irap irap 1. irap Background 2. irap Malaysia Results Rob McInerney, CEO irap Asia Pacific 3. irap Worldwide 4. The challenge The world road safety problem A Safe Road System Road 1.2 million killed every year 50 million seriously injured Vehicle Behaviour a shared responsibility irap Background irap Aims Drive safety upgrading where large numbers are killed and seriously injured Global methodology to generate effective and economic countermeasure programmes Implement performance tracking methodologies for funding bodies to assess outcomes Low and Middle income Countries Provide the training, manuals and web tools to build and sustain national capability
low low -medium medium medium-high high Three RAP International Protocols Density: Crashes per km 1. Risk Mapping showing outcomes - deaths/serious injuries 2. Performance Tracking where have deaths been reduced? how much has safety improved? 3. Star Rating assessment of infrastructure safety Number of sections 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120 120-140 140-160 160-180 180-200 200-300 >300 Aimed at road operators Highlights roads where high crash numbers occur Closely related to traffic flow (high volume roads often highlighted) Individual: Crashes per vkt UK Performance Tracking Aimed at road users Crashes per kilometre travelled Highlights high risk roads to individuals irap Star Rating Model International team assembled research knowledge from around the world Safety of road for cars, motorcyclists, pedestrians and bicyclists Based on inspection data over 30 attributes irap Focus: Crashes that kill Motorcyclists and Vehicle Occupants Head-on crashes Brutal side impacts at intersections Hitting roadside hazards Pedestrians and Bicyclists Crossing the road Moving along the road
irap: Define the network Road Inspections RPS and Star Rating Apply Countermeasures Apply Economic Test irap 1. irap Background 2. irap Malaysia Results 3. irap in the Region 4. The challenge Road Investment Program Malaysia Road Safety Outline irap Malaysia 17 fatalities per day 6,282 deaths in 2007 23 fatalities per 100,000 population Cost of crashes USD 3 billion 2-3% of GDP Safer Roads A team approach irap Malaysia Summary 3,700 kilometres of peninsula Malaysia assessed Media activities in every state Car Occupants Star Rating ARRB Hawkeye 3 camera GPS-linked video system Images assessed every 100m
Motorcyclists Star Maps Federal Roads Top 8 Countermeasures or Countermeasure Roadside Hazard Reduction Length 1,647 km Cars 60% Central Hatching 13 km Motorcyclists 58% Motorcycle Lanes Intersection upgrades 268 km 381 sites Bikes Peds Bicyclists 81%* Pedestrians 52%* * where demand exists Additional lane / capacity upgrades Shoulder widening Improve delineation Pedestrian Crossing 377 km 270 km 126 km 133 sites # 1 Fatal Roadside Crashes # 2 Fatal Head-on Crashes Countermeasure Roadside Hazard Reduction Countermeasure Capacity Improvements Length 1650 km Length 380 km Cost USD 8 million Cost USD 56 million Serious Injuries Avoided* 9,700 Serious Injuries Avoided* 8,200 Program BCR 120 * Over 20 years Program BCR 14 * Over 20 years # 3 Fatal Motorcyclist Crashes Countermeasure Length Cost Serious Injuries Avoided* Motorcycle Lanes 270 km USD 5 million 875 Program BCR 15 * Over 20 years Investment Summary 3,700 km of road inspected with priority road safety interventions identified (5% of network) USD 170 million initial investment Save 2,900 lives and 29,000 serious injuries (20 years) 32% reduction in road trauma Program BCR of 16:1
irap Malaysia Target quick wins and demonstration corridor JKR to extend survey to rest of their network Major input to 10 th Malaysia Plan (5 year investment strategy) irap an integral part of authority performance management irap Software Mapping and Hawkeye Video Data Used to generate all the pilot study results Star ratings and maps Fatality estimations Countermeasure Program Multi-country reports
irap Toolkit www.irap.net/toolkit Source of best practice for practitioners around the world free access Developed by ARRB and funded by gtkp Initial focus on engineering features extended to road user and vehicle in the future DEMO irap Toolkit www.irap.net/toolkit
irap Toolkit www.irap.net/toolkit irap Toolkit www.irap.net/toolkit Supported by gtkp Supported by gtkp irap 1. irap Background 2. irap Malaysia Results 3. irap Worldwide irap Reports Country Program BCR KSI s saved Casualty reduction Malaysia 16 31,800 32% Costa Rica 22 14,700 17% Chile 32 19,400 44% South Africa 12 6,900 12% 4. The challenge Costa Rica: Pedestrian Star Costa Rica: Top 5 Pedestrian Footpath
irap and World Bank MoU World Bank GRSF MoU Serbia, Argentina, Peru, Kenya and Nigeria in 2008 Vietnam (AusAID funded) 40 active countries by 2011 Key events Commission for Global Road Safety Update Report due April 2009 APEC Summit Manila and Singapore UN Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, Moscow Nov 2009 irap How many die? 1. irap Background 2. irap Malaysia Results 3. irap Worldwide 4. The challenge Australia Malaysia Vietnam and Thailand Indonesia China WORLDWIDE 5 people every day 17 people every day 35 people every day 83 people every day 250 people every day 3,300 people every day Humans and Energy The challenge Pedestrians Pedestrians <= 30km/h Intersections <= 50km/h Frontal impacts <= 70km/h E = ½ mv 2 Bicyclists Source: Claes Tingvall Motorcyclists
The challenge The challenge Head-on Roadsides E = ½ mv 2 Intersections E = ½ mv 2 Lives depend on it Rob McInerney www.irap.net