XII-th INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT CONFERENCE «ROAD TRANSPORT – PROBLEMS, WAYS OF THEIR SOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS» Successfull solutions for road safety (Hungarian exprerience) Presented by: mr. Zsolt Csaba HORVATH Master, assistant professor Budapest University of Technology and Economy Yalta, 14-17/09/2011

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Extent and nature of casualty problem in EU 2001  Over 40,000 people killed  3.3 million people injured  Costs exceeded €180 billion (i.e. twice the annual budget of the EC; 2% of EU GDP)

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Extent and nature of casualty problem in EU (cont.) 1st of May 2004  10 accession countries joined the EU  Total population increased to over 450 million people  Estimated number of road crashes is expected to increase by 25% to over 50,000 each year

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Extent and nature of casualty problem in EU (cont.) EC  Adopted a target of reducing fatalities by 50%  Identified several areas where it could make a direct contribution within the constraints of subsidiarity Road Safety Action Program (RSAP)  Reaffirmed the target  Provided further detail about actions it planned to introduce

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: The ultimate goal: No road deaths How to get there? Introduce and implement safe system approach in a long-term Adopt a level of ambition to eliminate road fatalities and serious injuries in the longer term - with steady progress through interim (good practice) strategies and targets in the short to medium term OECD, 2008

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Why and what to set goals for? Setting goals in road safety alone leads to improvements by creating a structure for their realization, monitoring… The overall goal needs to be accompanied by partial objectives so as to allow for evaluation, accountability Wegman et al., 2004 Eksler, 2009

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: White Paper (2001) "European transport policy for 2010 : time to decide“ 3rd Road Safety Action Programme (2003) Programme (2003) Sharing responsibility EU target In 2002, the EU set an ambitious target to halve the number of road victims between 2001 and 2010 Shared target supposing different contribution from Member States Limited accountability measures and tools availability

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Shared responsibility ( 3 rd RSAP ) Improve road users behavior Make safer vehicles Improve road infrastructure Weakness comes from the lack of accountability – responsibility is not sufficiently attributed to concrete actors.

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: EU target 1 st EU target triggered further road safety improvement particularly in Western Europe

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: 54,400 53,400 50,400 47,400 45,400 43,100 42,600 39,000 27,200 EU progress towards targets Currently, a delay at least of 6 years for the EU as a whole.

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Contribution of Member States (1) Five countries at sight of the target France and Luxembourg are almost there ETSC, 2009

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Contribution of Member States (2) Most EU countries have a general road safety target Many of them a very detailed strategy with sub-targets No accountability mechanisms exists and the EU has no legal instrument to put a pressure on underperforming countries. Only approach available is “blame and shame” used by NGOs, associations, media ETSC has been monitoring contribution of MSs and their performance in various areas of road safety

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Policy orientations on road safety Pillars: 1. A common European road safety area 2. Shared responsibility (EU, national, local…) 3. An integrated approach with other policies (health, environment, employment, etc.)

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: “A shared responsibility” Action by ALL stakeholders is needed  Public Authorities: EU + Central Governments + Local Authorities…  Private Companies: Car industry + Transport companies + Road operators « Corporate responsibility »  Users: everybody ! The EU acts wherever it provides an added value

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Integrated approach USER VEHICLEINFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS EDUCATION ENGINEERINGENFORCEMENT IMPLEMENTATION INSTRUMENTS

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Improve education and training of road users Increase compliance with road traffic rules Safer road infrastructure Safer vehicles Promote the use of modern technology to improve road safety Improve emergency and post-care services Improve safety of vulnerable road users. Main strategic items

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Targets introduced bottom-up Political will from the highest level - to bring credibility to the enforcement system “Zero Tolerance” of speeding offences Introduction of a fully automated speed management system Case of France (1) French Road Safety Observatory estimated that 75% of the massive reduction in road deaths in early 2000’s was due to reduced speeds.

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Case of France (2) A new target set in 2008: no more than 3,000 deaths in 2012 Through speed management, drink-driving counter- measures, red-light passing and safe-distance keeping checks

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Case of Portugal (1) Top-down approach in target setting In 2003, the 1 st National Road Safety Plan adopted with the objective of -50% of road deaths by 2009 More than 100 concrete measures involving revision of Highway Code, Extensive high risk site removal schemes Sub-targets: 90%+ seat belt wearing rate on front seats, 60%+ on rear seats

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Made good use of EU funds to improve road network New National Road Safety Strategy includes new quantitative targets for the period New subtarget on injuries Case of Portugal (2)

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Case of Hungary (1) Main targets: - Reduce a road and fatal accidents with 30 %-os till Reduce a road and fatal accidents with 50 %-os till 2015

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: New powerfull orgazation for coordination (NTA) New National Road Safety Strategy i Objective resposibility „zero tolerance” „new tarffic penalty point system” New list for speed limit Higher penalty for using a mobile phones More legal support to pedestrains and children Case of Hungary, modules

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Case of Hungary, documented speed records(2009, 2010)

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Establish a new, powerfull and well-equipped central transport authority (NTA) for a coordination of: Made good use of EU funds to improve road network (and its safety) New National Road Safety Strategy implemented based on using a central database New legal action: „Objective resposibility” and „zero tolerance” Plus: „new tarffic penalty point system” New speed limit for each type of vehicle Higher penalty: for using a mobile phones New traffic rules implemented: based on „More legal support to pedetrains and children”- Case of Hungary, equipments and tools (1)

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Made good use of EU funds to improve road network New National Road Safety Strategy implemented Objective resposibility „zero tolerance” „new tarffic penalty point system” New and adectave speed limit Higher penalty for using a mobile phones More support to pedetrains and children Case of Hungary, equipments and tools (2)

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Based on law nr.: I./1988y New system for sharing of responsibility New system for sharing of responsibility Key issue I.: dedicated main responsibility to owner or operator of the vehicle Key issue I.: dedicated main responsibility to owner or operator of the vehicle Key issue II.: the identify a driver „not so” important Key issue II.: the identify a driver „not so” important since: since: New legal action: Direct penalty to owner/operator New legal action: Direct penalty to owner/operator Covering (eg.): speed limit, railroad crossing, using a highway emergency line, by-pass traffic lamp indication, Covering (eg.): speed limit, railroad crossing, using a highway emergency line, by-pass traffic lamp indication, Case of Hungary, Objective responsiblity

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Decreased trumatic road accident with 9,4 % compare to 2009 Decreased trumatic road accident with 9,4 % compare to 2009 Fatal accident decreased with 11,8 compare to 2009 Fatal accident decreased with 11,8 compare to 2009 Drunken driving decreased with 21,5 % compare to 2009 Drunken driving decreased with 21,5 % compare to 2009 Yearly more than driving licence cancelled Yearly more than driving licence cancelled Compare with y2010. and y2001. a fatalities decreased with 39% Compare with y2010. and y2001. a fatalities decreased with 39% Case of Hungary, results (1)

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Accidents due to drunken driving 2001 – Case of Hungary, results (2) Accidents due to drunken driving 2001 – 2009.

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Case of Hungary, results (3) Fatalities in road accidents 2001 – 2009.

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Case of Hungary, results (4) cumulated

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Continious increasing a road side controll (eg: DG, technical inspection, covered and uncovered speed limit check) Develoving and updating a technical background, focusing a intensive utilization of central database Direct communication with participants of traffic Sharing an experience with another authorities and partners Case of Hungary, next steps

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Czech Republic: Over-ambitious target with the absence of a credible enforcement system failed to bring effects Belgium: Separatelly setting targets for 3 federal regions helped to drive actions at relevant level of governance and led to significant improvements Scandinavian countries: Sub-targets were established with the help of economic criteria and closely monitored Germany: No national target, but comprehensive approach at local administrative level bringing fruits in long-term Netherlands, UK: Targets in terms of number of Police controls Lessons from other countries

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Road Safety Action Plan under preparation Most likely -40% road fatality reduction target and separate target for road injuries Most likely separate targets for particular road-user groups Benchmarking and data driven policy-making on the rise More accountability and professionalism... European perspectives

Budapest University of Technology and Economy mailto: Commission transport website (road, care, driving licence): index_en.htm index_en.htm Used sources: published papers of ETSC, OECD, EU, EC ( ) Special thanks to the following websites:

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