ROSEE Road safety in Sout East European regions: Safe Road Infrastructure Kostanjsek, Jure; Lipar, Peter; Milotti, Alberto 2014 European Workshop: Road Safety Design InternationalActivities Brussels, November 5, 2014
ROSEE ROad safety in South East European regions Approved under the 4th call of the SEE Programme Application ID: SEE/D/0097/3.1/X EoI Reference number: SEE/D/0097/3.1/X Priority Axis: Improvement of the accessibility Area of intervention: Improve co ordination in promoting, planning and operation for primary & secondary transportation networks Project duration: 10 / 2012 12 / 2014 (27 months) Project budget: 2,191,853.44 total; 1,863,075.42 ERDF contribution (85%) November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 2
South East Europe November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 3
Project Background ROSEE builds on the experience of SOL Save Our Lives Project which is strengthening the ability of local and regional stakeholders to manage road safety and reduce road crash deaths and injuries. Road networks are crucial for the economic, political and social development of the South East European Space. Road transport networks create a lifeline including access to economic resources, health care and educational opportunities. Transport and motorization levels are increasing throughout the South East European space. The motorisation rate has increased by 8% in the European Union in the period 2001 2009 and in many SEE Countries this increase is particularly marked. That is the case of Slovenia (17%), Hungary and Slovakia (23%), Bulgaria (29%), Romania (37%) (Source: Eurostat). November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 4
Main Problem to be addressed South East Europe regions are among the worst road safety performers in Europe, suffering higher road crash injury and mortality rates and slower and causality education trends than the EU average. Countries such as Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and to a less extent Slovakia and Hungary have a road deaths rate per population by far above the EU average of 62 deaths per million population in 2010 (source: CARE database and national data). While road deaths have been reduced by 43% on average in the EU27 in the period 2001 2010, SEE countries members of the European Union are generally aging behind with reductions in the range of 44% (Slovakia and Italy) to 3% (Romania). The only exception is represented by Slovenia ( 50%). November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 5
Project Objectives The main objective of ROSEE is to improve coordination in promoting, planning and operation of national and regional road networks. Additional objectives of the project include: 1) Strengthen institutional capacity to plan and operate the network from a road safety perspective and contribute to increased future funding for enhancing institutional capacity. 2) Contribute to safer roads and mobility and increased future funding possibilities for safe infrastructure 3) Increase capacity to deliver effective and multi component road user behavior interventions and strengthen transnational cooperation and dialogue on road safety (Contribute to a common understanding among professionals about effective approaches to influencing road user behaviour, both the population and transit drivers) November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 6
Project Summary ROSEE has a two pronged approach: 1. On Primary networks the project will work with relevant national stakeholders to develop or strengthen mechanisms for including road safety as a standard in the planning and operation of the network and to define road safety objectives for the primary network in each country. 2. On Secondary networks the project will work with relevant national, regional and municipal stakeholders to design and test a model approach for strengthening road safety in the planning and operation of key segments of the secondary networks. This will include identifying a high risk segment of the secondary network, agreeing with relevant decision makers the key road safety objectives for the road segment and developing a multi component strategy that outlines an action plan. This approach will be replicable and inform the content of future investment proposals. November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 7
Project Partners Partner role Official name in English Country LP ALOT s.c.a.r.l., Agency of East Lombardy for Transport and Logistics Italy PP1 EUCon, Association EU CONCEPTS R&D Romania PP2 GRSP Hungary Association Hungary PP3 UniBS, DICATAM Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture, Land, Italy Environment and Mathematics PP4 KTI Institute for Transport Sciences Non Profit Ltd. Hungary PP5 NTUA,NationalTechnicalUniversityofAthens/SchoolofCivilEngineering Greece / Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering PP6 AMZS, Automobile Association of Slovenia Slovenia PP7 AVP, Slovenian Traffic Safety Agency Slovenia PP8 UL FGG PTI, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Slovenia Engineering PP9 OY, Open Youth Bulgaria November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 8
Project Partners and Actions November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 9
ROSEE (Road safety in South East European regions) EU SEE project Work packages WP WP Leader WP Title wp 1 LP ALOT Transnational project and financial management wp 2 LP ALOT Communication activities wp 3 NTUA Policy and data analysis wp 4 UL FGG PTI Safe roads and mobility wp 5 AMZS Safe road users wp 6 KTI Monitoring and evaluation Road Safety audit courses Speed management courses Road Safety audit and report Low cost infrastructure improvements Investment proposal Surveys and interviews Professional development courses on road user behavior issues Pilot intervention national network Pilot project regional network Investment proposal PILOTS Road safety audit/inspection Surveys/interviews Other actions and campaigns November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 10
Focus on: pedestrian safety, with a focus on improving and upgrading pedestrian crossings, cyclists safety and provisions, transit road users with the extensions of methodology of Road Safety Audit and Inspection, the protection of vulnerable road users with the resolution of the lack of communications between Police, road authorities and other key stakeholders, powered two wheelers safety measures, road and roadside safety equipment, intersections alignment. November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 11
Proposed measures: traffic calming measures to calm motorized vehicle traffic for increased safety of pedestrians and cyclists, cyclists provisions, including innovative approaches, installations and equipment for powered two wheelers safety, general road and road equipment upgrades: lightning, intersections rearrangement, traffic signs and horizontal markings, roadside elements, speed limits, safety barriers, left turn provisions, traffic lights and others, intersections upgrades. November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 12
RSA/RSI Courses November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 13
Local analysis > Transnational report Status of Road Saftey Audit in partner countries EC directive 2008/96/CE Partner country Italy Licensed auditors No authorized road sfatey auditors yet Hungary 80 Romania 12 Greece No authorized road sfatey auditors yet Slovenia 23 Bulgaria 73 November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 14
Catalogue of ROSEE transnational low cost infrastructure measures November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 15
Catalogue of ROSEE transnational low cost infrastructure measures November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 16
Catalogue of ROSEE transnational low cost infrastructure measures November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 17
partner logo ROSEE PILOT activity ITALY 4.500 m ALOT NETWORK LOCATION secondary East Lombardy UniBS secondary East Lombardy November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti FOCUS pedestrian safety powered two wheelers WORK ON pedestrian crossing two wheelers vulnerability 18
ROSEE PILOT activity NETWORK LOCATION FOCUS WORK ON ROMANIA 1.500 m EUCon secondary metropolitan area of bad participants behaviour / all transport users Bucharest bad infrastructure November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 19
ROSEE PILOT activity HUNGARY GRSP 2.200m KTI NETWORK LOCATION FOCUS WORK ON secondary secondary Pest County District Centre of Budakeszi Pest County how does the bypass road affects RS of the community setting up the road safety expert group public transport needs providing permanent support to the local road safety activities November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 20
ROSEE PILOT activity NETWORK LOCATION FOCUS WORK ON GREECE NTUA secondary Peloponnese Region safety in urban areas designing standards November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 21
ROSEE PILOT activity SLOVENIA AVP (800m) NETWORK LOCATION FOCUS WORK ON Osrednjeslovenska low level of awareness by secondary region, Podravska cyclists people region Sharrow November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 22
ROSEE PILOT activity SLOVENIA 27 locations UL FGG PTI/AMZS 8.100m NETWORK LOCATION FOCUS WORK ON secondary 5 municipalities (Piran AMZS) protection of vulnerable road users implementing low cost measures Before ROSEE proposed After implemented rumble strips November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 23
ROSEE PILOT activity BULGARIA 450m NETWORK LOCATION FOCUS WORK ON OY secondary Vidin district road user behaviour human factor November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 24
Measures in numbers ROSEE transnational investment proposal SAFETY BENEFIT Implementation of safety barriers Development of roundabouts Implementation of motorcyclist safety barriers Improvement of sight distances Creation of speed transition zones Speed humps Development of pedestrian sidewalk Raised pedestrian crossings Raised Intersections Implementation of traffic lights at intersections COST Implementation of stop signs at intersections Implementation of yield signs at intersections Traffic signs (warning) Traffic signs (guide) Changing from unrestricted speed to speed limit Delineators and horizontal road markings Chevrons Post mounted delineators Lowering existing speed limit Speed humps Traffic signs (regulatory) TIME Traffic signs (warning) Traffic signs (guide) Traffic signs (regulatory) Speed humps Delineators and horizontal road markings Chevrons Upgrade of existing pedestrian crossing Implementation of stop signs at intersections Raised road markers Lowering existing speed limit Post mounted delineators Raised pedestrian crossings Rumble strips November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 25
Conclusion Successful data framework and background analysis Successful training programs, very well accepted by participants Successful Road Safety audits/inspections at PILOT locations Shared cooperation, knowledge and experiences between o partner countries, o o o stakeholders, authorities, courses participants. November 5, 2014, Kostanjsek, Lipar, Milotti 26
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