-evaluations of safety conditions cyclic re-evaluations of safety conditions leading to safety enhancement leading to safety enhancement recommendations.recommendations.

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Safety Review ObjectivesSafety Review Objectives

Road Safety Review (RSR) leads to Road Safety Review (RSR) leads to the definition of pertinent upgrades.the definition of pertinent upgrades.

RSR allows to check the whole road RSR allows to check the whole road environment and leads to balanced environment and leads to balanced sustainable hazard reduction or risk sustainable hazard reduction or risk management solutions.management solutions.

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Safety Review MethodologySafety Review Methodology

Safety Reviews are generally supported by Safety Reviews are generally supported by checklists and standard evaluation templates. checklists and standard evaluation templates.

Checklist and templates encompass questions and Checklist and templates encompass questions and levels of detail compatible with the phase and levels of detail compatible with the phase and criticality of the study. criticality of the study.

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Safety Review BenefitsSafety Review Benefits

Alert (of hazards)Alert (of hazards) Information (about the hazards)Information (about the hazards) Support-Guide (solution)Support-Guide (solution) Control (during use)Control (during use) Forgiveness (in case of mistake)Forgiveness (in case of mistake)

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Road Safety Impact Assessment Road Safety Impact Assessment (RIA) (RIA)

RIA (Euro directive 2008/96/CE) proposes a RIA (Euro directive 2008/96/CE) proposes a holistic approach of Road Safety which holistic approach of Road Safety which includes adjacent infrastructures and includes adjacent infrastructures and elements, including their possible change elements, including their possible change of functionality and use.of functionality and use.

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RIA ObjectivesRIA Objectives

Ensure the integration of Safety in all phases of:

– Planning

– Design

– Service

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RIA MethodologyRIA Methodology

Two levels:Two levels:

Global

Specific

2020

Analysis of Road Accidents Analysis of Road Accidents

Analyse all accidents of a transport Analyse all accidents of a transport system to define critical pointssystem to define critical points

Understand the causes (main, root Understand the causes (main, root causes) of accidentscauses) of accidents

Design reasonable and sustainable Design reasonable and sustainable hazard reduction or risk management hazard reduction or risk management solutionssolutions

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Worldwide toll of road Worldwide toll of road accidents: accidents: ( Statistics by World Bank & WHO )( Statistics by World Bank & WHO )

• By 2020, unless action is taken, road By 2020, unless action is taken, road traffic injuries are predicted to rise traffic injuries are predicted to rise overall by about 80 per cent in low and overall by about 80 per cent in low and middle income countries.middle income countries.

Source: The Source: The ""World report on road traffic injury preventionWorld report on road traffic injury prevention""  jointly published in 2004 by the jointly published in 2004 by the 

World Bank and the World Health OrganizationWorld Bank and the World Health Organization

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The war against The war against Road Accidents Road Accidents can be Won!can be Won!

Create awareness and education programsCreate awareness and education programs Hazard and Risk analyses to define Hazard and Risk analyses to define

reasonable and sustainable mitigation reasonable and sustainable mitigation programsprograms

Multicultural understandingMulticultural understanding to design the to design the above keeping in mind the above keeping in mind the cultural and cultural and social background of the road userssocial background of the road users

Developing appropriate Developing appropriate Road Safety Road Safety Certification ProgramsCertification Programs

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EurosainEurosainYour Partner Your Partner

for for Road Safety Certification and Road Safety Certification and

Hazard/Risk Management of Roads Hazard/Risk Management of Roads Networks:Networks:

Let's Save Lives Together!Let's Save Lives Together!

www.eurosain.orgwww.eurosain.orgMany thanks to safeindianroads for asking us to promote these activities 

and allowing us to use their pictures of accidents and some of their data