Vision Zero in Practice

Presented by François Bausch, Minister of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, Luxembourg

London, 12th December 2016

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Table of contents

1. Accident statisticsa. On EU roadsb. On Luxembourg’s roads

2. Fighting road insecurity a. Road safety « Round Table Panel »b. Action programme « Road Safety » towards Vision Zero

i. Improving the infrastructuresii. Sensitizing peopleiii. Enforcementiv.Others

c. National Charta on Road Safetyd. National Day of Road Safety

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1. Accident statisticsa. On EU roads

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Road mortality by millions of residents 2014-2015

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Violeta Bulc, European commissioner of transport

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b. On Luxembourg’s roadsEvolution of accidents in Luxembourg 2001 - 2015

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Objectives 2020: EU target: 16 fatalitiesUN Goal: 133 severely injured

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Comparison between 2014 and 2015

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2014 2015 Variation in %

Physical accidents

908 983 +8%

deadly accidents

31 33 +6%

Fatalities 35 36 +3%

Severely injured

245 319 +30%

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2. Fighting road insecuritya. Road Safety « Round Table Panel »• reunites all the national involved in transports and road safety• takes place twice a year

approbation of the action programme approbation of the Charta on Road Safety

Council of Government agreed to the action programme and signed the national Charta on Road Safety

Parliament hosted a public debate on Road Safety based on the action programme and the national Charta

Public survey via internet in order to get propositions on how to improve road safety 7

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b. Action programme « Road Safety » 2014 – 2018 towards Vision Zero

• Contributing to the european objective of reducing the number of physical accidents

• Analysing today’s problems and defining new possibilities for improvement

3 different fields of action

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i. Improving the infrastructure

• Speed cameras have been installed on the most dangerous roads

• Specific areas where the speed is limited to 30km/h or 20km/h (school areas, residential areas or city centers)

• Securing the zebra crossings

• Securing the bicycle lanes

• Securing the particularly dangerous roads and signaling them to the people

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ii. Sensitizing people

• regularly new campaigns are launched about behaviour on the roads

• drivers and motorcyclists follow a one day training at the “Centre de formation pour conducteurs” where they learn about the risks and dangers which can come up while driving

• sensitizing the most vulnerable participants of the road on being visible (cyclists, motorcyclists..)

• inform people who are on medication on the consequences while driving

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iii. Enforcement

• for drivers who are exceeding the speed limits (loss of 4 or 6 points depending on the speeding)

• for drivers who drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol

• for drivers who are not wearing their seatbelt, their helmet while on a moto or using a special child seat for their children

• for drivers using a phone/tablet while driving or disrespecting the safety margin

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iv. Others

• avoiding wrong-way drivers

• frequent police checks (speed, use of phones/tablets, alcohol tests, etc..)

• offer diverse alternatives to the car : buses, late night buses, tramways and trains

• conduct a study about the percentage of drivers using a seatbelt while driving

• improve people’s knowledge of the Code de la Route

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c. National Charta on Road Safetysigned on the 31st March 2015

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d. National Day of Road Safety

• first edition on September 26th 2016• annually event• theme in 2016 : Zone 30km/h• goal : sensitizing people

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Thank you !

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