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.

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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