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UNRSC Good Practices Group

UNRSC Good Practices Group. Update. What results in a GPM?. Demand for guidelines or materials Scientific evidence of a problem and a solution Funding. 3 New items. Distracted Driving Resource Heavy Vehicle Guidelines Pedestrian Good Practice Manual. What is driver distraction?.

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UNRSC Good Practices Group

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  1. UNRSC Good Practices Group Update

  2. What results in a GPM? Demand for guidelines or materials Scientific evidence of a problem and a solution Funding

  3. 3 New items Distracted Driving Resource Heavy Vehicle Guidelines Pedestrian Good Practice Manual

  4. What is driver distraction? Inattention that results from a trigger diverting a driver's attention away from "primary" task (driving) towards a "secondary" task (non driving) Driver distraction is one form of a broader issue of driver inattention

  5. Mobile phone use Exponential ownership over the last decade Demand for growth likely to be driven by LMIC market Highest use among young people Rapid growth in text messaging services

  6. Conclusions from research Increasing and broad problem of growth of telematics Detrimental effect on driving behaviour Approx increase of 4 in crash risk Hands-free no different crash risk to hand-held Need for countries to begin to collect data on the problem and to evaluate interventions put into place.

  7. Impact upon driving behaviour Increased reaction time (especially braking time) Lane deviation Impaired ability to maintain appropriate speed Shorter following distances Decreased awareness of road safety situation

  8. Hand-held vs hands-free No evidence to suggest that hands-free phones are safer in terms of driving performance Cognitive distraction seems to have the most impact upon driving behaviour Compensatory behaviour

  9. Other road users? Likely to be a potential issue among motorcyclists and pedestrians, where VRUs are most affected and where mobile phone use is growing Some research on cognitive distraction among pedestrians suggest increased risk

  10. Interventions Legislation and enforcement Employer policies Data collection policies Public awareness Technological solutions Need for evidence

  11. Heavy Vehicles Need for international resource, not just regional Funding – around $350,000 Branding and logos

  12. Pedestrian GPM • World Health Organization • Meleckidzedeck Khayesi

  13. Outline Background Target audience and scope Methods Proposed TOC Proposed working group members Timeline

  14. Target audience and scope • Decision-makers and practitioners • Scope: all aspects of pedestrian safety • Evidence (magnitude, risk factors and effective interventions) • Solutions (what can be done) • Examples of successful practice

  15. Methods • Consultative approach • Three working groups • Advisory • Technical support • Writers

  16. Proposed TOC • Introduction • Module 1: Setting the context • Pedestrian in road safety and transport planning • Module 2: Situational assessment • Module 3:Preparing a pedestrian safety programme • Module 4: Implementing a pedestrian safety programme • Module 5: Evaluating a pedestrian safety programme

  17. Proposed working group members Advisory panel Technical panel Writers

  18. Timeline Start date: January 2011 End date: December 2013 Launch: 2014

  19. For input & questions Gayle Di Pietro gayle.dipietro@ifrc.org

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