Proactive Partnership Strategy - Global Road Safety Partnership

Step 3. Integrated Road
Safety Actions
(PPP - Proactive Partnership Process)
It is assumed that the community already has some kind of Road Safety
Strategy in place. This is one of the conditions of GRSP being part of the PPS
Team.
A Road Safety Action Plan or Strategy provides a strategic direction for road
safety in a defined jurisdiction and describes the outcomes to be achieved
within a set time frame. It sets out how it will significantly reduce deaths and
injuries on the roads and usually includes:
• the approach to road safety using initiatives built around the Safe Systems
of Roads, Vehicles, People and Trauma Care Services and using the four
Es (engineering, education, enforcement and emergency services)
to achieve a goal of an affordable, integrated, safe, responsive and
sustainable transport system
• the priority areas that will be a focus of the immediate investment in road
safety
• the stages of identified initiatives - what is the time frame of the initiative
and what are the tasks in each period
• the co-ordination, funding and other mechanisms that will be involved in
implementing the strategy.
In developing the Action Plan or Strategy the team needs to take into
consideration the World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention and use it as
a framework for road safety efforts. This guides the implemention of actions
that will address the main risk factors related to crashes, fatalities and serious
injuries. The needs of vulnerable road users and building the capacity road
safety management should also be a priority within the Plan.
Activity
Examine the community’s Road
Safety Strategy. Identify how the
set Targets (refer back to Step 2)
complement or overlook the
strategies or priorities listed. If there
are differences how can this be
managed
To focus or extend the PPS Team
further discussions could centre on
the following questions:
• Which body is responsible
for the legal standards in the
community (In relation to, for
example, signage, speed zones,
helmet standards, Breath Alcohol
Content limits etc.)
• What standards are optional
Why might they be optional
• Who regulates or enforces the
legal standards / regulations in
the community
• Where do people learn about
the legal standards and
requirements
• What new inventions, standards
or laws related to the safety
of the road users needs to be
introduced
Note:
It is quite possible that the existing strategy in a PPS Community was written in the
absence of reliable 30 day data and reviewing or updating it may be a very early
task of the PPS Team.
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