Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may 2007 Road Safety in Europe Alexander von Campenhausen, DG TREN, Road Safety Unit

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may The European Road Safety Action Programme ( )  HALVING THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS BY 2010  A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Global progress: Lives saved since 2001 Not so bad, progress is faster, but still not enough

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Progress by Country: contrasted results

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Situation by Country 2005

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may 2007 Domains of EU actions

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Domain of actions Road Infrastructure safety Tunnels – Directive applicable since May 2006– good progress in implementation EU-Directive Road Safety Infrastructure Management – discussion ongoing in the Council Vehicle safety: EU-Directive on blind spot mirrors for existing trucks – possible adoption by the EP in first reading, in April 2007 Daytime running lights: public consultation until 17/11/2006 Data and “Road Safety Observatory” – two major challenges Widen access to data base Ensure economic viability over time Enforcement preparation of a directive on better enforcement Driving licences Road Safety Charter

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Road Infrastructure safety Tunnel directive 2004/54/EC l The Directive has been transposed by the majority of the MS l In most MS, the minimum requirements will be applied also on tunnels beyond the scope of the Directive l To date only few assessments of compliance with the timetable for gradual application have been received

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Road Infrastructure safety Infrastructure: Today’s main problems l Decreasing budgets for road infrastructures vs. more attention to the level of safety of roads l Inability of “old” roads to absorb the increasing traffic l “High risk road sections” (even on modern roads!) l Various levels of responsibility within each Member State (inefficient organisation) l Heterogeneous signs, signals, road markings, road side features (even in a single Country!)

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Road Infrastructure safety Management: Objectives l To ensure that safety is integrated in all phases of planning, design and operation of road infrastructure l To bring about a common high level of safety of roads in all EU Member States l To use the limited funds for more efficient construction and maintenance of roads

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Road Infrastructure safety A coherent package of measures l Regulatory actions necessary on:  Safety Impact Assessment (new roads - pre-design phase)  Safety Audits (new roads - design, construction & early operational phases)  Network Safety Management - management of “High- risk road sections” (existing roads)  Safety Inspections (existing roads) l Package of measures recommended by the High Level Group on Road Safety

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Road infrastructure safety management Remedial measures Protected light columns

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Safe and effective safety barriers transition Road infrastructure safety management Remedial measures

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Safety zone before unprotected rock Road infrastructure safety management Remedial measures

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Infrastructure Safety?

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Infrastructure Safety?

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Vehicle safety Directives adopted Front protection of vulnerable users Generalisation of the use of seat belts (incl. in coaches) & of child restraint systems ’’blind spot’’ mirror (new trucks) [ ✓ ]’’CARS 21’’ - dialog with the automotive industry (a ‘road map’, no directives) And then …

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Vehicle safety Blind spot mirror  Lack of rear vision → 400+ fatalities / year  Directive adopted in 2003  in force as of 2006 (new models) / 2007 (new vehicles)  no ’’full effect’’ before ≈2022 (no provision for existing trucks)  Another proposal for retrofitting of existing N2 & N3 trucks (i.e tons, registered since 1998)  Expected lives saved (cumulative ): 1200  Cost per truck ≈ 150€ Cost benefit ratio: 1 / 3.5 Legislative proposal now in discussion

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Drivers eyes Direct eye sight Class IV new Class V new Class II Class IV old x Truck Class V old Vehicle safety Blind spot mirror: improving the driver‘s rear vision Additional vision

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may ’’Blind spot mirror’’

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Vehicle safety Daytime Running Lights (DRL) (Detailed impact study published on the web)  Use of DRL now mandatory in 14 EU Member States – with different requirements  General use of DRL could save 1200 to 2000 fatalities / year in the EU  Impact on fuel consumption & CO 2 emissions: +1.5% (dipped head lamps) +0.3% (dedicated DRL)  Strong opposition of some groups against binding EU measures

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Vehicle safety Vehicle equipment: is it worth issuing a legislation on electronic stability control? CountryRate of equipment of new vehicles Europe (2002, 2003, 2004)24%, 29%, 37% Italy24% United Kingdom29% Spain32% France39% Germany67% A European awareness campaign on the use of electronic devices starting in 2007

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Data CARE: the EU road accident data base What is CARE?  CARE is the compilation of national accident data provided by EU Member States  A well established routine with ’’EU15’’ since 1991  Many reports published on the ’’Europa / DG TREN / road safety’’ web site Development in progress:  Extend CARE to the “new” Member States + NO & CH  Estimate underreporting and non-fatal totals

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Road Safety Observatory Storage of information and analyses:

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Road Safety Observatory Further steps Objective  Better integration of indicators  More detailed analysis  Better knowledge of accident causation, circumstances and consequences Outcome  Better understanding of problems  Better quantification of solutions  More rationale policy design and improved decision-making process Method  Completing the available set of indicators wherever necessary  A full scale EU granted pilot project before a fair routine is established

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Initial and periodic training of truck & coach drivers Digital tachograph Working / resting time Behaviour Professional driving: Directives adopted

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Behaviour Better Enforcement  To enforce non residents : EU wide system for carrying out cross border enforcement  To improve quality of enforcement actions in Member States  To combine enforcement actions with public information  Follow-up of offences (detection to payment)  Public consultation completed on 19 January 2007

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Priorities : speeding, drink driving, non wearing of seat belts Step 1: Commission recommendation (2003) Step 2: Directive, incl. cross border enforcement (in preparation) Behaviour Better Enforcement

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Behaviour Driving Licence (3 rd Directive) Legislation adopted on 20 December 2006, in force by 2012 The most visible part of it: From 110 models…… to a single model

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Behaviour Driving Licence: what’s new? Anti fraud measures : credit card size, administrative validity 10 years only (up to 15 years possible), one licence only for each driver, optional microchip Harmonization of the periodicity of medical checks for professional drivers (5 years) Minimum requirements for the training of examinators Better harmonization of categories

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Behaviour Driving licence Network Different designs possible (centralized, decentralized, hybrid) Evaluation of EUCARIS II System to start Legal basis now adopted (Art. 15 of 3rd DL-directive) Mutual Assistance Member States shall assist one another in the implementation of this Directive and shall exchange information on the licences they have issued, exchanged, replaced, renewed or revoked. They shall use the EU driving licence network set up for these purposes, once this network is operational.

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Charter The European Road Safety Charter

Directorate general for Energy and Transport EReg –Amsterdam may Extension of the concept of “shared responsibility” into the civil society the signatories sign an engagement for a concrete and measurable engagement in their area of influence The European Commission stimulates the process and publishes the engagements  Logo  Price  Presentations  Report and ‘newsletters’

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