Striving for Road Safety: IRF Global Commitment Kathleen Elsig IRF Geneva
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Striving for Road Safety:IRF Global Commitment
Kathleen ElsigIRF Geneva
ISO google hangout – road safety14 August 2014
Better roads, better world.
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Goal of this presentation
To inspire a discussion about a possible future ISO standard in the field of road safety
that will be picked up and continued after this google hangout
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Target audience
Young professionals interested in international standards … and
making the world a truly better place to live in
… with limited expertise in road safety
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Content
1.A few words about IRF2.Road safety as a system3.The safe systems approach to road safety4.Idea for an ISO standard
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The International Road Federation (IRF)
•Global not-for-profit organisation (1948)
•Stakeholders in road sector (public & private)
• Two Offices: Geneva & Washington + India Chapter
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Focus AreasFocus Areas
AdvocacyAdvocacy
Projects & ActivitiesProjects & Activities
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IRF Group of Experts on Road Safety
200 members in 40 countries
Mission“To advocate for safe and forgiving road development,
maintenance and operation by raising awareness, providing policy guidance, and exchanging
knowledge and best practices”.
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Focus issues
Awareness Advocacy
Awareness Advocacy
Engineering Measures
Engineering Measures
Education Training
Education Training
ITS Enforcement
ITS Enforcement
Road safety managemen
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Road safety managemen
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• Senior Road Executives (SRE)
• Fleet Excellence Training Week
• Road Safety Auditors Courses
Training, Education & Capacity Building
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Initiatives
Road Safety Road Safety CampaignsCampaigns
Road Accident Road Accident Data RecorderData Recorder
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• Road Safety Regional Conference (India) 9th Edition
New Delhi
• IRF/SARF Regional Conference (Sept. 2014), Pretoria
• IRF & FIA Seminar 17 April, Paris
Events
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Striving for Road Safety Globally…
… Moving from pure « engineers » and « infrastructure » perspective to a more encompassing view and set of actions.
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What is a safe road?Who is a safe road for?
Road safety
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Preventing road crash death and injuryAn ISO standard must recognize safety as the output of collaboration among the elements of the road safety system
ISO 39001 NCAP? ?
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Safe system – an ISO standard for safe roads and road users?
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The safe systems approach
A SAFE systems approach is• a “philosophy” for managing the road transport system towards the achievement of measureable results•views road crashes and injuries as largely predictable, and therefore preventable, as opposed to fatalistic acceptance of road death as “price of progress”
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The safe systems approach
In a safe system, prevention efforts• consider the road safety system as a whole (as
opposed to an indiviudal sectoral approach)
• recognise human vulnerability (to injury) and error (of judgment)
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Safe systems infrastructure
• Roads and road sides are designed to reduce risks to as low as possible
• Speed limits are set according to the safety of the road and road side
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Intersection - comparison
Safe systems intersection
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Infrastructure “standards” - currentInternational (UNECE)Regional (EU infrastructure directive)National (most countries)
Many safe systems recommendations•International Transport Forum•Australia•Sweden•Others ….
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Maybe its time for an ISO standard on safe road infrastructure?
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