CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 CEDR and Road Safety Goals, Priority issues and working programme of the TG “Road Safety” and its Task Groups DI Dr. techn. Günter Breyer Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport Road Directorate

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 Background Information Ad Hoc Group “Road Safety” is the youngest CEDR group, founded in May 2003 by Yvon Loyaerts/B-W Meeting 1 to 5 European Road Safety Action Programme EuroRAP and Risk Rate Mapping June 2004: chairmanship to Günter Breyer/A Meeting 6 and 7 National road safety programmes Road safety assessment Road Safety Audit (RSA)

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 Background Information CEDR GB Meeting in Bergen on May 12, 2005: approval of Strategic Plan  Technical Group “Road Safety”

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 Play an important role in concretising the European RS policy Work as mediators to create national road safety cultures Create a network of excellence in the field of RS Define and disseminate best practices in the field of road safety Create a link between policies and implementation Encourage and support a harmonized implementation of efficient measures and the respective legal bases Define cooperation within CEDR and with external organisations Gen. Objectives of TG Road Safety

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 TG Road Safety in the Strategic Plan Central road safety tasks and time schedule TD Operation– Road Safety Time Schedule Task Description WG O2 To take advantage of intelligent vehicles and infrastructure technologies to improve road safety (e-Safety) TG RS O3 To improve road design concepts in relation to road safety TG RS O4 To monitor and support EU activities on road safety TG RS O7 To show how to make cost effective road safety investments TG RS

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 Structure of TG Road Safety Technical Group TG „Road Safety“ active or corresponding members from each CEDR country Task Group „O2“ 2 members Task Group „O3“ 6- 8 members Task Group „O4“ 3 members Task Group „O7“ 4 members Members of four task groups will be determined today

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 Principles of TG Road Safety TG “Road Safety” has working or corresponding members from all CEDR countries Task groups report to TG “Road Safety” Tasks of TG “Road Safety” -umbrella for the single road safety activities -functions as an “institutional memory” -coordinates output -helps avoiding work redundancies of task groups -informs CEDR member on road safety activities -collects, exchanges and disseminates relevant information to CEDR members

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 Task Group O2 Goals: inform CEDR members of developments in the filed of eSafety meet commitment to the commission to provide CEDR member information to the eSafety forum Priority issues: activities of the eSafety forum research activities in the field of eSafety Strategy: participate in the safety forum disseminate and discuss information in TG “road Safety” disseminate relevant information to CEDR members express CEDR’s views and interests “To take advantage of intelligent vehicles and infrastructure technologies to improve road safety (e-Safety) “

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 Task Group O2 Timetable and Milestones: /10/05: Kick-off meeting task group meetings task group meetings Output: progress report dissemination of relevant information from the safety forum activities of the eSafety forum Human Resources: Task O2 will be performed by a task group of 2 people meeting approx. 2 times a year most of the work will be done and coordinated via and webpage

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 Task Group O3 Goals: improve road safety by making information on road design concepts readily available facilitate access to this information for CEDR member countries influence the development of new road design concepts Priority issues: RIA, RSA, RSI, NSM/BSM, Risk Analysis Self explaining road / forgiving roadsides Roadside telematics Strategy: access experience on road safety experience and practice within the CEDR countries discuss the Infrastructure Directive of the European Commission develop a framework within which to define road design concepts evaluate what already exists and what has been done seek collective views on future needs identify and facilitate ways to develop those needs “To improve road design concepts in relation to road safety “

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 Task Group O3 Timetable and Milestones: /10/05: Kick-off meeting to 3 task group meetings to 3 task group meetings Output: fact sheets on each subjects including a common strategy (for presentation to the EB and/or GB), e.g. fact sheets on EuroRAP catalogue of road design concepts workshop on road design concepts for practitioners Human Resources: Task O3 should be performed by a working group of approx. 6 to 8 people meeting two to three times a year

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 Task Group O4 Goals: monitor and interpret the EU’s road safety activities inform CEDR members of their significance and impact support EU officials in their road safety work position CEDR as a reliable partner for the commission Priority issues: EU Road Safety Action Programme and comments to the programme Mid Term Review of the Action Programme + EU Road Safety Report White paper and revisions current EU legal and research activities in the field of road safety Strategy: monitor priority issues and consider the implications for CEDR members meet and liase with EU officials disseminate important draft papers or concepts to CEDR members get valuable feedback for the Commission produce summary reports for discussion at TD Operation, EB, or GB meetings disseminate and discuss information in TG “Road Safety” “To monitor and support EU activities on road safety “

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 Task Group O4 Timetable and Milestones: /10/05: Kick-off meeting 2006max. 2 task group meetings 2007max. 2 task group meetings Output: short reports on EU’s road safety activities dissemination of important EU documents at an early stage Human Resources: Task O4 will be performed by a task group of 3 people meeting max. 2 times a year most of the work will be done and coordinated via and webpage

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 Task Group O7 Goals: understand, identify, and disseminate best practice to achieve cost-effective road safety investments Priority issues: opinion poll among CEDR members on cost-effective road safety investments current EU research activities in the field of cost-effective road safety investments Strategy: find out how money is spent on road safety and how such costs are determined by means of a questionnaire follow EU research activities in the field of cost-effectiveness review PIARC’s road safety manual and its applications identify best-practice disseminate and discuss information in TG “Road Safety” “To show how to make cost effective road safety investments “

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 Task Group O7 Timetable and Milestones: /10/05: Kick-off meeting 2006max. 2 task group meetings 2007max. 2 task group meetings Output: evaluation report with results of questionnaire best-practice report on cost-effective road safety investments Human Resources: Task O7 will be performed by a task group of 4 people drafting and evaluating the questionnaire meeting max. 2 times a year most of the work will be done and coordinated via and webpage

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 There is just one more thing to say: Let’s get going !* *There is an awful lot to do… ;o)