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Decade of action for road safety
Dmitry SambukInternational Co-ordinatorFIA Foundation
• Independent UK charity
• Leading global road safety donor: $40 million + since 2002
• Provided funding and support to WHO, World Bank Global Road Safety Facility
• Supporting research and implementation e.g. International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative, NCAPS.
• Global Advocacy for road safety
Role of the FIA Foundation
Every hour…
…of every day…
Road traffic deaths and injuries: a fast growing epidemic
2004 2030
Road to RuinProjected Global Deaths by Cause, 2008-2030
Why is this happening?
Why is this happening?
• Low institutional & technical capacity
Why is this happening?
• Low institutional & technical capacity
• Lack of driver training
Why is this happening?
• Low institutional & technical capacity
• Lack of driver training
• Unsafe and badly maintained vehicles
Why is this happening?
• Low institutional & technical capacity
• Lack of driver training
• Unsafe and badly maintained vehicles
• Unsafe/unsuitable roads
Why is this happening?
• Low institutional & technical capacity
• Lack of driver training
• Unsafe and badly maintained vehicles
• Unsafe/unsuitable roads
• Little enforcement of key risk factors: e.g. Speed, helmets, seat belts, drink driving
Why is this happening?
• Low institutional & technical capacity
• Lack of driver training
• Unsafe and badly maintained vehicles
• Unsafe/unsuitable roads
• Little enforcement of key risk factors: e.g. Speed, helmets, seat belts, drink driving
• Vehicles constantly added to unsafe environment
Vehicle growth to 2020
Global Impact of road traffic injuries
Harvard University
G20 road death rates – a concern for all
WHO Global Status Report, 2009
Commission for Global Road Safety & Make Roads Safe Campaign
• Framed road safety as a development issue
• Proposed and campaigned for a global ministerial – level conference
• Proposed and campaigned for a UN Decade of Action for Road Safety
Launching the Decade of Action
Saul Billingsley, Deputy Director, FIA Foundation
Policy Forum, Como, 17th May 2010
UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 2nd March 2010:
“Proclaims the period 2011-2020 as the Decade of Action for Road Safety, with a goal to stabilize and then reduce
the forecast level of road traffic fatalities around the world”
Proclaims the period 2011-2020 as the Decade of Action for Road Safety,with a goal to stabilize and then reduce the forecast level of road traffic fatalities around the world by increasing activities conducted at the national, regional and global levels;
Changing Direction: Potential of a Decade of Action for Road Safety
Best case scenario, assuming policy era investment
Guria, J. for CGRS, 2009
- non monthly -
DECADE ACTION PLAN
Five pillars for a Safe Systems approach
Build Capacity
Safer User behaviour
SaferRoads & Mobility
Safer Vehicles
Post-crash response
www.who.int/roadsafety/decade_of_action/
11 May 2011
Deliver the Global Plan:
•Political commitment
•Public awareness
•Corporate engagement
•Human and financial resources
•Company fleet safety advocates are vital as: -Opinion leaders and shapers-Practical decision makers-Implementing agents-Real world data providers -Role models for communities Encourage your company to become a Decade of Action donor
•Established by World Health Organization as UN coordinating agency for road safety•Managed pro bono by FIA Foundation – UK registered, self financed charity•Supervised by committee of independent road safety experts
- non monthly -
DECADE ACTION PLAN
Five pillars for a Safe Systems approach
Build Capacity
Safer User behaviour
SaferRoads & Mobility
Safer Vehicles
Post-crash response
www.who.int/roadsafety/decade_of_action/
- non monthly -
1Traffic Police training and mentoring in Uganda
Safe road infrastructure assessments in more than 60 countries.
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Child seat safety in Latin America
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• The number of countries who participate in the UN World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations and apply relevant standards
• The number of regional NCAP programs
• Vehicle fitment of seat belts (front and rear)
• Global penetration of safety systems like ESC
Decade Action Plan: Pillar 3 – Indicators
www.who.int/roadsafety/decade_of_action/
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4 Motorcycle safety campaigns and ‘helmets for kids’ in Vietnam and Cambodia
4 Motorcycle safety campaigns and ‘helmets for kids’ in Vietnam and Cambodia
Fleet safety training in Africa and India
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Safe routes to school
City-level road safety strategies in Brazil
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YOU !
• Decade of Action provides strong motivational context for fleet safety management activities
YOU !
• Decade of Action provides strong motivational context for fleet safety management activities
• Employee road safety awareness raising using UN Decade messages and ambassadors
YOU !
• Decade of Action provides strong motivational context for fleet safety management activities
• Employee road safety awareness raising using UN Decade messages and ambassadors
• PR linkages to Road Safety Fund programs and activities, and marquee Decade of Action events
YOU !
• Decade of Action provides strong motivational context for fleet safety management activities
• Employee road safety awareness raising using UN Decade messages and ambassadors
• PR linkages to Road Safety Fund programs and activities, and marquee Decade of Action events
• Opportunities and policy context for larger scale investment in road safety programs
YOU !
• Decade of Action provides strong motivational context for fleet safety management activities
• Employee road safety awareness raising using UN Decade messages and ambassadors
• PR linkages to Road Safety Fund programs and activities, and marquee Decade of Action events
• Opportunities and policy context for larger scale investment in road safety programs
• Supporting the Decade aligns you with the leading global players and good practice in road injury prevention
YOU !
More information:
www.decadeofaction.org
www.roadsafetyfund.org
www.makeroadssafe.org
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