Mr John Dawson, Chairman of Euro RAP and ... - FIA Foundation
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The 2003 <strong>Euro</strong>pean RoadAssessment Programmeis financially supported by:<strong>Euro</strong>pean CommissionMalcolm Harbour MEP<strong>FIA</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> for Mobility <strong>and</strong>SocietyToyota Motor <strong>Euro</strong>pe sa/nvDr Fabiola MascardiMember <strong>of</strong> the Cabinet <strong>of</strong>Loyola de PalacioVice-President <strong>of</strong> theCommission responsible forTransportJames RosensteinVice PresidentExternal RelationsToyota Motor <strong>Euro</strong>pe<strong>Euro</strong><strong>RAP</strong> Objectives<strong>John</strong> <strong>Dawson</strong><strong>Chairman</strong> <strong>Euro</strong><strong>RAP</strong>• to cut road death <strong>and</strong> serious injury rapidly throughsystematic risk assessment <strong>and</strong> benchmarking• to identify major safety shortcomings on roads amenable topractical remedy• to put risk assessment <strong>and</strong> crash protection at the heart <strong>of</strong>route improvement <strong>and</strong> management• to forge partnerships among those responsible for a saferoad system1
<strong>Euro</strong><strong>RAP</strong> Driving Forces• Success <strong>of</strong><strong>Euro</strong>NCAP• National & EU50% casualtyreduction targets• 40 000 die in<strong>Euro</strong>pe each year• death & injurydriven(“vision zero”)• road death isunacceptable• humans makemistakes(1 in 500decisions)Zero VisionA Safe Road SystemRoadOld “Fix the Driver” ModelVehicleBehaviourVehicleBehavioura shared responsibility -manufacturer, road authority <strong>and</strong> driverRoadOver 90% <strong>of</strong> accidents result from human error -but to err is human!Death Reducing Model<strong>Euro</strong>NCAPforgiving design“health & safety” style inspectionRoad & VehicleCriminal& UnstableFoolishdrink drive lawpenaltiesjailseatbelt educationhazard trainingnovice driversThe humanbody cannotsurviveuncushionedimpact <strong>of</strong>more than40kph2
<strong>Euro</strong>NCAP Pole TestThe<strong>Euro</strong>NCAPpole testsimulates acrash betweenroadside <strong>and</strong>vehicle• Video clips to beadded here onMonday 25th amSurviving More Than 70kphA 4-star caralone cannotprotectabove 70kphSurviving More Than 70kphEvenreasonablespeeds will kill ifthe car <strong>and</strong> roaddon’t worktogether as asystem toprotect peoplefrom severeimpactsPriorities for Roads• getting emergencyservices in quickly• death & seriousinjury• slight injuries• accidents3
Main Death & Serious InjuryMechanisms• Head-on crashes• brutal side impacts atjunctions• crashes with roadsideobjects• pedestriansDesigning Differently eg 1-junctionsA recent Swiss scheme replacing signalsTrafficsignals onhigh speedroads have“death builtin”. Welldesignedroundaboutsare safe.Designing Differentlyeg 2 - head to headThe risk <strong>of</strong> ahead-on crashgrows rapidly withvehicle flowcausing“routine,predictable death”Designing Differently eg 3 -roadside objectsThous<strong>and</strong>s dieeach yearhitting roadsideobjects for want<strong>of</strong> safetyfencingCentral safety fences on single carriageways -now the Swedish st<strong>and</strong>ardDesigning Differentlyeg 4 - pedestriansEven wherepedestrians areprohibited onmotorways, many dieon the hard shoulder.Pedestrians needseparating physically- or vehicles musttravel at low speedThe Twin <strong>Euro</strong><strong>RAP</strong> Protocols• Road protection scorestar ratings based on an inspection<strong>of</strong> the protection from main deathmechanisms• Risk Mappingmaps <strong>of</strong> death & serious injuryrates for drivers with extramapping for authorities4
Road Protection Score -video inspection<strong>Euro</strong><strong>RAP</strong> Risk Mapping• Enabling highlevel ratingsfor crashprotection• raising keyresearchquestionsHow much safer is safety fencing thanhatching or solid lines?Indicative Spread <strong>of</strong> RiskRatingsRisk RatingLinkslow 12%low-medium 50%high-medium 25%high 10%very high 3%100%The good newsis that mostroads seembetter thanaverage - thatmeans the badcan be moresimply targeted1201008060402000LOWLOW TOAVERAGEAVERAGETO HIGHAccident rate frequencydistribution(Indicative Results shown graphically)HIGHVERYHIGH>10-20>30-40>50-60>70-80>90-100>110-120>130-140>150-160>170-180>190-200>210-220>230-240>250-260>270-280>290-300>310-320>330-340>350-360>370-380Killed & Serious /bVehkmAVERAGE = 62Conclusions - 1• 60% <strong>of</strong> deaths are not onbuilt-up roads• best data for safest roads<strong>and</strong> countries• paradoxically, <strong>Euro</strong>pe’sfastest roads are safestroadsmotorways haveprotection systemsmatching theirspeed ratingConclusions - 2• targeting death meanstargeting singlecarriageway main roads• death rate <strong>of</strong> an averagesingle carriageway is 4times a motorway• least safe roads have deathrate 10 times worse thanthe best5
Applying the Programme- for the consumer• popularising issues <strong>and</strong> raising publicconsciousness• helping set <strong>and</strong> explain sensible speedlimitsApplying the Programme- for authorities• enabling authorities & engineersto benchmark at high level• helping track implementation <strong>of</strong>best practice, particularly massaction• identifying priorities for action<strong>and</strong> investment - existing <strong>and</strong> newroutesProgrammeGood engineers<strong>and</strong> engineeringthrive onbenchmarking<strong>and</strong> peer review -but it must berobust <strong>and</strong> fair• 2001/2 - development, demo,communication , consultation• 2003 - extend to 6 countries• 2004 - extend to 9 countries,focus on villages• 2005 - extend to 12 countries.Pilot urban areasCountriesPublication <strong>of</strong> <strong>Euro</strong><strong>RAP</strong>• 2003 countries– consolidation UK, NL, S– implementation E, I, F– Preparation Irl, ?, ?• Aus<strong>RAP</strong> now announced• February - pilotresults in 4 countries• July - AA Atlas• 2002/3 focus ontools/events for roadauthorities/operators6
Finally...• A drive down the road with thehighest risk rating in Britain• engineers will note how far theroad departs from modern safetyst<strong>and</strong>ards7
Claes TingvallDirector <strong>of</strong> Traffic SafetySwedish National RoadAdministrationThe 2003 <strong>Euro</strong>pean RoadAssessment Programmeis financially supported by:<strong>Euro</strong>pean Commission<strong>FIA</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> for Mobility <strong>and</strong>SocietyToyota Motor <strong>Euro</strong>pe sa/nv8
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