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Report on traffic safety in the Republic of Moldova

Report on traffic safety in the Republic of Moldova. Sofia, April 18-19, 2011. Republic of Moldova. U k rain e. Romania. GENERAL INFORMATION. Population: 3 mil. 563,7 thousands citizens National roads: 3,347 km Roads of local importance: 5,987 km Fleet of motor vehicles: 682,608 units

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Report on traffic safety in the Republic of Moldova

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  1. Report on traffic safety in the Republic of Moldova Sofia, April 18-19, 2011

  2. Republic of Moldova Ukraine Romania

  3. GENERAL INFORMATION • Population: 3 mil. 563,7 thousands citizens • National roads: 3,347 km • Roads of local importance: 5,987 km • Fleet of motor vehicles: 682,608 units • Driving Licenses owners: 867.259 Tab.1 Composition of the fleet of Moldova.

  4. THE DYNAMICS OF CAR ACCIDENTS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES (2002 – 2010, I quarter 2011) The significant growth of number of vehicles during last year’s and lack ofintegrated solutions in the areas of road safety, has the negative impact on the growth of road accidents in the Republic of Moldova.

  5. ROADS ACCIDENTS IN 2010 • Accidents – 2,921 (serious - 1157; lights- 1764 ) • Killed - 452 • Injured -3,735 (serious - 1549; light - 2186 ;) Gravity indicator as a result of road accidents - 10,8 % (nr. of deaths according to 100 injured) • Accidents ended with material damages – 12.217

  6. ACCIDENTS BY TYPES 2010 • Pedestrians buffering – 1.071accidents (36,7% from the total number of accidents committed in 2010; • vehicles collision- 854 (29,2%); • obstacles collision– 418 (14,3%); • vehicles inversion - 263 (9,0%) • cyclists buffering – 118 (4,0%); • other –197 (6,7%).

  7. THEFREQUENCYOF ROADS ACCIDENTSBY TYPES - 2010

  8. ROAD ACCIDENTS CAUSES (DRIVER`S FAULT) 2010 Driver's fault: 2.607 (89.3% from the total number of accidents committed in the country) 739accidents (28,4%) - Speed inadequate to the visibility, conditionsor, road situation; 388 (14,9%) - Overcoming the limited speed; 355 (13,6%) - Non-compliance to the pedestrians crossing; 234 (9,0%) - Non-compliance the crossroads priorities; 247 (9,5%) - Irregular maneuvers, start moving,change direction 158 (6,1%) - Driving under alcohol influence

  9. DRIVER`S EXPERIENCE 2010

  10. TRAFFIC VIOLATION BY THE PEDESTRIANS THAT CAUSED ROAD ACCIDENTS: • Pedestrians fault - each 9 th road accident (329, or 11,3% from the total nr. of accidents). • Unexpected output besides the vehicles or other objects; • Road crossing in forbidden places; • Pedestrians under the influence of alcohol; • Games or location of children under 7 years old on the roads. 2010

  11. ROAD ACCIDENTS WITH CHILDREN IMPLICATION 2010 • Total Accidents - 544 (+0,7 %) • Total Killed - 38 (-9,5 %) • Total Injured - 579 (+2.8 %) OWN FAULT • Accidents – 89 • Killed – 4 • Injured - 88

  12. Frequency of road accidents caused by unsatisfied road infrastructure 2010

  13. ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS CARRIED IN 2010: • „TRAFFIC LIGHT” (07-14.02.2010); • „BEACON” (26-27.02.2010, 30.04-02.05.2010); • „RAILWAY CROSS” (09-16.03.2010, 26.10-02.11.2010 ); • „SPEED” (15-21.03.2010, 20-25.06.2010); • „BUS” (19-25.04.2010, 24-31.12.2010); • „PEDESTRIAN” (26.04-02.05.2010, 23-29.08.2010); • „ATTENTION, CHILDREN!” (24-31.05.2010); • „CARE” (01.06-31.08.2010); • „MOTOCYCLIST” (21-27.06.2010); • „HARVEST 2010”; • DECADE„Stop road accidents– life has priority”, 15-25 March 2010 • „BAHUS” (25.09-24.10.2010); • „TISPOL SEATBELT ” (15-21.02.2010, 13-19.09.2010),; • „TISPOL - TRUCK” (08-14.03.2010, 11-17.10.2010); • „TISPOL - SPEED” (26.04-02.05.2010, 23-29.08.2010); • „TISPOL ALCOHOL-DRUGS” (07-13.06.2010, 13-19.12.2010).

  14. ENFORCEMENT - 2010 Total road traffic contraventionsdetected - 153.894, incl.: • 22.415- limited speed violation; • 11.273- non-compliance with safety belt • 3.976- driving under the alcohol influence (2.038 – criminal; 1.135contraventional; 803 – procedure; • 1.718 -non-compliance of crossroads or traffic light ; • 30- driving under drug influence; • 282- medical examination refusal witch is a crime; • 144 -leaving the road accident place

  15. ENFORCEMENT APPLIED SANCTIONS (PENALTIES) - 2010 • Applied- 141.377 fines2.668.168Euro • Paid 118.766 fines1.179.328 Euro (84 % from the total nr.of applied fines • 108.246 fines 1.027.902 Euro were paid during first 72 hours that is 50 % of the total fine, and counts 91,2% from the total paid fines • Fully paid 10.520 fines 151.426 Euro • 2.066drivers were deprived of driving rights, • 45 drivers were sanctioned with contraventionalarrest for 15 days.

  16. ROAD EDUCATION 2010 • 4.658 - lessons within the companies, schools, as well as within the auto companies, • 1.907 - radio & TV shows, • 1.382 - articles within national & local press, • Other measures - (publicity spots, banners, flash mobs etc)

  17. UNDERTAKEN STEPSDURING LAST YEARSWITHIN LEGAL FRAMEWORK • The law on road safety - June 7, 2007. • Code of Offenses, providing tougher administrative penalties for violations of traffic rules and the introduction of penalty points system - approved by the Law № 218-XVI of 24 October 2008, comes into force on May 31, 2009. • Law № 16-XVI dated 3 February 2009 on amendments (through which modifications to the criminal code were made) l) and in addition to some legislative acts of criminal responsibility for driving under the strong influence of alcohol or in a state of narcotic intoxication. • New traffic regulations - approved by the Government Decision№ 357 dated May 13, coming into force on 15 July 2009. • Standards of medical examination of candidates for drivers of vehicles approved by Government Decision N 12 dated 19 January 2009. • Regulation on organization and functioning of institutions for training and qualifications of drivers of vehicles. • Programs to train drivers in accordance with the categories and subcategories of vehicles approved by the Order of the Ministry of Education and Youth № 313 dated 21 April 2009 in accordance with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Health and Transportation Agency. • The Government Decision on the driver's license, the organization and conduct tests to obtain a driver's license and the conditions of admission to the traffic, from December 24, 2007. • Regulation on alcohol test and medical examination on the state of intoxication, and his character, approved by Government Decision N 296 of 16 April 2009.

  18. MEASURES TO BE UNDERTAKEN 2010 - 2014 • In June 2010, it was adopted a new Action Plan to improve the road safety till 2014. This Plan is aimed at actions coordination to assure traffic road security. Objectives: • Adjusting Legal Framework in the area of traffic roadto the European standards; • Reform of the Institutional Framework on road maintenance; • Set up a Center specialized in children`s traffic education “Children`s town”; • Procurement & implementation of traffic surveillance equipment; modern equipment for speed measuring, etilotests, GPS/s and video cameras for monitoring patrol teams; • Organizing road safety campaigns; • Road traffic infrastructure and road signs, counts measures oriented towards the road infrastructure relaunching ( roads sytems, road signs); • Qualitative & quantitative evaluation of vehicles flow on public & national roads; as well as related to the people with health problems inadequated to the activity of driving, were elaborated by specialists; • Technical & Ecological surveillance of vehicles; • Traffic education (mass-media, schools, information campaigns) ; • International cooperation ( implementation of best practices).

  19. LONG TERM MEASURES 2011 - 2020 Moldova is officially launching the Decade of Actions initiated by ONU in the area of road safety within the Action Plan 2011-2020.

  20. Conclusion • Roads accidents can not be prevented only through actions of traffic police HOWEVER Trafiic Police has an important role; • Road safety needs a complex approach through its based components • Road safety has to be a shared responsibility • We need an integrated road safety management

  21. Road Safety Policy

  22. Integrated Road Safety Policy TRAFFIC RULES INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES ENFORCEMENT

  23. Elements of a strategy Safe roads Safe vehicles Educated roads users Enforcement

  24. Various elements of a strategy • Legislation • Prevention • Enforcement • Media

  25. Legislation • Clear and acceptable for road users • Effective and efficient to enforce for police

  26. Prevention • Infrastructure • Safe vehicles • Education • Comunications Less accidents

  27. Enforcement • Effective • Efficient • Innovation of technology • Other road safety partners

  28. THANK YOU! Petru Buzu Traffic Police Chisinau, Moldova +373 69 731 666 petrubuzuspr@yahoo.com

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