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Enhancing Road Safety for Vulnerable Users

Join the session to address the pressing road safety concerns for vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, and PTWs. Explore statistical challenges, safety measures, and the collaboration between public health and traffic safety sectors.

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Enhancing Road Safety for Vulnerable Users

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  1. Break out Session:Vulnerable Road Users Chair: Martin Winkelbauer

  2. Road Safety Problem • ~ 40,000 fatalities p.a. • ~ 1.7 Mio injuries • ~ 180 billion € crash costs • ~ 36% VRUs (incl. PTW users) • ~ 16% pedestrians • ~ 5% cyclists

  3. Road Safety Problem • Pedestrians:lowest share 9% (NL)highest share: 28% (GB) • Cyclists:lowest share 2% (ES)highest share: 20% (NL) • PTWs:lowest share 7% (LX)highest share: 26% (GR, PT) • exposure • culture • successful measures

  4. Relative Injury Risk

  5. The Statistical Problem • Health sector numbers exceed police reported accidents by 150% • Reason: single vehicle, single pedestrian, pedestrian/bicycle crashes? • Underreporting • Low quality of data • Comparability

  6. Examples of Safety work done • PROMISING promotion of measures for vulnerable road users • WALCYNGhow to enhance walking and cycling instead of shorter car trips and to make these modes safer • ADONISAnalysis and development of new insight into substitution of short car trips by walking and cycling • DUMASDeveloping urban management and safety

  7. Measures • Cycle helmets • Risk awareness • Speed limits • Alcohol & drugs • Education & training • Traffic calming • Safe routes, crossings, roundabouts • Safety assessment procedures • Removing barriers • Self explaining/forgiving roads • Vehicle related measures

  8. Vehicle related measures • Vision enhancement • ISA • ABS, CBS, stability control • DRL • Car fronts • Underrun protection • PTW passive safety

  9. Mission • Shall PTW users be considered vulnerable? • What can the public health sector contribute to VRU safety? • What co-operation is possible? • Does the VRU-problem require upgrading of priority? • Synergies public health/traffic safety? • Avoid duplication of activities • Avoid interfering with traditional road safety work

  10. … in other words • What successes can be reported to date in Europe? • How can we take advantage of existing resources and opportunities and how can we overcome barriers to progress? • What activities should be undertaken at a European and national level to support movement in this area? • What role can international organisations like WHO, EC, EuroSafe, and others play?

  11. Frazer Goodwin, European Transport Safety Council, Brussels • Luc Henskens, Red Cross / EU Office, Brussels

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