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Safer Roads Pillar United Nations Road Safety Collaboration. Rob McInerney Chief Executive Officer. GENEVA Oct 2010. UN Road Safety Collaboration. Safer Roads Pillar IRF iRAP PIARC Development Banks FIA Foundation EMBARQ UN Regional Commissions International Road Transport Union
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Safer Roads PillarUnited Nations Road Safety Collaboration Rob McInerney Chief Executive Officer
GENEVAOct 2010 UN Road Safety Collaboration • Safer Roads Pillar • IRF • iRAP • PIARC • Development Banks • FIA Foundation • EMBARQ • UN Regional Commissions • International Road Transport Union • Road Victim Groups • Leading Governments • Research Groups
Safe Roads for Development • Target high risk roads with proven interventions • Engineering solutions exist for all major killers on our road • Immediate & sustained crash reductions are possible • Better planning for community access • Set targets, monitor progress and celebrate success http://www.irap.org/library
UN Infrastructure Pillar • Ownership and accountability by road authorities • Safe operation of existing road infrastructure • Safe new infrastructure meeting the access needs of all users • Capacity building and knowledge transfer
The Global Business Case 33,000,000km of road >1,200,000 deaths >12,000,000 serious injuries Global Picture Target Network 50% of fatal crashes on 10% of network (UK) 40% of deaths on 2% of network (India) 74% of crash costs on 10% of network (NZ)
The Global Business Case 32% reduction in KSI’s in Malaysia 24% reduction in KSI’s in Vietnam 25% reduction in KSI’s in Australia The Returns The Costs $75,000/km in low income countries $200,000/km in middle income countries $500,000/km in high income countries
The Global Business Case Value of Life = 70 * GDP per capita Serious Injury = 0.25 * Value of Life The Benefits Analysis 217 countries 20 year life of treatments Discounted at 4%
Decade of Action Opportunity • Australia • 80,000km • 2,000+ KSI saved / yr • New Zealand • 10,000km • 550+ KSI saved / yr
Decade of Action Opportunity • Malaysia • 10,000km • 8,000+ KSI saved / yr • Mexico • 37,000km • 30,000+ KSI saved / yr
Decade of Action Opportunity • India • 330,000km • 270,000 KSI saved / yr • Indonesia • 44,000km • 50,000 KSI saved / yr
Decade of Action Opportunity • Vietnam • 22,000km • 19,000+ KSI saved / yr • Cambodia • 3,800km • 2,400+ KSI saved / yr
Safer Roads & Networks 3,300,000 km Length of road assessed 1,750,000+ Deaths and serious injuries that could be prevented every year $US 250 billion+ Annual economic benefit