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Road traffic performance EU Task Force meeting

This document provides a summary of the 61st session of UNECE WP.6 Task Force meeting on road traffic performance in the EU. It includes background information, updated tables, and plans for the future.

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Road traffic performance EU Task Force meeting

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  1. Road traffic performanceEU Task Force meeting Item 03.f on the agenda 61st session of UNECE WP.6

  2. Summary • Background • TF meeting • Updated tables • The way ahead (attempt) 61st session of UNECE WP.6

  3. Background • UNECE Task Force • On methodology of road traffic measurement • Work in 2006 • Publication in 2007 of • Four different methods identified • Need to combine them • Estimates and guesstimates Handbook on statistics on road traffic Methodology and experiences 61st session of UNECE WP.6

  4. Background • EU Task Force • To apply the methods at EU level (+ voluntary third countries) • TF created by CGST in December 2007 • Work in 2008 (including a workshop for WG) • In December 2008 decision by CGST: • Pilot data collection in 2009 • On reference year 2008 and previous years if possible 61st session of UNECE WP.6

  5. Background • EU Task Force (cont’d) • In CGST meeting of December 2009 • Presentation of the results of the pilot • Mitigated: • difficult for many countries … • … but possible for others • comparability is a major issue • Decision: “The Task Force on road traffic, chaired by Mr Grib from DK, would meet before June 2010: - to analyse the outcome of the road VKm data collection exercise of 2009 - to propose simplifications in order to resolve the coverage issues identified during this analysis - to propose the adjustments that may be needed for a proper monitoring of the contribution of road traffic to CO2 emissions. These proposals would be submitted to the WG in October 2010.” 61st session of UNECE WP.6

  6. TF Meeting • On 29 April 2010 • Composition • DK (Member - Chair) • CZ (Member) • DE (Member) • FR (Member) • SK (Member) • DG MOVE (User) • DG CLIMA (User) • EEA (User) • Eurostat E5 (User) • Eurostat E6 (Secretariat) • Agilis SA (Eurostat E6’s contractant) 61st session of UNECE WP.6

  7. TF Meeting • Summary • Measuring GHG emissions: • A policy issue today, and for many years/decades regarding … • A major societal, world-wide concern for us, our children … • Transport sector: the bad pupil of the class-room • Road represents the bulk in the transport sector • Users’ needs: vehicles stocks and harmonised VKm with adequate breakdowns for • Support to decision-making • Monitoring • Calibrating models • Revision of Directive 2009/40/EC: • On course • Odometer readings mandatory from 2014 onwards • And their availability for the NSA 61st session of UNECE WP.6

  8. TF Meeting • Odometer readings should be favoured as the basic method • In line with new vision for EU statistics • In line with burden reduction concerns • Prospect to use more and more available administrative data • Promising for more harmonisation and comparability 61st session of UNECE WP.6

  9. TF Meeting • Conclusions • Still too early to work under a legal basis • The annual exercise should continue on voluntary basis … • … until the revision of Directive 2009/40/EC • The tables should be adapted: • Some simplifications • Priority to the measurement of GHG emissions • Leaving a cell empty should be justified • The CGST should set up a new TF which will • Analyse the results of the annual exercises • Consider the transition to a legal basis • The countries should establish a methodological collaboration • To exchange best practices on the use of odometer readings • In this regard Eurostat launched a call for an ESSnet project 61st session of UNECE WP.6

  10. Updated tables • Road traffic on national territory, by type of vehicle • Road traffic on national territory, for national and foreign vehicles, by type of vehicle and type of road • Road traffic on all territories, for national vehicles, by type and age of vehicle (4a: cancelled) (4b: cancelled) 61st session of UNECE WP.6

  11. The way ahead (attempt) 2010 • Information at UNECE WP.6 • Report to and consultation of EU Working Group • Promotion of ESSnet project on harnessing the odometer readings • Voluntary data collection on reference year 2009 with updated tables • Item for decisions (new TF, way ahead) at CGST meeting 2011 – 2013 • Meetings of EU WG and CGST • Follow-up of SHANTI (Survey HArmonisation with New Technologies Improvements) > WG1: Methods and tools; WG2: Use of new technologies; WG3: Vehicle-based surveys; WG4: Households travel surveys ! (depending on: CGST decision, emergence of an ESSnet project) ! • (new) TF meeting to analyse the data collections and to consider a legal basis • Voluntary data collection on reference year N-1 with updated tables • ESSnet events (workshops, training sessions, visits of experts…) 2014 ! ! (depending on … many factors) ! ! • First legal data collection on reference year 2013 with up-to-date tables • … 61st session of UNECE WP.6

  12. Thank you for your attention Any questions ? 61st session of UNECE WP.6

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