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Driver Fatigue Road Safety Forum (WP.1) Roundtable

Driver Fatigue Road Safety Forum (WP.1) Roundtable. Geneva, 27 September 2011. Jens Hügel Head – Sustainable Development. This is the IRU. Evolution of IRU Membership. Created in 1948 National Associations from 8 founding countries. 2011 180 Members 74 Countries. Belgium. Denmark.

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Driver Fatigue Road Safety Forum (WP.1) Roundtable

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  1. Driver Fatigue Road Safety Forum (WP.1) Roundtable Geneva, 27 September 2011 Jens HügelHead – Sustainable Development (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  2. This is the IRU (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  3. Evolution of IRU Membership Createdin 1948 National Associations from 8 founding countries 2011 180 Members 74 Countries Belgium Denmark France Netherlands Norway Sweden Switzerland UK (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  4. The CommitmentRoad Safety – Highest Priority (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  5. Road Safety – Specific Strategy The IRU supports all measures that improve road safety if they effectively target the main causes of accidents involving trucks (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  6. Accidents due to fatigue? A few critical questions • Is it possible for police officers to properlyevaluate the level of vigilance? • Time pressure • Lack of information • Whatis the statistical basis of accidents due to fatigue? • Accidents on motorwaysonly? • Accidents on all roads? (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  7. It is difficult to link an accident to fatigue • Fatigue is a complex system in which one finds different vigilance states varying from slightly fatigued to sleeping • Fatigue is often linked to being inattentive Therefore • Only an in depth accident investigation can identify if fatigue is the main cause of the accident (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  8. Accident AnalysisETAC – A Scientific Study Resultsconfirmedby US Study (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  9. Main Causes of Accidents The top main causes of accidents between a truck and other road users are: 1. Non-adapted speed 2. Failure to observe intersection rules 3. Improper manœuvre when changing lanes Despite common belief, fatigue was the main cause in only 6% of the accidents (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  10. Accident due to fatigue - Accident Configuration • 58% of all accidents happen on motorways • 29% of accidents are single truck accidents (average rate of all single truck accidents is 7.5%) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  11. Time of accidents Most accidents happen between 02:00 and 02:59 (biorhythm low point) and between 15:00 and 15:59 (end of the working day) (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  12. Addressing the human element in road safety (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  13. IRU Driver’s Safety CardsRecommendations for Drivers Adjustyourseat Plan your trip Don’t drink and drive Take a break (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  14. LASTAC Study –and UNECE action UNECE WP.1 Action: Develop a RE 3 on accident causation! (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  15. Side effect of combating fatigueand UNECE action UNECE WP.1 Action: IRU supports proposal by Belgium for safe and secure parking (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  16. Save the date! (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

  17. www.iru.org (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2011

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