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ETSC – Best in Europe 2006eSAFETY that matters
Brussels, 21-22 February 2006
ETSC – Best in Europe 2006eSAFETY that matters
Brussels, 21-22 February 2006
Jaroslav Heinrich, Centrum dopravního výzkumu
Czech Republic
Jaroslav Heinrich, Centrum dopravního výzkumu
Czech Republic
COLLECTING ROAD SAFETY DATA
IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
PAST- PRESENT - FUTURE
COLLECTING ROAD SAFETY DATA
IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
PAST- PRESENT - FUTURE
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History of road safety development
History of road safety developmentCzech Republic was in the first half of
eighties one of the best performed countries in the worldAfter next 6 years one of the worst in Europe
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Killed in road accidents (1950 - 2003)
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What was different between
1970 and 1986 ?
What was different between
1970 and 1986 ?
Just a political leadership ??Just a political leadership ??
NOT
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That time we have That time we have
One of the best driver education system all arround the world up to now Much bigger effort given to children road
safety education Extensive construction of motorway network and upgrade of national 1st and 2nd class RoadNetWork Fast upgrade of vehicle fleet High developed vehicle inspection Strong Police enforcement Drivers license include kind of penalty point system
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And And
Compulsary wearing of seat belts on the front seats outside urban areas since 1965 !!!! Killed in road accidents (1950 - 2003)
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What was the most of the society doing in the end of eighties??
What was the most of the society doing in the end of eighties??
It was time to wake -up
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Where to start ?Where to start ?
International comparisons of national
road traffic accident numbers seemed to be
vital important, but which database to use
International comparisons of national
road traffic accident numbers seemed to be
vital important, but which database to use
AdviceAdviceAdviceAdviceAdviceAdvice
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KEY DATABASES:KEY DATABASES:
IRTAD, UN ECE, EUROSTAT, CARE, FARS, WHO, IRF and and …
IRTAD, UN ECE, EUROSTAT, CARE, FARS, WHO, IRF and and …
Differences in:Differences in:
• information structure
• scope of information
• way of data collection
• data processing
• publishing and availability
• regional coverage
• information structure
• scope of information
• way of data collection
• data processing
• publishing and availability
• regional coverage
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Reseachers knew the situation well, but how to translate this message to the Ministry and to the Parliament
We decided to use IRTAD in the first step
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IRTAD membershipIRTAD membership
In 1995 CDV representing the Czech Republic joined IRTAD and with help of their data started to disseminate among decision makers full true about accident development since 1986
Since 1996 Czech delegation consist of one representing CDV and one of the Czech Police officers, this helped a lot with further improvement of the key accident database
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Long history of the IT in accident database in Czech
Republic
Long history of the IT in accident database in Czech
Republic
The disaggregated accident database is operated by the Police since 1st January 1976 The disaggregated accident database is operated by the Police since 1st January 1976
Computarised data collection started in the former CSSR in 1964
AND
We didn´t change the basic system for years, even after the split into the Czech and the Slovak Republic
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Data variablesData variablesThe database consists of the following data on a The database consists of the following data on a yearly basis for the 1965 and for every year since yearly basis for the 1965 and for every year since 19719766 with a split by age, sex, car with a split by age, sex, car passenger/occupant,passenger/occupant, road network, vehicle types or road network, vehicle types or road usage:road usage:
The database consists of the following data on a The database consists of the following data on a yearly basis for the 1965 and for every year since yearly basis for the 1965 and for every year since 19719766 with a split by age, sex, car with a split by age, sex, car passenger/occupant,passenger/occupant, road network, vehicle types or road network, vehicle types or road usage:road usage:
• aarea of the staterea of the state• kilometrage kilometrage • vehicle involvedvehicle involved• road users road users involvedinvolved• fatality figuresfatality figures• injury accidentsinjury accidents• damage only accdamage only acc• etc. etc.
• aarea of the staterea of the state• kilometrage kilometrage • vehicle involvedvehicle involved• road users road users involvedinvolved• fatality figuresfatality figures• injury accidentsinjury accidents• damage only accdamage only acc• etc. etc.
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How to get to the Police dataHow to get to the Police data
Access to the databaseAccess to the database::
Annual yearbook in Czech Annual yearbook in Czech
2004 first yearbook also in English2004 first yearbook also in English
Special selections based on Special selections based on request made by Police Statistical request made by Police Statistical
UnitUnit
Basic aggregated daily data Basic aggregated daily data published on web sitespublished on web sites
Open access to disagregated data Open access to disagregated data currently under developmentcurrently under development
Access to the databaseAccess to the database::
Annual yearbook in Czech Annual yearbook in Czech
2004 first yearbook also in English2004 first yearbook also in English
Special selections based on Special selections based on request made by Police Statistical request made by Police Statistical
UnitUnit
Basic aggregated daily data Basic aggregated daily data published on web sitespublished on web sites
Open access to disagregated data Open access to disagregated data currently under developmentcurrently under development
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This database has so many variables, that the Czech Republic fulfilled as one of the countries not only all the requests from IRTAD database, but with just minor additions will suit to the need of CARE database as well
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But is it enough ??
2000 – 2002 R+D Improving efficiency of data colletion and analysis with key decisions• Continue in the same data system as close as possible• Introduce a GPS position of accidents• Introduce an accident typology
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Use of Use of GIS GIS in road accident location, including in road accident location, including 200 GPS sets into the Police cars200 GPS sets into the Police cars
2005 – 09 R+D ITECHAK
On-line connection among road and accident database
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Czech National Road Safety ObservatoryR+D project SENZOR 2005 - 2009• Building of the Czech RSIS• Development of methodology for collection of SPI (hand in hand with SafetyNet 6.FP project) +
• Section speed control• Red light violation• Not keeping safe distance
• Set of the national check points for SPI and start of anual survey based on above mentioned methodology
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4 sites in rural area and 3 sites in urban area in each of 13 regions.
I. Class roads ……….. 26II. Class roads ……… 26Local roads …………… 39Total ……………………. 91
National check points for SPI
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Drivers Passengers in front seats
male female male female
sample
using
belt
sample
using
belt
sample
using
belt
sample
using
belt
7462
74%1419
82%1285
69%2140
80%
7640
66%1841
74%1321
62%1953
74%
rural
urban
Seat belt usage 2005
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Road type#
Sites
#Vehicles
Separated vehicles
ratio
Ratio of vehicles
violating the safety gap
1st class roads
(rural area)6 31 119 20 % 31 %
1st class roads (urban area)
8 39 708 21 % 37 %
motorways 12 177 930 10 % 33 %
SPI – Safe rear – front distance 2005
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Development after 1995Development after 1995
1997 50 km in urban areas
2001 Right of way for pedestrians on zebra crossing
DRL in winter time
Cycle helmets up to 15
2001 Start of pilot safety audits
2003 Strong increase in enforcement
28.4. 2004 National Road Safety Strategy approved by the Government
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We are on the right track now
We are on the right track nowCo – operation in IRTAD and other
international bodies helped us very much with start of decrease of our figures
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Usmrcení na pozemních komunikacích v ČR(do 30 dnů po dopr. nehodě, po měsících, rok 2005 předběžná data)
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Future Steps Future Steps
March 2006 full coverage of the Czech Republic with GPS for road accidents (200 police cars)
2005 New Highway code approved, coming into force 1st July 2007 including
Penalty point system, whole year DRL, cycle helmets up to 18, stricter penalties for traffic offences, mandatory child restraint devices
on all types of roads, driving under influence of alcohol and drugs is taken as a criminal offence
On-line connection of police cars to vehicle and driver register including vehicle-inspection data
New approach to children road safety education
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AND AND
Random e-test by drivers exame since 1.7.06 Opening of cca 90 km of new motorways
2006
Immediate (March 2006) introducing of expected Directive on Infrastructure
First national courses to set Safety Auditors provided by CDV (3+3+2 days) expected 30 auditors in 2006
14 one day courses for future „buyers“ in each of regions payed by the MoT
Undersigning of Road safety charta by Czech Road Society
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And a lot more including1. SafetyNet Conference in Prague 10.-
11.5.2006
First presentation of the European Road Safety Observatory to future users
IRTAD Conference on accident data 11.-12.9.2006 in Brno
We hope that with help of all of that ……….