Safety & Quality as a WAY OF LIFE

1. Traffic Safety in the IAF – Updates Y. Ron Head of Research Section – Ground Safety Branch Israel-AF Safety Center ECRAF congress – September 2012 air0071c@mail.idf.il 1 Safety & Quality as a WAY OF LIFE Israel AF Safety Center

2. Contents Hazard Perception training program for drivers (BGU) Traffic safety in the IAF – Updates: Traffic accident reconstruction – V-Crash EDA (Electronic Drivers’ assistant) “How’s my Driving?”-Stickers Discussion + Summary 2 Safety & Quality as a WAY OF LIFE Israel AF Safety Center

3. Hazard-Perception Training Program for Drivers 3 Safety & Quality as a WAY OF LIFE Israel AF Safety Center

4. Hazard Perception Training-Program for Young-Inexperienced Drivers Those drivers respond to a vast array of actual hazardous situations during training – and they learn to anticipate such situations during driving Developed by Dr. Tal Oron-Gilad & Dr. Avinoam Borowsky –BGU (Ben-Gurion University) Abstract – link Hazard Perception Training-Program 4 Safety & Quality as a WAY OF LIFE Israel AF Safety Center

5. Updates • 1. Traffic accident reconstruction – V-Crash • 2. EDA (Electronic Driver’s Assistant) • 3. “How’s my Driving?”-Stickers 6 Safety & Quality as a WAY OF LIFE Israel AF Safety Center

6. V-Crash – Traffic Accidents Reconstruction Pc-software to accident reconstruction Virtual-Crash – simulation of traffic accidents Complex calculations & multiple options: different view-angles, changing parameters – speed, wetness, visibility exc. Discussed in the IAF since e-craf 2008 in Denmark! – DSD EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR ROAD SAFETY IN THE ARMED FORCES 7 Safety & Quality as a WAY OF LIFE Israel AF Safety Center

7. EDA • IDF Contract with – • Installation: 2012-13 8 Safety & Quality as a WAY OF LIFE Israel AF Safety Center

8. “How’s my driving?” – IAF study * • A short phone number (*3663, *353 exc.) • An Israel national law for Vehicle-fleets • Vehicle-fleets with a short phone number – less car accidents reported 9 Safety & Quality as a WAY OF LIFE Israel AF Safety Center

9. What did we have... • Hazard Perception training program for drivers (BGU) • Traffic safety in the IAF – Updates: • Traffic accident reconstruction – V-Crash • EDA (Electronic Drivers’ assistant) • “How’s my Driving?”-Stickers 10 Safety & Quality as a WAY OF LIFE Israel AF Safety Center

10. Discussion, Questions? Thank You If you think safety is expensive – try accidents Safety – Make sure you don’t stay young forever... 11 Safety & Quality as a WAY OF LIFE Israel AF Safety Center