Unprotected road users left behind in efforts to reduce road deaths 5 th PIN Conference 21 June Henk Stipdonk, SWOV

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1 Unprotected road users left behind in efforts to reduce road deaths 5 th PIN Conference 21 June 2011 Henk Stipdonk, SWOV

2 Reduction in road deaths since 2001

3 44% of all deaths are unprotected road users, ranging from 30% to 50% in EU27-countries 100% 90% 80% 70% 56% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% NO FI BE SE IE BG BE EE LU AT SK ES CZ SI FR DE PT NL MT LV DK LT IL EL UK HU IT PL CY RO CH EU estrians cyclists PTW's Other 20% 6% 17%

4 Pedestrians, ycles or? Strong differences between member states 50% 40% 30% 20% 6% 20% 17% 10% 0% NL BE NO SE FR FI IT SI DE BE EL AT DK ES PT CY MT CH IE LU CZ UK HU EE BG IL SK LT PL LV RO EU estrians cyclists PTW's

5 Why these differences between countries? Different travel habits between countries, of 1. Walking 2. Cycling 3. Riding a M2W Different over all safety levels between countries Travel and risk(behaviour) are age-dependent

6 Travel and fatalities in The Netherlands fatalities s, mobility and fatalities by mode 70 fat/10 9 km 23 fat/10 9 km 12 fat/10 9 km 2,7 fat/10 9 km all all all all Risk: fatalities/km Mean risk= 4.8 fat/10 9 km M2W-risk = 30 times Car-risk distance travelled [10 9 km], all Ped-risk = twice the Bicycle-risk

7 Travel and fatalities in The Netherlands by age. fatalitie es, fat/10 9 km mobility and fatalities by age and mode all fat/10 9 km 10 0, distance travelled [10 9 km], all Mobility and risk depend on age. For every age group: Risk for > risk for. > risk for. > risk for occ.

8 Travel and fatalities in The Netherlands, example: ities, fatali fat/10 9 km mobility and fatalities by age and mode fat/10 9 km all all , distance travelled [10 9 km], Risk difference for users of and : almost 100 times more risk for

9 Reduction in estrian deaths Annual average % change in estrian deaths ( )

10 Travel and fatalities in The Netherlands, estrians ities, fatali fat/10 9 km mobility and fatalities by age and mode fat/10 9 km all all , distance travelled [10 9 km], Highest risk for years then for,,

11 Reduction in cyclist deaths Finland - 14% Slovakia - 10% Latvia - 10% Lithuania - 9%... NL - 4% Annual average % change in cyclist deaths ( )

12 Travel and fatalities in The Netherlands by age, for cyclists fatalities s, fat/10 9 km mobility and fatalities by age and mode all 5 fat/10 9 km , distance travelled [10 9 km], all Cyclists Between 0-60 have the same risk 60+ riders have much higher risk. Ageing population + popularity of (electr) cycling increases fatalities

13 Change in road deaths among PTWs Insufficient progress: 6,000 riders killed in the EU - only 18% reduction in deaths among PTWs since 2001 Portugal -10% Latvia - 8% Ireland - 5% France - 5%... NL - 3% Romania 43% Finland 10% Sweden 6% CZ 5% PL 3% Annual average % change in PTW deaths

14 More mid-life riders Male and female motorcycle deaths by age in 2008 (with 2001 and 1991 for comparison) Source: CARE

15 Fatalities and mobility of s fatalities s, fat/10 9 km mobility and fatalities by age and mode all fat/10 9 km 10 0, distance travelled [10 9 km], all much more risk, especially elderly (60+)

16 Good practices from the NL general approach for all road users Sustainably safe road traffic system: Separate slow and fast traffic Separate heavy and light traffic Separate traffic with different directions Specific safety problems For estrians: crossing the street For cyclists: crossing intersections Since 1998: 40,000 km of 50km/h roads 30 km/h 33,000 km of 80km/h roads 60 km/h

17 Separate yle lane 50 km/h 50 km/h

18 Separate lanes 80 km/h 80 km/h

19 30 km/h

20 Specific measures Priority for cyclists and mo riders coming from the right. Mos on the riageway (and not on the ycle lane) Enforcement on illegal uptuning of mo engines (to increase the maximum speed) Mo rider certificate

21 Mos on riage way

22 Enforcement uptuning mos

23 Remaining challenges Not all 30 km/h roads are properly constructed (speed bumps, a construction that enables safe crossing). Many remaining 50 km/h roads cannot easily be rebuilt. Many single vehicle accidents. cyclists: in NL half of all seriously injured! : 30% single vehicle fatalities. : a real challenge: unprotected high speeds unstable equilibrium vehicle