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ETSC Best in Europe Conference 2006 “eSafety that matters” Brussels, 21-22 February 2006

Road Safety Priorities in Austria Dr. Eva M. Eichinger Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology Road Directorate. ETSC Best in Europe Conference 2006 “eSafety that matters” Brussels, 21-22 February 2006. Contents. Road Safety in Austria The European Context

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ETSC Best in Europe Conference 2006 “eSafety that matters” Brussels, 21-22 February 2006

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  1. Road Safety Priorities in AustriaDr. Eva M. EichingerFederal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and TechnologyRoad Directorate ETSC Best in Europe Conference 2006 “eSafety that matters” Brussels, 21-22 February 2006

  2. Contents • Road Safety in Austria • The European Context • The Austrian Road Safety Programme • Targets • Priority areas • Road Safety Activities during the Austrian EU-presidency

  3. fatalities injuries accidents accidents injuries fatalities Road Safety in Austria 1/2 Standardised evolution of road accident parameters 1961-2004 (Index 1961 = 100%) 200 injury accidents injuries fatalities 180 160 140 ‰ 120 100 100 80 130 60 40 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003

  4. Road Safety in Austria 2/2 • Road safety is an important topic since the 1970‘s • Since 1970 • Road traffic increased by 300% • Number of fatalities decrease by 70% • In 2005 • Road fatalities: 764 (-13% compared to 2004) Still Austria is far away from the best performers

  5. 250 Source: CARE 220 216 200 154 153 148 150 137 135 131 127 125 124 Fatalities per 1 Mio. inhabitants 113 113 110 108 97 95 93 89 100 72 71 69 56 54 50 50 33 0 UK Italy Malta Spain Latvia EU-25 Cyprus France Poland Ireland Austria Estonia Greece Belgium Hungary Slovenia Portugal Sweden Lithuania Denmark Germany Finland Netherlands Luxembourg Czech Republic Slovak Republic The European Context 1/2 EU-25: Fatalities per 1 Mio. inhabitants (2004)

  6. +10% Source: CARE +5% +3% -3% +0% UK Italy Latvia Malta Spain Ireland France Poland EU-25 Cyprus Greece Austria Portugal Estonia Belgium Hungary Sweden Lithuania Finland Germany Slovenia Denmark Netherlands Luxembourg -10% Czech Republic Slovak Republic. -20% -26% -27% -30% Fatalities per 1 Mio. inhabitants 1991-2004 -29% -29% -30% -31% -32% -32% -36% -40% -38% -38% -41% -41% -41% -42% -43% -46% -50% -49% -49% -50% -50% -60% -60% -62% -70% The European Context 2/2 EU-25: Fatalities per 1 Mio. inhabitants 1991-2004

  7. Road Safety Programme 2002-2010 • Austrian government introduced RSP in 2002 • RSP contains extensive catalogue of measures to increase road safety • 28 priority areas with more than 100 specific measures • Annual potential reductions are given where possible • Implementation of measures began in 2002 • „Start package“ was finished at the end of 2003 • Constant evaluation

  8. Targets of the Austrian RSP Vision: Every death and serious injury resulting from traffic accidents is one too many Targets until 2010: minus 50 % fatalities minus 20 % injury accidents

  9. Priority areas of the Austrian RSP

  10. EU-Presidency and Road Safety Motto for all road safety activities during the Austrian EU-presidency in the first half of 2006: „Crossing Borders in Road Safety – Creating a Trans-European Road Safety Culture“

  11. Austrian events Road safety is a focus of the Ministry of Transport during the Presidency • High Level Expert Meeting „Infrastructure Safety“ Jan. 24-25, 2006, Vienna • Informal Meeting of Ministers of TransportMarch 2-3, 2006, Bregenz • Joint CEDR/PIARC „Road Safety“ Meeting April 24-28, 2006, Vienna

  12. Main Focus:planned EU-paper on infrastructure and road safety • Participants:more than 100 experts from 30 countries • Preparation:Questionnaire on State-of-the-Art in participating countries – Report „Infrastructure Safety in Europe“ • Goals: • Information of participants • Formulation of recommendations to the EC regarding the infrastructure directive • Creation of a discussion forum High Level Expert Meeting

  13. Informal Meeting of Ministers 1/3 • Participants:Ministers of Transport from 35 countries • Preparation:Collection of awareness campaigns from participating countries • Goals: • Support of road safety work and activities on European ministerial level • Platform for exchange of experiences and best practice • Joint European Road Safety campaign

  14. Informal Meeting of Ministers 2/3 Main Subjects 1/2 • Mid-Term Review of the European Road Safety Action Programme and of the Revision of the White Paper on European Transport Policy for 2010 • Results of the HLEM „Infrastructure and Road Safety“ • Crossing Borders in eSafety • Station 1 - Crossing Borders in Drivers’ Training:Road safety training using vehicles with the most up-to-date equipment • Station 2 - Crossing Borders in Vehicle Technology: Testing HGVs and passenger vehicles using the latest eSafety equipment and road safety simulators • Station 3 - Crossing Borders in Road Safety Innovation: Information and discussion on the most recent trends and innovations in the road safety sector

  15. Main Subjects 2/2 Informal Meeting of Ministers 3/3 • Crossing Borders in Creating AwarenessPart 1: Awareness Campaigns in the EU • Presentation of national road safety campaigns and their evaluation • Presentation of national road safety activities • Accompanied by a poster and video presentation • Part 2: A joint European road safety campaign • Exchange of views on the subject “Joint EU Road Safety Campaign”

  16. Thank you foryour attention!

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