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8/11/2019 ADBTF14_URS The Unique Challenges of Urban Road Safety

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A program of the

The Unique Challenges ofUrban Road Safety

Ben Welle, Senior Associate Transport Planner


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An increasingly urban, car-filled world

Worlds urbanpopulation will

double by 2050

1 billion motorvehicles today will

triple by 2050

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Cities are key to reducing traffic fatalities

73% of US traffic fatalities occur withincities and 5 miles of urban areasSource: US DOT 2006

40 45%of traffic fatalitiesoccur in urbanareas


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Africa

Unpublished EMBARQ research

Traffic Fatali ties per 100,000pop. in select world cit ies

Addis Ababa

57.2 / 100,000

Nairobi

70 / 100,000

Sao Paulo

17.1 / 100,000

Delhi

31.3 / 100,000


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Challenges

Very dense and mixed trafficprominent in developing cities


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Speed kills

90% of pedestrians survive when

a car hits at 35km/h

75% of pedestrians survive whena car hits at 45 km/h


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Orienting the city to people


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Improving basic design of streets


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Making pedestrians safer


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Making cyclists safer

South America North America

Northern Europe

An Asian bicycle context?


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Reducing and restricting vehicle travel


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Reducing and restricting vehicle travel


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Move people through mass transport

Mumbai: Change intotal traffic fatalities(all road users)computed for fourscenarios of growthin motorized travel.

Bhalla et al (2007)

Mass transport


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Move people through mass transport


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Road safety audits for cities

Brazil: 60 to 90% of safety auditrecommendations adopted


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The Safe System Approach

Brining the comprehensiveapproach of sharedresponsibility to high-

fatality countries


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Conclusion: Safety = Quality of Life


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A program of the

Thank you!

Ben Welle, Senior Associate Transport [email protected]

Twitter: @Benj_WDC and @EMBARQNetwork

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