Post on 14-Aug-2020
Road Safety Strategic
Approach in Spain
Álvaro Gómez Méndez
Head of the National Road Safety Observatory
Directorate General for Traffic (DGT)
Road Safety Authority Annual International Conference
International Best Practice in Road Safety Strategy Development
Dublin, 13 June 2019
Directorate General for Traffic – Ministry of Interior
DGT: Lead agency for road safety
Road Safety Strategies and Plans.
National Road Safety Council.
Data, indicators, research.
Traffic rules.
Implementation: traffic management and
enforcement, driving licensing, penalty point
system.
Evolution of road fatalities in Spain
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1989 = 9.344 Fatalities
2018 = 1.806
Fatalities (p)
1960 = 2.288 Fatalities
2003 = 5.399 Fatalities
Spain in the UE context
2003
EU average: 104 fatalities mill. pop.
Spain: 126 104 fatalities mill. pop.
2018
EU average : 49 fatalities mill. pop.
Spain: 39 fatalities mill. pop.
Fatalities per million population. 2018
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Source: European Commission. Provisional data (Netherlands: 2017 data).
Road safety management: major breaktroughs
Road safety strategy
2021-2030
• Consultation
• Involvement
• Consensus
• Innovation
• Studies
• Coordination with
Scientific and
Technical
Institutions
• Data analysis
• National Register of
Road Traffic
Accident Victims
• Indicators
• Representation in national and international bodies in the field of Road Safety
Research National Road Safety Council
StatisticsInternational Relations
Road safety strategies and
plans
National Road Safety Observatory
Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020
Vision: Safe System
“The citizens have the right to a
Safe Mobility System in which
everyone, citizens and agents
involved, has a responsibility”
IndicatorsBaseline figure
2009 2017 figure Target figure 2020
1. Fatality rate below 37 per million population 59 39 Below 37
2. Reduction in the number of seriously injured
casualties by 35%13.923 9.546 9,050
3. Zero children (under 12) fatalities without a child
restraint system12 5 0
4. 25% fewer drivers aged 18 to 24 killed and
seriously injured at weekends730 364 548
5. 10% fewer drivers aged over 64 killed 203 192 183
6. 30% reduction of pedestrians killed 459 338 321
7. 1 million more cyclists without their death rate
going up 1,2 1,7 1.2
8. Zero car fatalities in urban area 101 82 0
9. 20% fewer deaths and serious injuries amongst
motorcyclists 3.473 3.143 2,778
10. 30% fewer fatalities in run-off-road accidents on
rural roads 520 317 364
11. 30% fewer fatalities in 'in itinere' accidents 170 120 119
12. To lower below 1% the number of positive
alcohol breath trests. DRUID KPI, cut off point
0.05 mg/l
6,7% 1,7% (2015) Below 1%
13. To halve the percentage of light vehicles
exceeding the speed limit by more than 20 km/h
12,3% (motorways)
6,9% (dual)
15,8% (rural)
n.a.
6.2%
(motorways)
3,5% (dual)
7.9% (rural)
Targets and indicators
Children
Young drivers
Elderly people
Cyclists
Pedestrains
Motorcyclists
Rural roads
Work-related safety
Commercial transport
Alcohol & drugs
Speed
1. Education and training
2. Awareness
3. Enforcement
4. Health
5. Vehicle safety
6. Infrastructure and ITS
7. Cities
8. Companies and commercial
transport
9. Victimas
10. Research and knowledge
11. Coordination and participation
KEY TOPICS AREAS OF INTERVENTION
Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020
- Mid-term evaluation in 2015: monitoring of strategic
indicators and targets, review of the level of
implementation of actions, update of the strategy.
Results: 84% of actions finalised or initiated.
- Stakeholders meet at different Working Groups of the
National Road Safety Council.
- Monitoring of indicators:
Fatality rate and serious injuries.
Elderly drivers, vulnerable road users, cities,
alcohol, speed.
Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020
So far(2004-2018)
Short term(2019-2020)
New decade(2021-2030)
1. Strategic approach.
2. Political priority and social debate.
3. Victims and civil society.
4. National Road Safety Observatory.
5. Enforcement.
6. Penalty point system.
So far(2004-2018)
Short term(2019-2020)
New decade(2021-2030)
7. Crime code, prosecutor.
8. Work-related and urban safety.
9. Powered two wheelers.
10.Fleet renewal and condition.
11.EU RISM.
12.Speed limit rural roads.
So far(2004-2018)
Short term(2019-2020)
New decade(2021-2030)
1. 30 kph.
2. New means of transportation.
3. Driver training.
4. Improvement of PPS.
5. P2Ws.
6. Data and indicators.
So far(2004-2018)
Short term(2019-2020)
New decade(2021-2030)
1. Building on Safe System and Vision Zero.
2. International framework: ODS, EU Strategy.
3. Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030.
4. From safety management to mobility
management.
5. Cities.
So far(2004-2018)
Short term(2019-2020)
New decade(2021-2030)
6. Vulnerable road users and elderly people.
7. Freight distribution.
8. ADAS, connectivity and automation.
9. From black spot screening to network
screening.
10.Data and KPIs.
So far(2004-2018)
Short term(2019-2020)
New decade(2021-2030)
THANK YOU!
observatorio@dgt.es