1 Road Safety in Ukraine how can insurance companies make more profits by supporting road safety ? presentation by Dr Alan Ross International Road Safety Centre (IRSC) s alanross www. Irscroadsafety.org ( under development ) Mobile phone Kiev Project office Tel alanross Alan RossRoad Safety DIBS
Overview of Road safety in Ukraine 1.The Problem in Ukraine - why the urgency ? 2.Opportunity for Insurance Industry ? 3.What needs to be done ? 4.Possible alternative solutions ? Alan Ross 2 Road Safety DIBS
Understanding the problem Happens in transport and many other agencies are involved but effects/impacts/losses occur elsewhere Economy Hospitals Social impact Transport Transport does not suffer the consequences Other agencies ??
Global Causes of death by age AGE percentage of those killed at each age by cause Cancer Heart disease Brain disease Deaths in Road accidents © Alan Ross, Oct 13
Road safety Development Time Rd safety development France 2004 France 2009 Malaysia 2009 Sweden, UK Netherlands BiH 2009 Russia 2009 Ghana 2009 OECD Dependent on resources and willingness to take effective action Saudi Arabia 2009 © Alan Ross, Oct 13
Can others replicate the EU experience? Experience of others shows that they can! Country Road deaths %Change Deaths / population Bulgaria Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Poland Romania Slovakia Slovenia Serbia % European Union ((EU) Road SafetyAlan Ross and Mariya Ivchenko 7 Serbia by adopting EU approaches reduced deaths by 57%
Implementation of the regional road safety Action Plan for the Neighbourhood East and Central Asia – TRACECA Road Safety II EuropeAid/133698/C/SER/Multi Project funded by EU Consortium SAFEGE – IMC Worldwide – Grant Thornton – Granturco & Partners Head Office Belgium – Gulledelle 92, B-1200 Brussels, BELGIUM, Tel: , , Fax: Project Office: Kiev, Ukraine Comparison of TRACECA countries against other ex soviet countries who have implemented EU approaches to road safety Deaths per population
Basic facts about road safety Seatbelts 30kph = 2 nd floor 50kph = 4 th floor 70 kph = 7 th floor 90kph = 11 th floor Speed and pedestrians 30kph = 5% dead 60kph = 40% dead 80kph = 95%+dead Alcohol Drunk driver 17x more likely to be in a fatal accident Speed reduction 1% reduction = -3% injury crashes = - 5% fatal crashes Car stopping distance at 50 kph = 13 m at 40kph = 8 m
Quick Wins ? 1 Speed reduction 2 Seatbelt wearing 3 Blackspot improvement programmes at each level of roads authority ( say identify / improve 25 worst locations in each country state roads and 4 main cities ?) could save 10-20% over 2-3 years = $ millions Institution and capacity building National lead agency / Coordination body Trained Secretariat to support Road safety fund Capacity building Institutionalizing road safety
What can you do ? Small levy on Insurance ? 12 million vehicles x $2 / vehicle= $24 Millions for investment in road safety Could deliver Reductions of 10% in deaths and injuries And Increased profits to insurance industry
Alan Ross Why should Insurance industry do more to address the road safety problem in Ukraine ? First and most important reason is that insurance industry will make more profits less deaths and injuries = less payouts = more profits Help save some of the 4500 deaths and injuries per year $ Fund must be Insurance industry+ independent oversight Trustworthy and honest management independently audited annually All expenditure accounted for projects independently evaluated to ensure effectiveness Insurance
The underlying problem in funding road safety in Ukraine Can we find a solution ? Road Safety Alan Ross Road safety Ukraine Government Aid Donors ( EU, Bilaterals ) Aid Donors ( EU, Bilaterals ) Development banks IBRD, EBRD EIB, ADB Development banks IBRD, EBRD EIB, ADB $ $ $$$ Waste bin Payment by results results based Disbursement Insurance industry ? Specialist local and international experts ?
INTERNATIONAL ROAD SAFETY CENTRE More information KIEV office ( under development )
Thank you for listening ! For more information Dr Alan Ross President, International Road Safety Centre (IRSC ) (a not for profit organisation sharing expertise and experience with Low and middle income countries ) International Mobiles or Kiev IRSC office ( Russian, Ukrainian and English speakers ) Tell/fax Belgrade IRSC office ( Serbian and English speakers ) s or or www. i rscroadsafety.org ( under development ) i rscroadsafety.org ( under development )