Towards zero: ambitious road safety targets and the safe system approach/ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

1. ROAD SAFETY TARGETS AND PERFORML1ANCE ................. .................... 35
1. . Road safety trends in member countries ............................................................ 35
1.2. Road safety targets in Member countries ................................ 35
1.3. Level of ambition ....................................... 51
1.4. Conclusions ............................. ..........52
References......................................................................................................... . . .......... 5
2. DA)'TA COLI.ECTION AND ANALYSIS - REQUIREMENTS
\N D O PPO RTUN ITIES ................................................................................................
2.1. Understanding risks and performance What data should be collected? .............. 55
2.2. The limitations of crash data analysis at aggregate level ........................ 56
2.3. Analysing levels of crash risk across a road network.................... .......... ..... 63
2.4. W hy data is important and how it can be improved ................................. ...... ........ 64
2.5. Conclusion................. ....................................................... ....... 67
References................................................ ........................................................ 69
3. SONIE KEY INTERVENTIONS FOR IMMEDIATE BENEFITS ............................. 71
3.1 Key "building block" interventions........................ ........................... 71
3.2. Providing for safer speeds ....................................... 73
3.3. Reducing drink-driving ............................................... 77
3.4 Increasing use of safety belts..... ................................ 79
3.5. Improving road infrastructure ........................... ...... ............................... 79
3.6. Promoting safer vehicles ............ ............................... 83
3.7 Graduated licensing for novice drivers............................... . 85
3.8. Improving the safety of vulnerable road users ........................ .............. 86
3.9. Improving the medical management of people after crashes ........................ .......... 86
3.10. Some national evaluations of road safety interventions ................... ..... ......... 87
3.11. Conclusions ................................ ................ 89
Relerences.................... ................. ............................... .... ... ............ .... . 91
4. ANAG ING ROAD SAFETY PRO GRAMMES FOR RES ITS ............................. 95
4.1. What limits performance in achieving road safety targets? ................................ 95
4.2. The road safety management system......................................... 96
4.3. Universal application of the road safety management system .............................. 101
4 .4 . C o n c lu sio n s ............................................................................................................ 10 2
R eferences................................................................................................................................. 105
5 T IIF l S 1S N TA NCIPPRf) I...... ............ ........ ....... ... - I V,
5.1. W hat is a Safe System approach? ............. ......................... .... ....... 107
5.2. Changing the context for developing interventions ................ ......... 12
5.3 Implementing a safe system approach........................................... 123
5.4. Measuring and projecting performance improvement............. ............ 127
5.8. Conclusions ........... ..... ................ .................... ...... ................ 130
R eferences........................................................................................................................
15 B ILDING 1i11 E(ONO()MI ( (SF IF()R RO,Al) SAM`E-1 INN E 1'T N1NI. ....... 3
6 .1. In tro d u ctio n ................................ ............. ............... .... ................ ... ..... ........ .... .. 13 5
6.2. Evaluation ................ ............ . ........................................ ....... ............ 135
6.3 . F un ding ............................... ...... ....... .. ............ 14 5
6.4 Resource allocation ....... ................................................ ........ 151
6.5 Conclusions ............. ........................... .......1.... 55
References.................... .............................................. ............................. 158
7. M XNA(ING(; EFIFI CTlIVE STRA X EG IES ANDI (CRE XTING A SI PPORlIX E
"POtL TICk( L LENVIRON lIMEN II ................................. ..................... 159
7.1. Introduction ................. .... ................ ................ .......... .......... 159
7.2. Creating the supportive political environment using a results focus ...................... 159
7.3. Setting strategic goals and achieving strategic outcomes.............. .............. 163
7.4. Co-ordination of road safety management ......................... ...... 168
7.5. Legislation....... .......... ................... ................... 176
7.6. Funding and resource allocation.......................................... .......... 177
7.7. Promotion ........................................................ 178
7.8. Research, monitoring and evaluation ........................ .. ... ....... 179
7.9. Implementation of Countermeasures .......................... .................... .............. 180
7. 10. Conclusions and recommendations ......................... ....... ................ 181
R eferences ......................................................................................................................... 183
8. K NO VeL.D E TRA.NS. ER ........................ ............ ..................... 185
8.1. A critical success factor .......................................... 185
8.2. Facing growing complexity................. .................................. 186
8.3. Overcoming capacity weaknesses and scaling up investment.............. ....... ....... 187
8.4. International cooperation ........................................................... ............ 188
8.5. Conclusions ...................................................................... .......... ................... 189
R eferences........................................................................................................................ 190
(ONCIJaSIONS ANi) IECOM EI )AV" TIONS ............. . .............................. 191
Ambitious road safety targets are necessary to focus efforts to reduce road trauma........ 191
A long term vision with a very high level of ambition transforms policy ........................ 192
Look to strategies tried and tested elsewhere........................ ............ 193
Comprehensive data analysis enables development of effective
road safety programmes ............................. ................................ 193
Success requires a sound road safety management system................ ........ 194
Adopting a Safe System approach is essential for achieving ambitious targets ............... 194
Road safety investment opportunities ..................................... ............... 195
Achieving commitment at the highest levels of government. .............. ... .......... 196
Accelerated knowledge transfer is critical to the successful adoption of
a Safe System approach ....................................................... 197