SAFER ROADS FOR EVERYONE SAFER ROADS FOR EVERYONE SAFER ROADS FOR EVERYONE SAFER ROADS FOR EVERYONE H.E Mr. Abdullah Saeed Al H.E Mr. Abdullah Saeed Al H.E Mr. Abdullah Saeed Al H.E Mr. Abdullah Saeed Al Shamisi Shamisi Shamisi Shamisi, FCIHT , FCIHT , FCIHT , FCIHT Executive Director of Municipal Assets and Infrastructure Municipality of Abu Dhabi City United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates UN Road Safety Collaboration UN Road Safety Collaboration UN Road Safety Collaboration UN Road Safety Collaboration Case Case Case Case for membership for membership for membership for membership
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SAFER ROADS FOR EVERYONESAFER ROADS FOR EVERYONESAFER ROADS FOR EVERYONESAFER ROADS FOR EVERYONE
H.E Mr. Abdullah Saeed Al H.E Mr. Abdullah Saeed Al H.E Mr. Abdullah Saeed Al H.E Mr. Abdullah Saeed Al ShamisiShamisiShamisiShamisi, FCIHT, FCIHT, FCIHT, FCIHTExecutive Director of Municipal Assets and Infrastructure
Municipality of Abu Dhabi City
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
UN Road Safety Collaboration UN Road Safety Collaboration UN Road Safety Collaboration UN Road Safety Collaboration
Case Case Case Case for membership for membership for membership for membership
Case for Membership Case for Membership Case for Membership Case for Membership ---- OverviewOverviewOverviewOverview� Background & Introduction
o The Emirate of Abu Dhabi
o DMA and the Municipalities
o Our Vision
� Road Safety o Scale of the Problem
o Challenges and Opportunities
o Time Line
o Progress and Activities� In the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
“….Unless wealth is used in conjunction with knowledge to plan for its use, and unless there are enlightened intellects to direct it, its fate is to diminish and to disappear. The greatest use that can be made of wealth is to invest it in creating generations of educated and trained people.”
His Highness, the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan
President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of the Emirate
of Abu Dhabi – Architect of the United Arab Emirates.
Located to the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Arabian Gulf,
Land borders with Oman to the east and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the south,
Sea borders with Qatar to the west and Iran to the north.
The 7 Emirates Abu Dhabi, Ajman, The 7 Emirates Abu Dhabi, Ajman, The 7 Emirates Abu Dhabi, Ajman, The 7 Emirates Abu Dhabi, Ajman,
SharjahSharjahSharjahSharjah, and Umm al, and Umm al, and Umm al, and Umm al----QuwainQuwainQuwainQuwain
Where is the United Arab Emirates
A Brief History of the EmirateA Brief History of the EmirateA Brief History of the EmirateA Brief History of the Emirate
� The United Arab Emirates was born on December 2nd 1971.
� Abu Dhabi City was developed in the 1970’s for a planned population of c.600,000.
� The island population now exceeds c.1.6M and is projected to grow to c3M by 2030.
� City faces major challenges arising from congestion, safety of all road users, land use demands, parking, accessibility and environmental considerations.
UAE Government and UAE Government and UAE Government and UAE Government and
Department of Municipal AffairsDepartment of Municipal AffairsDepartment of Municipal AffairsDepartment of Municipal Affairs
Department of Municipal Affairs
Abu Dhabi Municipality
Al Ain Municipality
Western Region
Municipality
The Department of Municipal Affairs has the objective of enhancing the well being of the residents of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
The Parties undertake to seek partnership opportunities to deliver in alignment of the vision for Abu Dhabi set forth by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyen,
President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi.
UAE Government
Executive Council for the Emirates
Road Safety In the EmirateRoad Safety In the EmirateRoad Safety In the EmirateRoad Safety In the Emirate
• Traffic Safety Committee:– Abu Dhabi Municipality (ADM)
– Al-Ain Municipality (AAM)
– Western Region Municipality (WRM)
– Urban Planning Council (UPC)
– Traffic Police (ADP)
– Department of Transport (DoT)
– Abu Dhabi Education Council
– Department of Health
Scale of the Problem Scale of the Problem Scale of the Problem Scale of the Problem ---- InternationalInternationalInternationalInternational
24 deaths per 100,000 population based on 2009 WHO data !!
(Traffic Accident Casualties)
Scale of the Problem Scale of the Problem Scale of the Problem Scale of the Problem ---- LocallyLocallyLocallyLocally
Road CrashRoad CrashRoad CrashRoad Crash Fatalities in UAE, Abu Dhabi and Dubai (2007 to 2011)Fatalities in UAE, Abu Dhabi and Dubai (2007 to 2011)Fatalities in UAE, Abu Dhabi and Dubai (2007 to 2011)Fatalities in UAE, Abu Dhabi and Dubai (2007 to 2011)
• According to the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi the most frequent cause of deaths in Abu Dhabi is………
• Not Cancer• Not Diabetes• Not Old age• Not Heart Attack• Unfortunately Road Crashes, particularly for young persons
• In Abu Dhabi 372 (average of 2007 to 2011) die every year due to road crashes (every day we lose one person)
• In UAE 928 (average of 2007 to 2011) die every year due to road crashes
Road CrashedRoad CrashedRoad CrashedRoad Crashed are major cause of deaths are major cause of deaths are major cause of deaths are major cause of deaths
in the city of Abu Dhabiin the city of Abu Dhabiin the city of Abu Dhabiin the city of Abu Dhabi
Challenges and OpportunitiesChallenges and OpportunitiesChallenges and OpportunitiesChallenges and Opportunities
Q: We didn’t use to do “road safety” why do we need to now? …
A: To save lives, reduce casualties and build communities
School Zone SafetySchool Zone SafetySchool Zone SafetySchool Zone Safety
World Highways 2012
Intertraffic World 2011
AbuAbuAbuAbu Dhabi Municipality in the MediaDhabi Municipality in the MediaDhabi Municipality in the MediaDhabi Municipality in the Media
And Regionally:And Regionally:And Regionally:And Regionally:� Road Safety Conferences – well attended from across the region (Bahrain,
KSA, Oman, Egypt, Lebanon & Qatar)
� Sponsor of 15th international Road Safety Conference on 4 continents and ‘Gulf Traffic’
� Stay Alert. Stay Alive’ road safety campaign
� Participation with the Kingdom of Bahrain in presenting the Emirate wide safety assessment & knowledge transfer to KSA
� Participation with the Qatar in presenting the Emirate wide safety assessment & knowledge transfer
� Active collaboration through the GCC, General Secretariat of UAE Municipalities, Arab Towns Organization and Organization of Islamic Cities
And on the International Stage:And on the International Stage:And on the International Stage:And on the International Stage:� Participation / Representation at the annual CIHT and SoRSA
Conferences in UK
� Participation in the IRF Road safety conferences including launch of Decade of Action in Romania
� Participation in the Road Safety Conferences in Australia
� Joined IRF Group of Road Safety Experts � Training and Development Chairman
� Work Zone Safety Chairman
� MoU’s with Brisbane Road Authority, Birmingham City Council Transport for London and LTA Singapore.
� World Cities Summit in Singapore
� Attendance at UNRSC meeting in Washington DC
• Projects in Egypt, Palestine, Pakistan, Morocco.• Including:
• Residential development and cities + roads and infrastructure
• Hospitals & Clinics
• Mosques
• Infrastructure and Highways Projects
Capacity and CapabilitiesCapacity and CapabilitiesCapacity and CapabilitiesCapacity and Capabilities� The Road Safety Team
� Experts and Engineers
� Committed to the tasks of now and those ahead
� 75 years combined engineering and road safety experience
� Multi disciplinary� Roads Design and Construction
� Continued updated of existing design criteria and new manuals
� Training and Development of Private and Public sector professionals
� Further integration of Road Safety (Road Safety Audits)in all Infrastructure Projects
� Continued knowledge sharing on the international stage
� Monitor and Review progress in crash and injury reduction� AD Government Spatial Data GIS Project & crash/injury & damage only data
� Best practice bulletins to share in the Gulf Region on crash / injury reduction
� Stage 4 Road Safety Audits
� Annual Crash and Casualty Digest Reports
Areas for CollaborationAreas for CollaborationAreas for CollaborationAreas for Collaboration
� Actively initiate and participate in the activities of the Collaboration
� Support the implementation of the Collaboration work plan
� Contribute resources, technical or human -- to the Collaboration's efforts
� Promote the principles and vision of the Collaboration
� Share knowledge and information (lessons learned, case studies, programme results, etc.) with other members of the Collaboration and beyond.
What we can bring to the UNRSC
With its human resources and access to talent, the Municipality can bring:
� Support to implement road safety programmes.
� Road safety research and policy development
� Evaluation of performance
� Preparation of manuals, design guidance, interim advice notes etc
� Safer Roads and mobility
� Engineering Capacity building by providing training etc
� Showcase safety improvements on a City level.
Road safety
management
Safer roads
and mobility
Safer
vehicles
Safer road
users
Post-crash
response
Our CommitmentOur CommitmentOur CommitmentOur CommitmentThe Emirate of Abu Dhabi represents in microcosm many of the
key challenges that need to be addressed by the international
community during the Decade of Action.
We have been able to and continue to promote a wider road safety agenda within the region and will continue to make every effort to collaborate at both a governmental, United Nations agencies and non-governmental level.
On our own, we are good, together we are better
Our PledgeOur PledgeOur PledgeOur PledgeThe Department of Municipal Affairs and its Municipalities are fully committed to the belief that:
Death or injury should not be the price of mobility.
We have an obligation to our fellow man to:
• Support to implement road safety
programs.
• Road safety research
• Road safety policy development
• Planning and programming
• Data collection
• Evaluation of performance
• Preparation of manuals, design
guidance, interim advice notes etc
• Promotion of prevention based on
the principles of road danger
reduction.
• Safer Roads and mobility
• Engineering Capacity building by
providing training etc
• Vehicle standards and safety
• Showcase safety improvements on
a City level.
ConclusionConclusionConclusionConclusion
� We are making progress.
� There has been change, but we still have a long way to go.
� It’s a simple fact that road traffic injuries cannot be completely prevented, but if all of work together we can reduce them.
Abu Dhabi Municipality is committed to the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety !