Speed Management and Road Traffic Accidents Where are We Heading? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

International Seminar and Workshop

Safer Road by Infrastructure Design and Operation

MIROS/PIARC

Technical Session 6: Traffic and Speed Management

Speed Management and Road Traffic Accidents – Where are We Heading?

Ir Lee Choy Hin

April, 2019

WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018

Road traffic accidents injuries and fatalities Unacceptable price to pay for mobility

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus WHO Director General

WHO Report 2018

Traffic accidents is 3 times higher in low income countries than in higher income nations Africa: 26.6/100,000 population Europe: average 9.3/100,000 population

“We know which interventions work. Strong policies and enforcement, smart road design, and powerful public awareness campaigns can save millions of lives over the coming decades.”

Michael R Bloomberg WHO Global Ambassador for Non-communicable Diseases and injuries

Speed Management

⚫ Reducing Speed limits leads to lower

accident rate – General Findings

⚫ Identify Methods and Effects

Speed management is not only about regulating the speed but also to plan and design appropriate road layout and networks for safe travel speed

Tools for Managing Traffic Speed

⚫ Speed Zoning and Speed Limits

Fundamantal tool – functions of roads and environment

⚫ Changing behaviour/Speed Compliance

Regulatory, enforcement, education, demerit points, fines

⚫ Engineering treatments

High risk locations speed reduction, traffic calming etc

⚫ Speed limiting technology/Intelligent

Speed Adaptation

Speed Limiters, data recorders

EU Wants Speed Governors, Data Recorders in Cars from 2022 “intelligent speed assistance” on cars

Among the 30 EU proposals are:

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Automated emergency braking

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Advanced driver distraction systems

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Emergency lane keeping (lane centering assist, lane departure warning)

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Alcohol interlocks

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Event data recorders

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Direct Vision “vulnerable road users, i.e. cyclists and pedestrians, more visible to the drivers”

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Pedestrian/cyclist collision warning and blind spot information system.”

Steering assistance is only activated when there is a high risk of a collision. Therefore, do not wait for the function to intervene

Worrying Trend – Gig Economy Workers

Gig economy workers: self-employed lifestyle workers who choose to work as and when desired using app. Ignore speed limits, red lights, illegal parking to save time to deliver on time Distraction by app or answering phone aggravate road safety Roads becoming high-pressure workplaces

Safe Speed Safe Road Safe Vehicle Safe Behaviour

Annual road fatalities: 1.35million

Attention on road safety issue: “….is really one of our great opportunities to save lives around the world”.

Michael R Bloomberg WHO Global Ambassador for Non-communicable Diseases and injuries

Terima Kasih

Thank you