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Road Safety Review and Aggressiveness in road traffic – Experience from the Republic of Serbia

Road Safety Review and Aggressiveness in road traffic – Experience from the Republic of Serbia. Mag. Dragoslav KUKI Ć Chief Engineer for planning and development Road Traffic Safety Agency of the Republic of Serbia. The number of killed in road accidents

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Road Safety Review and Aggressiveness in road traffic – Experience from the Republic of Serbia

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  1. Road Safety Review and Aggressiveness in road traffic–Experience from the Republic of Serbia Mag. Dragoslav KUKIĆ Chief Engineer for planning and development Road Traffic Safety Agency of the Republic of Serbia

  2. The number of killed in road accidents in the Republic of Serbia from 1991 to 2010

  3. The number of killed in road accidents (2001-2010) The number of killed in traffic accidents from 2002 to2010 in the Republic of Serbia ? What do we do? What do we expect? 2011 2012 2013...

  4. NEW GOVERNMENTAL BODY Road Traffic Safety Agency of the Republic of Serbia DEPARTMENTS WITHIN RTSA

  5. ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY AGENCY - RTSA Agency was established by the Government in December 2009 RTSA is registered in the Serbian Business Registers Agency in April 2010 Board of Directors was formed in May 2010 and Chairman of the board was elected Staff reception was conducted on September 1, 2010 when the Agency started its operations

  6. JURISDICTION OF THE AGENCY • Analyzes, monitors and improves the road traffic safety system through preventive and promotional activities and other activities in cooperation with other institutions • Works on improving the safety for drivers and other road users and the traffic safety in terms of vehicles • Provides database on technical characteristics of motor vehicles and trailers, which is relevant to the implementation of regulations on the road traffic safety

  7. JURISDICTION OF THE AGENCY • Organizes and conducts professional examinations and seminars for teachers of theoretical instruction in driver training, for examiners, driving instructors, professional drivers, drivers of tourist trains and trams, negligent drivers and controllers of technical inspection • Issues licenses and certificates in accordance with the law • Issues periodic analyses and publications with data on traffic and road traffic accidents and organizes publication of professional literature in the field of driver training • Performs duties in connection with the implementation of digital tachographs

  8. THE SIGNIFICANTRISK FACTORS IN ROAD TRAFFIC

  9. AGGRESSIVE DRIVING – WE HAVE A PROBLEM!

  10. The number of two-wheelers road accidents from 2006 to 2010 in the Republic of Serbia Caused 49,5% Caused 60,4% Caused 53,6% Moped Motorcyclist Bicyclist

  11. The number of killed in road accidents, from 2006 to 2010 in the Republic of Serbia Caused 36,3% Caused 50,1% Caused 58% Moped Bicyclist Motorcyclist

  12. Who are the drivers who manifest aggressiveness in road traffic? Drivers who:

  13. 30% risk driving The most important characters of people according to aggressive driving • Sensation seeking • Ego - control • Time perspective • Being bored • Psychopathy • Impulsiveness • The way of making decisions • Optimism bias

  14. Emotions and risk driving • Irritations • Sadness • Immatureness • Aggressiveness • Need for adrenaline • Frustration – low tolerance • Insecurity • Low self-respect • Lack of self-control

  15. Offenses in Serbia which are usually cause or part of aggressive driving

  16. NEW TRAFFIC LAW SOLUTIONS IN SERBIA • AGGRESSIVE DRIVING – when a driver acts with obvious intent to break traffic rules in regard to inconsideratebehavior (two or more times going through a red light, overtaking a column of vehicles with crossing a full white line, etc…)

  17. Aggressive driving – new serious offenses • Aggressive driving offense: • Statutory penalty 30-60 days (45-60 if driver caused road accident) • 15 penalty points (17 if driver caused road accident) • Prohibition against driving a motor vehicle at least 9 months (10 if driver caused road accident) • From the beginning of the use of the New Traffic Law until now traffic police revealed more then 700 offenses of aggressive driving

  18. Organization of seminars for violent drivers • Road Traffic Safety Agency organized seminar for trainers and examiners for drivers who have 18 or more penalty points • The first seminar was organized from 12 to 13 October 2011 • The Republic of Serbia now has first qualified trainers and examiners in this area

  19. Some of the further steps… • Detailed analysis • Education • Research of social attitudes and dangers in the field of road traffic safety • Consistent application of the new traffic law in the Republic of Serbia

  20. OUR MOTTO IS COOPERATION …and WHAT WE EXPECT?

  21. THANK YOU ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY AGENCYMihajlo Pupin Boulevard 2, “Serbian Palace” – East side, 11070 New Belgrade SERBIAwww.abs.gov.rs Е-mail:abs@abs.gov.rsPhone: (00381) 11 214-50-89

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