Road safety management and speed management WP5-Responsible: ERDF PP6 - AMZS Branka Leskovšek, Robert Štaba 6.6.2013
Automobile Association of Slovenia (AMZS) Association of Automobile and Touring Clubs in Slovenia 81 Clubs 94,000 Members 20 Employees 2
WP5: Safe road users Activities WP 2 5.1 interviews, surveys communications 5.2 Training materials road user behavior WP 1 WP 3 WP 4 WP 5 5.3 pilot primary net project mgmt policy and data analysis Safe roads and mobility Safe road users 5.4 pilot secondary net 5.5 investment proposal WP 6 M & E 3
Road safety management and speed management in ROSEE Road safety management and speed management are core concepts of ROSEE Road safety management Strengthening coordination among all relevant sectors and disciplines (transport, police, health, education, roads...) at national and local level Pilot project on secondary network Focus on speed management When networks are managed well, road crashes are infrequent and the severity of road crash injuries can be reduced. 4
What is road safety management? Emphasis on production of road safety with a management process composed of three main elements Institutional functions Interventions Results Institutional functions determine which interventions are implemented so that resources are allocated to the priority problems Interventions bring about road safety results 5
What is road safety management? RSM is neutral to (country) structures and cultures any (country) can use the road safety management framework RSM is a system for coordinating action and expenditure for road safety towards the achievements of specific objectives and to bring about measurable results Safety interventions focus on where the road network fails or is prone to failure (focus on priority problems, rather than ad hoc interventions) 6
Why is it important to manage road safety? Road crashes and injuries are influenced by diverse factors that must be coordinated in order to ensure the best possible results Roads Road User Behaviour Vehicles Post Crash Care 7
Why is it important to manage road safety? Without dedicated road safety management it is difficult to get everyone going in the same direction and focused on achieving results 8
Road safety management accountability is key Accountability in achieving results The most significant management function is a concentration on results Co-ordination among all agencies involved is crucial to achieving results Legislation is needed to establish responsibility and accountability 9
Road safety management system Results Interventions Social Costs Final outcomes Intermediate outcomes Outputs Diverse professionals, different sectors of society Instutitional functions with focus on results Diverse Professionals,
Speed management Speed management is a main focus of ROSEE 11
Why speed management?... Excessive or inappropriate speed contributes to about one third of all fatal crashes Speed influences the number and the severity of crashes: Higher speed = higher likelihood of crash Higher speed = more serious injuries The level of exhaust emissions, fuel consumption and noise increase with speed Speed effects the quality of life of urban residents, especially the safe mobility of vulnerable users 12
Increased liklihood of a crash... Longer distance travelled during emergency braking Driver more likely to lose control Less time to take preventive action Driver errors magnified Other road users more likely to misjudge speed 13
Braking distance 14
Stopping distance in urban areas 15
Stopping distance in urban areas reaction braking 16
Stopping distance (reaction time is 1 second) 17
Field of view Driver s field of view is within a range of 170 and 180. At the speed 150 km/h is this field reduced to 50. At a distance of 30 m is clearly visible just 5,25 m in width. 10 - field of a clear view 20 - field of a satisfactory view 18
Tools for managing speed Speed zoning and speed limits Changing behaviour regulating and enforcing speed Changing behaviour public education Engineering treatments Use of speed-limiting technology and intelligent speed adaption Speed management by employers 19
Pilot AMZS Speed Management Municipality Piran Key objective: - to strengthen cooperation between the police and other key stakeholders on delivering multi-pronged road user behaviour intervention on primary network Target groups: pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, elderly, 20
Short film 1 Comparison of speed and collision with pedestrians Built up areas with traffic calming measures (30km/h, 40km/h, 50km/h) 21
Short film 2 Comparison of speed and collision with pedestrians Built up area (50km/h, 60km/h, 70km/h) 22