Presentation of Mr. Marc Billiet
Presentation of Mr. Marc Billiet
Presentation of Mr. Marc Billiet
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What works and what needsimprovement in trafficsafetyBrussels, 14 April 2011<strong>Marc</strong> <strong>Billiet</strong>Head EU Goods TransportPage 1(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
This is the IRUPage 2 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
Evolution <strong>of</strong> IRU MembershipCreated1948National Associationsfrom 8 founding countriesBelgiumDenmarkFranceNetherlands2010180 Members74 CountriesNorwaySwedenUKSwitzerlandPage 3 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
IRU commitmentPage 4 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
Importance <strong>of</strong> road safetyThe IRU supports all measures thatimprove road safety if they effectively targetthe main causes <strong>of</strong> accidents involving trucks.Page 5 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
ETAC – A Scientific StudyFunded by the European Commission and the IRU• Expert teams investigated on site more than 600accidents involving trucks over 2 years.• Investigations were based on a scientific, widelyaccepted and internationally benchmarkedmethodology.Page 6(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
The human factor85.2%HumanfactorsTechnicalFailure4.4%5.1%5.3%InfrastructureconditionWeatherconditionSource: EU, IRUHowever, from the 85.2%, 75% <strong>of</strong> accidentswere caused by other road users!Page 7(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
Main cause <strong>of</strong> an accident:Truck / Other road userThe top main causes for accidents between atruck and other road users are, according to thementioned accident configurations:1- Non-adapted speed2- Failure to observe intersection rules,3- Improper manœuvre when changing lanes.Page 8(c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
Solutions• Further encourage preparatory and continuous training <strong>of</strong>pr<strong>of</strong>essional drivers.• Improve awareness building for other road users.• Pursue research initiated by the ETAC study.• Encourage installation <strong>of</strong> proven active and passive safetysystems before they become mandatory.• Harmonisation <strong>of</strong> road worthiness testing rules.• Further harmonisation <strong>of</strong> enforcement, including cross-border.• Continuous investment in infrastructure maintenance andnew infrastructure.Page 9 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011
www.iru.orgPage 10 (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 20102011
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