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Strategic Plan for the Road Safety of Motorcycles and Mopeds Status as of end 2009 General Traffic Directorate DGT, Ma

Why a specific Plan for Motorbikes was drawn up?. It was (and still is) an important mode of transport and its usage is rising: More than 4 million vehicles (14,5% of the total number of vehicles)Contribution to the overall figures was (and still is) much higher than its relative importance: 8% of vehicles involved in accidents 25 of each 100 victims 1 of each 6 deaths in traffic accidentsIt was (and is not any more) the only way of transport whose number of deaths and severely wounde31649

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Strategic Plan for the Road Safety of Motorcycles and Mopeds Status as of end 2009 General Traffic Directorate DGT, Ma

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    1. Strategic Plan for the Road Safety of Motorcycles and Mopeds Status as of end 2009 General Traffic Directorate (DGT), Madrid, January 2010

    2. Why a specific Plan for Motorbikes was drawn up? It was (and still is) an important mode of transport and its usage is rising: More than 4 million vehicles (14,5% of the total number of vehicles) Contribution to the overall figures was (and still is) much higher than its relative importance: 8% of vehicles involved in accidents 25 of each 100 victims 1 of each 6 deaths in traffic accidents It was (and is not any more) the only way of transport whose number of deaths and severely wounded was rising

    3. Methodological approach: 1) Achieving a Shared Vision

    4. Methodological approach: 2) Developing a long list of countermeasures

    5. The 4-year duration Plan set two objectives and was launched in January 2008, thus it has now been running for almost two years.

    9. The Plan follow-up system The plan follow-up system consists of three elements: Objective-related indicators: report on the degree of achievement of the plan's objectives Statistic follow-up system: some 30 different tables and charts that are daily, monthly and yearly produced Activity-related follow-up system: that monitors the implementation of actions by means of a small database and the solutions tree

    10. Activity-related follow-up system

    11. Activity-related follow-up system Status: Planned Under implementation Ended Source: PTW Road Safety Plan New action

    12. Selected recent actions Special multi-agent campaign for the enforcement and promotion of the use of helmet in Southern Spain Major event on road-safety in Urban Areas Mass-media communication campaign in 2008 and 2009 Guardrails replacement and protection New Driving Law according to the new European Directive Research plan on P2W safety

    13. Special multi-agent campaign for the enforcement and promotion of the use of helmet in Southern Spain Objectives: Helmet use rate gets close to 100%. No additional biker dies as a consequence of not wearing a helmet.

    14. Special multi-agent campaign for the enforcement and promotion of the use of helmet in Southern Spain

    15. Major event on road-safety in Urban Areas Objectives: Identify and disseminate road safety best practice in urban areas. Increase road safety awareness of local officials (more than 8.000 municipalities in Spain).

    16. Mass-media communication campaign in 2008 and 2009 Objectives: Inform the public opinion about an emerging social drama. Every driver adapts its driving behaviour to the new situation.

    17. Guardrails replacement and protection Objective: Minimize the severity of bikers' injuries.

    19. Research plan on P2W safety

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