Improving

Road Safety

and Mobility

in Brazil

76th WP.1 Session - Geneva, Switzerland, 19 March 2018

Luiz Otávio Maciel Miranda

Daniel Mariz Tavares

Round table on Vulnerable Road Users’ policies in urban environment

in South East Asia and other regions

Population: 202.768.562 (2015)

27 States and 5.570 municipalities

National vehicle fleet: 96.790.495 (December 2017)

Road traffic deaths (2016): 34.850 (17,2 deaths/100.000 hab)

Convention on Road Traffic (1968): Contract Party

Regional Agreement on Road Traffic (1993): Argentina, Bolivia,

Brasil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay

San Luis Protocol (1996): MERCOSUL (civil responsability on road

crashes)

Agreement on Road Transportation of Passengers and Cargo:

France (French Guyenne) (2016), Guyana (2005), Venezuela (1999)

Agreement on Reciprocal Recognition of Driving License: Italy

(2017), Mozambique (2013) and Spain (2009)

Brazil: an overview

Road Traffic Safety Management

Ministry of Cities

National Traffic Council National Traffic Department

Federal Highway Police

State Traffic Council State Traffic Department

State Military Police

1.572 Municipal Traffic Agencies*

Federal level

State level

Municipal level

(*) Source: Ministry of Cities/National Traffic Department Date: 13 March 2018

Policies on VRU – Cyclists and Pedestrians

Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety 2015 - 2019

10 Cities: Accra,

Addis Ababa,

Bandung, Bangkok,

Bogota, Fortaleza,

Ho Chi Minh City,

Mumbai, Sao Paulo,

and Shanghai

5 countries: China,

India, Philippines,

Tanzania, and

Thailand

Main results:

Fortaleza: Comprehensive pedestrian safety program with

redesigns, improvements and curb extensions;

Sao Paulo: Speed reduction measures, increase of the cycle

network and integration of data sources to the process of linking

crash and injury records.

reflective vest

leg protectionpassenger handle

box

kite-cutting antennareflective strips

Policy on Powered Two Wheelers

National Policy on

Professional Motorcyclists

(Law No.12.009/2009)

Requirements:

1. Motorcyclist:

a) 21 years old

b) DDP Category A (2 years)

c) Training

d) Protective clothing

2. Vehicle:

a) Commercial registration plate

b) Technical inspection every six

months

c) With side car: transport of

LPG cylinder 13kg and mineral

water large bottle is permitted.

Municipal laws and regulations

Sustainable Development Goals

(Federal Decree No. 8.892/2016)

Policies on Mobility

City Statute (Law No. 10.257/2001): All cities with more than 20.000

inhabitants must have a Urban Master Plan.

Urban Mobility (Law No. 12.587/2012): Establish the guidelines of

the National Policy on Urban Mobility.

Metropole Statute (Law No. nº 13.089/2015): Metropolitan regions

should have an integrated urban development plan.

Accessibility of persons with disabilities (Decree No. 5.294/2004):

Planning and adaptation of buildings and public facilities for disabled

persons or persons with reduced mobility.

Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (Law No. 13.146/2015):

Transport and mobility are the rights of persons with disabilities or with

reduced mobility.

Elderly Statute (Law No. 10.741/2003): Priority for purchase of

property with elimination of architectural and urbanistic barriers.

1,649 1,189

9,657

5,438

8,078

11,263

37,40738,273 37,594

42,844 43,25644,812

42,26643,780

38,651

34,850

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

50,000

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Cyclists Pedestrians Motorcyclists Total

BAC = 2.0dg/l

Fine: 5XBAC = 0.0dg/l Fine: 10X

DDP suspension: 12 Months

Source: Ministry of Health

Road Deaths Brazil, 2007 - 2016

Professional drivers law

Toxicological examination

Texting while driving

Increased fines

Urban Mobility

Law

General elections

Improving road traffic management

Strengthening enforcement actions

Strengthening of policies

Exchange with the South-East Asian

Latin America and the Caribbean

Challenges and opportunities

Thank you!

MINISTÉRIO DAS

CIDADES

SECRETARIA DE

SEGURANÇA PÚBLICA E DEFESA SOCIAL