SUPREME Summary and Publication of Best Practices in Road Safety in the EU Member States Martin Winkelbauer

1 Goals of SUPREME Collection Analysis Summary Dissemination Best Practice Road Safety Measures

2 Partners Funded by European Commission, DG TREN 31 partners 4 international organisations 27 countries (EU25 + CH, NO)

3 New Best Practice Candidates Clear definition of problem to be solved Some idea of the size of the problem An estimate of expected safety effects Positive evaluation of actual effects Cost-benefit ratio: good or excellent Monitoring of public acceptance Sustainability of effect Transferability of effects Simulator Studies Pilots FOT National implementation Simulator Studies Pilots FOT National implementation

4 Questionnaire 9 categories of measures

5 Education & Campaigns Driver Education, Training & Licensing Rehabilitation & Diagnostics Vehicles Infrastructure Enforcement Statistics & In-depth Analysis Institutional Organisation of Road Safety Post Accident Care

6 250 BP candidates nominated 25 best 20 good 10 promising practice measures identified

7 Level of Implementation: all countries fully implemented measures similar measures or pilots implemented

8 Education & Campaigns PP:The Road Safety label: Zebra Seef (NL) GP:Educative Continuum (FR) GP:Flash! A multi-media theatre monologue (BE) GP:The BOB-Campaign (BE) GP:Goochem, the armadillo Seat belts campaign (NL) GP:The Sign of Light (LV) BP:Speak Out! (NO)

9 Driver Education, Training & Licensing GP:Initial driver training (DK) GP:More experience for learner drivers (accompanied driving) (SE) GP:Safety Halls (SE) © DVR

10 Rehabilitation & Diagnostics GP:Mandatory Driver Improvement (AT) GP:Training course for recidivist drunk drivers (CH) GP:Rehabilitation seminar for novice drivers (DE) GP:Traffic-Psychological assessment of drunk drivers (AT)

11 Vehicles BP:EuroNCAP PP:Mandatory bicycle helmet use BP:Daytime Running Lights (DRL) BP:Bicycle side reflection PP:Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) BP:Alcohol Ignition Interlock (Alcolock) BP:Event Data Recorders (black boxes) © DVR © Benn Immers © ETSC

12 Infrastructure 1 GP:The hierarchical mono-functional road network (NL) BP:Low speed zones in residential areas BP:Roundabouts PP:Measures against tree collisions (FR) BP:Rumble strips (SE) BP:Winter speed limits and winter maintenance (FI) © SWOV © KfV © CETE-SO © VTI © KfV

13 Infrastructure 2 GP:Variable message signs GP:High risk site management BP:Road safety audits GP:Road safety inspections © KfV

14 Enforcement BP:The safety camera programme (UK) BP:Automatic speed enforcement (FR) BP:Section controls (NL, AT) BP:Random breath testing GP:Targeted seatbelt enforcement (DK) GP:Penalty points (LV) © KfV

15 Statistics & In-depth Analysis BP:Correcting for underreporting of road traffic fatalities (NL) BP:The Rhône road trauma register (FR) BP:The National Travel Survey (Exposure data, UK) BP:Monitoring speed and drink driving offences (performance indicators, CH) GP:Monitoring mobile phone offences (performance indicators, UK) PP:In-depth analysis of heavy truck crashes (NL) © KfV

16 Institutional Organisation of Road Safety BP:Sustainable Safety (NL) BP:Vision Zero (SE) PP:"Federal Action Programme for Improvement of Road Safety“ (CH) BP:TARVA programme (FI) PP:Road Safety Fund (BE) © SWOV © Via Sicura © SEI © TARVA

17 Post Accident Care GP:First aid courses integrated with driver training PP:Promoting the implementation of eCall systems GP:Tow trucks on the motorway network © KfV © EC © KfV

18 Post Accident Care BP:Emergency lanes in congestion BP:The use of a mobile intensive care unit BP:Transport of road crash victims by helicopter PP:Psychological support for road crash victims © ÖRK/ÖAMTC © KfV © STOP Accidentes

19 SUPREME output Final Report (technical) Handbook for Measures at the Country Level Handbook for Measures at the European Level Review of Implementation List of Measures 9 "Thematic Reports" available at: projectfiles/supreme_en.htm

20 How to use the Handbooks … Country Level / European Level Not a shopping list ! Checklist: What can be done - what have we done? List not exhaustive!

21 Further steps and follow-up activities Translation of the Country Handbook into all official EU languages Information Day in Brussels 2008 Dissemination activities in the Member States Always include evaluation for new measures Process evaluation instead of product evaluation for particular cases “Meta-Best-Practice” Keep Best Practice list updated (ERSO?)

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