SOL - SAVE OUR LIVES. A COMPREHENSIVE ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY FOR CENTRAL EUROPE STRATEGIES AND ACTION PLAN DEAR READERS THE SOL eMAGAZINE The SOL eMAGAZINE is produced by the SOL consor- tium. All articles are written by the SOL partners. The responsibility for all contents and statements made lies with the authors. The eMagazine does not repre- sent the opinion of the European Communities. The project „SOL – Save our Lives“ in the Central Europe Program www.central2013.eu is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Find more about SOL on: www.sol-project.eu Welcome to the fourth issue of the SOL project eMagazine. Before this summer, Project Part- ners carried on a transnational road safety as- sessment on their regions: With these data we have now elaborated strategies and Action Plans for our Communities, supported by all the relevant national, regional and local stake- holders. These should be inspirational, motivating, and will get local commitment for road safety im- provements. In the current issue of the newsletter, you can also learn more about our Italian Lead part- ner ALOT, the Agency of East Lombardy for Trans- port and Logistics, created in 2008 by the provinces of Brescia, Bergamo, Cremona and Mantova for the improvement of mobility in their territories, and the Pilot Areas of Brescia and Mantova, located in the Eastern part of Lombardy Region. Enjoy reading Alberto Milotti Project Manager SOL A “Strategy for Road Safety” is very relevant for all local communities. It must look for- ward and aim to stay relevant for a period of time – around 5 years is usual. The strategy The data analysis should be as quantitative as possible and identify the most important risk factors, which then need to be consi- dered in terms of solutions and the cost of achieving the benefits. The aim of the strategy is to ensure, as far as possible, that the actions proposed are part of an optimised road safety interventi- on programme that gives the best value for money. The strategy must be supported by all the relevant stakeholders. It should be inspirational, motivating, and get local com- mitment for road safety improvements. The attitudes and behaviours of the local popula- must, as far as possible, be evidence-based, since “the better the data, the better the strategy will be”. tion are most important. The strategy needs to remember that any interventions must be acceptable to and preferably actively wanted by the local communities. Local media can be a vital stakeholder in getting local sup- port. With the Action Plans PPs can better define the content, timing and objectives of their pi- lot projects in each communities. The Action Plan set the Risk factor, the main measures to be carried out, the location and the stake- holders involved by the pilot and finally the measuring instruments (KPI). ISSUE No. 04 DECEMBER 2011 Picture: FGM-AMOR
In this issue you can find interesting articles about strategies and action plan, road safety and media work, about our italian partner A.L.O.T. from Brescia and the SOL pilot areas of Brescia and Matova.
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S O L - S A V E O U R L I V E S . A C O M P R E H E N S I V E R O A D S A F E T Y S T R A T E G Y F O R C E N T R A L E U R O P E
STRATEGIES AND ACTION PLAN DEAR READERS
THE SOL eMAGAZINE
The SOL eMAGAZINE is produced by the SOL consor-
tium. All articles are written by the SOL partners. The
responsibility for all contents and statements made
lies with the authors. The eMagazine does not repre-
sent the opinion of the European Communities. The
project „SOL – Save our Lives“ in the Central Europe
Program www.central2013.eu is co-financed by the
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Find more about SOL on: www.sol-project.eu
Welcome to the fourth issue of the SOL project
eMagazine. Before this summer, Project Part-
ners carried on a transnational road safety as-
sessment on their regions:
With these data we have now elaborated strategies
and Action Plans for our Communities, supported
by all the relevant national, regional and local stake-
holders. These should be inspirational, motivating,
and will get local commitment for road safety im-
provements. In the current issue of the newsletter,
you can also learn more about our Italian Lead part-
ner ALOT, the Agency of East Lombardy for Trans-
port and Logistics, created in 2008 by the provinces
of Brescia, Bergamo, Cremona and Mantova for the
improvement of mobility in their territories, and the
Pilot Areas of Brescia and Mantova, located in the