INITIATIVES FOR IMPROVING ROAD SAFETY TPT 01/2003

1. INITIATIVES FOR IMPROVING ROAD SAFETYTPT 01/2003 PRESENTATION TO THE RSEG ON SEPT 2, 2003 BUSAN, KOREA

2. Presentation Outline • Objectives and Background • Study Scope - Phase I • Review of Findings To Date • A Strategic Approach to APEC Road Safety Initiatives • Evaluation Criteria • Work In Progress • Schedule and Next Steps

3. Project Objectives • RSEG identified TWO key elements: • Implement low-cost highly-effective measures to improve road safety in the region • Cooperate with private sectors and social organizations

4. Project Objectives Phase I Compendium of “Best Initiatives” • Contains “building blocks” to be tailored to individual action plans (i.e. Phase II) • Building Blocks: • Best Initiatives (relevantevaluation criteria is critical to the success of phases II & III) • Identify opportunities for Public & Private sector involvement (identify organization roles, funding sources, partnership models) Phase II Individual Action Plans Phase III Implement Pilot Program involving Public & Private Sectors

5. Background • APEC Reports (prepared by Chinese Taipei): • Survey of Countermeasures for Improving Road Transportation Safety in the APEC • Final Report for Phase I - Questionnaire of Road Safety Expert Group • Extremely comprehensive • Contain a wealth of information

6. Study Scope - Phase I Initial Conclusions: • All the necessary information is available • Need clear organization of the information to formulate an effective road safety strategy • Need evaluation of the initiatives/countermeasures • Need to identify funding, organizational and partnership issues • Need recommendations on a plan of action

7. Study Scope - Phase I Study Team Efforts: • Dissemination of the information in an “implementable” format • Evaluate the initiatives to fit APEC’s objectives • Provide strategic direction in defining “best practice” • Package the Compendium of Road Safety Initiatives

8. Phase I Project Tasks • Stage 1: Review of Background Material & Additional Data Collection • Stage 2: Matching Safety Initiatives to the Safety Issues & Evaluation • Stage 3: Formulate Preliminary Organizational & Funding Requirements • Stage 4: Prepare Compendium of Road Safety Initiatives

9. Task 1 Review Background Materials • The APEC Reports contain all the required information • After a detailed review, Study Team decided additional data is not required • Time would be better spent organizing and refining the information • Avoidsdelay to overall schedule

10. Task 2 Matching Initiatives to Issues & Evaluation

11. Safety Initiatives • For each problem, the initiatives were categorized into: • Engineering • Enforcement • Education • Policy

12. The Twelve Safety Problems • Problems 1 (Data) and 12 (Safety Awareness) were recognized as unique problems • Consolidated Problem 2 (Road Network & Safety Facilities) with Problem 10 (Accident Black Spot Approach) • Consolidated Problem 8 (Pedestrians Safety) with Problem 9 (Elderly Safety)

13. Road Safety Initiatives Example • Safer Road Infrastructure

14. Best Way to Collect & Share Data • Conclusions somewhat differ from the APEC reports • Data is needed for TWO purposes: • Monitor the safety performance of member economies – not necessarily on a relative basis • Identify specific problems and target countermeasures • Conclusions: • Data uniformity not essential • Most economies have pertinent data • Recommend: • individual economies continue to collect and archive relevant data • maintain data stability (i.e. consistency relative to historical data)

15. Raising the Attention of All Society to Road Safety Problems • Identified agency roles & responsibilities: • Public Sector • Private Sector • Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) • Key Factors Identified: • Leadership & commitment • A Road Safety Plan • Funding & Partnerships • ...

16. Proposed Evaluation of Initiatives • Evaluation criteria must identify initiatives that best suits APEC’s longer term objectives • Evaluation criteria were developed based on our understanding of the challenges, and a strategic response to these challenges

17. What Are the Challenges? • Wide spectrum of road safety initiatives in APEC economies • Some economies are more “advanced” in their road safety efforts, and may not be interested, but possess the “know-how” • Availability of road safety funding widely differs between APEC economies • Significant difference in how road safety is administered and planned

18. Strategic Response to the Challenges • Use APEC “internal” know-how to advance road safety in the region • Attract economies where road safety programs are not fully developed • Adopt a practical and cost-effective package of initiatives that APEC will support • This package of initiatives to be tailored to the volunteer economies (phases II & III)

19. Key Success Factors to the Strategy • Demonstrate effectiveness over short time • Attract funding from non-governmental agencies & building partnerships • Highly visible to public • Can be replicated & sustainable • Can be supported by “internal” resources and/or cooperative arrangements • Pro-active & reactive in nature • Can be monitored and evaluated

21. Proposed Evaluation Criteria • Cost-effectiveness: produce positive return on “investment” • Timeline of Implementation & Results: initiative can be implemented and demonstrate benefits over a short time (1-2 years) • Affordability: Initiative is not cost-prohibitive

22. Proposed Evaluation Criteria • Replicability: Initiative has good chance of implementation for most economies • Sustainability: Requires minimal efforts to remain effective over extended time period • Acceptability: Acceptable to society (includes political & legal)

23. Proposed Evaluation Criteria • Feasibility: Initiative requires average skills for implementation and/or expertise is available to and from APEC economies • Proven Results: Initiative has achieved success elsewhere • Measurable: Results can be measured using primary or secondary safety indicators

24. Expected Evaluation Results • Evaluation will screen & rank the initiatives in terms of the strategic objectives • Initiatives ranked within each major category (e.g. will not rank an initiative in “cut slope management” relative to one in “pedestrian safety”) • The twelve problems should be prioritized in Phase II for individual volunteer economies

25. Work In Progress • Funding Issues: • Identified potential sources and levels of road safety funding • funding levels more difficult to quantify at this stage • Elements of Road Safety Organization: • Identified a “checklist” of potential roles and responsibilities for various agencies • Models of Partnerships: • Public-private partnerships

26. Next Steps • Use input from RSEG to fine-tune evaluation criteria • Complete evaluation of the initiatives • Finish review of funding, organizational and partnership issues and identify “building blocks” • Prepare Compendium

27. Project Schedule • Submit Draft Report in November (as proposed in workplan) • Finalize Report in February 2004 (as proposed in workplan)

28. Discussion • Thank you • Questions?