Road safety in Estonia in an European contextin an European contextPIN Talk Tallinn– 21 May 2010

Antonio Avenoso, ETSC Executive DirectorGraziella Jost, ETSC PIN Programme Manager

Presentation outline

• Introduce ETSC and its PIN programme

P t f th fi di f th PIN d• Present some of the findings of the PIN programme and best practices1 Progress in reducing road deaths and serious injuries1. Progress in reducing road deaths and serious injuries 2. Speeding3. Seat belt use4. Drink driving 5. Vehicle safety6. Safety in Cities

• Present some of ETSC RecommendationsPresent some of ETSC Recommendations

European Transport Safety Council

• Non governmental organisation based in Brussels

A science-based approach to road safety policy

• Non-governmental organisation based in Brussels • 41 organisations from across Europe

B i i t th titi h• Bringing together practitioners, researchers, policy-makers and parliamentarians

• Funded by its members• Funded by its members, the European Commission and corporate sponsors.

www.etsc.eu

ETSC Activities

Monitoring EU Road Safety Performance

Ranking EU countries‘ performances

transport safety policy

Index (PIN)

D l i EU j tDeveloping EU projectson priority areas

Promoting best practicesDeveloping policy recommendations

PreventingDrink Driving

Praising Best Practice in Road Safety ‘At’ Work

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Speed Roads to Respect:I f t t S f t

and ‘To’ Work

Targeting keypProgramme Infrastructure Safety Targeting key

audience

The PIN is working through…

• a Panel including a well-placed expert in each EU 27 countries (Prof Dago Antov for Estonia)EU 27 countries (Prof. Dago Antov, for Estonia)

• a Steering Group with members fromresearch organisations (SWOV VTIo research organisations (SWOV, VTI, SafetyNet/DaCoTA)

o European Commissiono European Commission o and PIN sponsors (Swedish Transport

Administration Norwegian Public RoadAdministration, Norwegian Public Road Administration, Toyota Motor Europe)

PIN is delivering …• PIN Flashes (3/year), PIN Reports (1/year)

benchmarking EU countries’ performance in different areas of road safety

• PIN Talks: to mobilise stakeholders to create a higher demand for safety

So far:So far:o 22 PIN Talkso 16 Flasheso 16 Flasheso 3 Annual Reports

www etsc eu/PINwww.etsc.eu/PIN

Performance index so far

• Annual number of deaths (PIN reports)• Seat belt use (PIN report 2007)New update Three Main Killers!• Drink driving (" " 2007)• Driving speeds (" " 2007)

New update Three Main Killers! PIN Flash 16 - 5th May 2010

• Motorcycling deaths (PIN report 2008) • Deaths on motorways (" " 2008)

D h ld d " "• Deaths among older road users (" " 2008)• Deaths among children (PIN report 2009)

D th i it l iti (" " 2009)• Deaths in capital cities (" " 2009)• Car safety (" " 2009)• Serious injuries (Flash 15)• Serious injuries (Flash 15)

Best progress 2001 - 2008 1

10%

20%

Percentage change in road deaths between 2001 and 2008

-10%

0%

10%49% 48% 47% 44% 43%

-30%

-20%

10%

‐28% (EU)

-50%

-40%

Estonia

Road deaths per population 2009 1

140

160Estonia is taking the lead among Central and Eastern European countries

PROVISIONAL20082009

100

120

140 PROVISIONAL until 22nd of June Estonia

80

100

EU 2009= 72

EU 2010= 79

40

60 EU 2009= 72

0

20

Why some countries are progressing faster? 1Road safety is not a matter of chance...• France: Strong political commitment since 2002, stricter

traffic law enforcement in part automated speedtraffic law enforcement, in part. automated speed management system

• Portugal: Rehabilitation and construction of new roadsPortugal: Rehabilitation and construction of new roads, safer vehicle, stricter enforcement, road safety at local level...

• Luxembourg: Stricter enforcement (virtual driving licence for foreigners, ...)

• Spain: stricter enforcement, infrastructure improvements, campaigns, partnership with media, motorcyclists...

Progress in reducing speed 2• Drivers have slowed down since 2001 accross the EU• Best progress has been made on motorways

in countries where safety cameras have been introduced• Still up to 30% of drivers exceed the speed limit on

motorwaysmotorways• Speed violations are up to 70% on rural roads

(in Demark and Poland) ( )and as many as 80% on urban roads (Poland).

• France is the only country to have achieved reduction in d ll d tmean speeds on all road types.

SPEED on MOTORWAYS 2

1,5%

Yearly average % change in mean speed of cars and vans on motorways

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0,5%

1,0%

1 5%

‐1,0%

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‐1,5%

From earliest available baseline to latest available year * All traffic** Spain: measurements made on 20% of the toll motorways length only

Speed on rural roads 2

1,0%Yearly average % change in mean speed of cars and vans

on rural roads

0,0%

0,5%

-1,0%

-0,5%

-2,0%

-1,5%

From earliest available baseline to latest available year * All traffic

Best practice: France 2• Mean speeds of cars decreased steadily by 10km/h on all

road types in 2001-2009. • The proportion of vehicles traveling at 10 km/h and more• The proportion of vehicles traveling at 10 km/h and more

above the limit decreased from 35% in 2003 to 15% in 2006.• The decrease in speed contributed to 75% of the reduction in p

deaths over 2002-2005 in France.

ETSC recommendations speed 2• Experience from France, Spain, Latvia recently,

but also the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, ... shows that t t d d f t l d ith t i tautomated speed enforcement, coupled with stricter

fines and sanctions, penalty points provide great and fast reductions in road deaths.g

• Small reduction in speed big reduction in road deaths2,200 deaths prevented if speeds decrease by only 1 km/h

th EUacross the EU.

• Increase the number of speed cameras and install ‘time over distance’ cameras.and install time over distance cameras.

• Implement the EC Recommendation on Enforcement (2004).

• Reduce speed limits in cities to protect vulnerable road users.

ETSC recommendations speed 2

• Include speed offences in penalty point systems, and make sure that levels of penalty escalate as the level of speeding above the limit increases.

• Set up rehabilitation courses for recidivistsACPO: Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

See ACPO’s 10 years experience onSee ACPO s 10 years experience on www.shlow.eu/shlow-award-ceremonyor contact ian.aspinall@acpo.pnn.police.ukUK A i ti f N ti l D i I tUK Association of National Driver Improvement Scheme Providerswww.driver-improvement.co.uk

Drink driving 3Difference between the average annual % reduction in deaths attributed to alcohol and the corresponding reduction for other deaths (over 2001-2008)

10%

15%(over 2001 2008)

Progress has been mixed!Drink driving deaths increased in Estonia

0%

5%Drink driving deaths increased in Estonia

10%

‐5%EU‐27

‐15%

‐10%

ETSC Recommendations DD 3

• Consistent and visible enforcement are powerful deterrent to drink driving

• Intensify enforcement of drink driving by setting targets, ex.: at least 1 in 5 motorists should be checked each year for drink drivingyear for drink driving

• Introduce systematic breath-testing in all Police checks • Set up rehabilitation courses for drink driving p g

recidivists• Propose alcolocks to recidivists as part of rehabilitation

programmes• Support the introduction of alcolocks

Seat belt use front seat 4

95%

100%2005 2009

Estonia: 87% (2009)EU: 88% France: 98%

85%

90% EU‐27 in 2009

EU‐27 in 2005

France: 98%

75%

80%

60%

65%

70%

60%

Seat belt use rear seats 4

90%

100%2005 2009

Estonia: 63% (2009)EU : 72%Germany: 88%

60%

70%

80%EU‐27 in 2009

EU‐27 in 2005

Germany: 88%

30%

40%

50%

10%

20%

30%

0%

ETSC recommendations SB 4• Seat belt is the single most effective safety feature in

vehicles = the biggest live saverT h 99% t b lt f t d t i• To reach 99% seat belt use on front and rear seats is possible with seat belt reminders. This would save ~ 2,500 people lives a year in the EU., p p y

• Implement EC Recommendation 2004 on enforcement• Systematically check seat belt use (also in rear seats) in all

Police checks• Raise awareness of the need to wear SB also in rear

seatsseats.• Include non use of SB as an offence in penalty point syst.

100%

Occupant protection 5

80%

90%

100%non-tested

Proportion of 5-star cars

60%

70%

Sweden 64%Estonia 43% In the EU:

5 stars 53%

40%

50%4 stars 31%3 stars 7%2 stars 1%

EU

20%

30%

0%

10%

S d5-star 4-star 3-star 2-star non-testedOccupant protection of new cars sold in 2008

Sweden

Pedestrian protection 5

80%

90%

100%non-tested

In the EU:

60%

70%

80% In the EU:3 stars 21%2 stars 42%1 star only 29% EU

40%

50%

In Estonia:

1 star only 29% EU

20%

30%3 stars: 25%2 stars: 37%1 star only : 23%

0%

10%

Pedestrian protection rating of newly sold vehicles in 20083-star 2-star 1-star non-testedPedestrian protection of new cars sold in 2008

What Member States can do 5• Vehicle standards are set at an international level• BUT national governments CAN influence the

‘ h i f hi lconsumer‘s choice of vehicle :Run consumer awareness campaignsS pport E ro NCAP programmeSupport Euro NCAP programmeProvide incentives: tax breaks for seat belt reminders, ESC, ..., ,Be the market: Buy or rent only safe cars! 30% of new cars are purchased by non-private customers (governmental bodies, local authorities and companies )E i th f t ISO 39001Engage in the future ISO 39001

Best practice: Sweden 5Sweden: Governmental Decree (2009:1): Environmental

and Road safety Purchasing demands.All cars BOUGHT, RENTED or USED for travel by State agencies and Administrations, should be: • 5 stars Euro NCAP for occupant protection• 5 stars Euro NCAP for occupant protection • 1 star for pedestrian protection (as a start!)• Alcolock

A ti kid t (ESC)• Anti-skid system (ESC)• Seat belt reminder

E NCAP t t d tifi t f f tEuro NCAP tested cars or certificate from manufacturersSwedish Transport Agency has responsibility to check & support

Safety in cities 6See good practice examples from Dublin, Lisbon, Paris, London, and others in 3rd PIN Annual Report (June 2009):• Set up Local Road safety Strategy and Plans

L d li it• Lower speed limits: general lower limit on big part of cities (Sweden, ...)30 km/h in residential areas, around schools (Belgium, ...)

• Infrastructure: Traffic calming measures, roundabouts, separate pedestrian footpaths and cycle lanes, pedestrian crossingscrossings

• Install cameras checking speed and red light running• De-route HGVs from city centersy

Conclusions (I)

Great progress achieved so far:

• Road deaths have been cut by half since 2001• Road deaths have been cut by half since 2001, going down from 208 (average 2000-2002) to 100 in 2009.

• If this trend is sustained in 2010 Estonia will be among theIf this trend is sustained in 2010, Estonia will be among the few countries reaching the EU Road Safety Target.

• Estonia successfully moved from 146 deaths per million residents in 2001 down to 75 in 2009.

• Estonia is taking the lead among Central and EasternEuropean CountriesEuropean Countries.

You have to continue!

Conclusions (II)How to achieve further progress?• Start collecting serious injuries

Ad t ti l t t l t d th b f i• Adopt a national target also to reduce the number of serious injuries

• Increase the level of enforcement of the three main killers• Implement the EU Directive on Infrastructure Safety to all roads. • Be the market: buy only safe cars

E i t i i d f t d f t t k• Engage private companies in road safety: road safety at work (See ETSC PRAISE for good practices)

We also need your support!We also need your support!• For adoption of EU Directive on Cross-Border Enforcement• For adoption of the new ISO standard on road safety p y

management.

Thank you for your attentionHave a good debate!

F i f tiFor more information:graziella.jost@etsc.euTel 0032 22 30 41 06Tel. 0032 22 30 41 06

www etsc euwww.etsc.euwww.etsc.eu/PIN