1. 11th ASECAP Road Safety Conference Building on Valletta Declarations on Road Safety actions
Asecap member Autostrade per l’italia Spa
speaker: gianmarco angeletti
20th March 2018

2. Autostrade per l’Italia _ 20 years of Safety Actions
TECHNOLOGIES
INFRASTRUCTURE
over 2,000 specific improvement actions
High-Impact and special warning signs;
Special road signs with speed detector;
Application of high-grip pavement
[ ] “high-accident-rate-sections” (1km long sections)
PDCA Process
PLAN : Monthly analysis of accidents and definition of improvement actions
DO : Execution of scheduled actions
CHECK : Check of actions’ effectiveness
ACT : Positive results: Follow up and standardization (otherwise New Plan)
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
INFORMATION & AWARENESS
-80%
-53%
Escalation
PREVENTION OF “WRONG-WAY” DRIVERS
High-impact road signs on all the entries since 2008
A new trial with: high-impact road signs; photoluminescent road markings; optic fiber, sensors and cameras.
TOOLS FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
“SIV” : Information management of network events
“BMS” : Real-time resources management + GPS Tracking System on the operational vehicles
“AUTOTRAF” : Travel time’s calculation
TECHNOLOGIES
INFRASTRUCTURE
INSPECTION PROCESS
≈ 30 asset inspected (bridge, safety barriers ...)
Management of corrective measures
SAFETY TUTOR
2005  Pioneering system introduced in Italy
2017  2,500km covered (40% of ASPI network)
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
INFORMATION & AWARENESS
POROUS ASPHALT
ROAD WORKS
NETWORK’S UPGRADING
Improvement in road-works warnings
Road-Works GPS tracking on MyWay App
Rumble strips on the right edge strip
≈400 Km widening to 3, 4 or 5 lanes
≈400 tunnels : Safety standards upgrade (illumination, ventilation system ...)
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
INFORMATION & AWARENESS
TECHNOLOGIES
INFRASTRUCTURE
Reduction of aquaplaning and spray-effect
16% in 1999  100% in 2008
TECHNOLOGIES
INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
INFORMATION & AWARENESS
2014: 22 accidents : 23 accidents
MAIN FEATURES
High Traffic Volumes
Frequent Crossing of Striped Markings
Frequent Rear-ends & Side-impacts
Before
N° of accidents %
2016: 10 accidents : 10 accidents
After
Actions
Static Road Marker + Rumble Strips
Optic Speed Stripes
High-Impact and Special Warning Signs
Highway D19, km 19
TECHNOLOGIES
INFRASTRUCTURE
BROADCASTING CHANNELS
EDUCATION & PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS
Free Coffee at Night [ ]  -50% Global Night Death Rate
Emergency Lane & Mobile Work Zone [2016]
APP MYWAY and MYWAY-TRUCK
Radio & TV
H24 Call-Center with 120 phone lines
Partnership with Google and Waze for an exchange of information about network events and travel time’s calculation
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
INFORMATION & AWARENESS
VMS & CCTV
1,089 Variable Message Signs
3,308 Traffic Control Cameras
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
INFORMATION & AWARENESS
TECHNOLOGIES
INFRASTRUCTURE

3. Autostrade per l’Italia _ 20 years of Safety Actions
THANKS FOR YOUR
ATTENTION
AUTOSTRADE PER L’ITALIA Gianmarco Angeletti