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APEC Free of High Risk Roads. Greg Smith, iRAP APEC Transportation Working Group Bali, July 2013. A. About iRAP:. Registered charity. Vision: a world free of high risk roads. Inspect roads and develop Star Ratings and Safer Roads Investment Plans. Active in ~70 countries.
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APEC Free of High Risk Roads Greg Smith, iRAP APEC Transportation Working Group Bali, July 2013
A About iRAP: Registered charity Vision: a world free of high risk roads Inspect roads and develop Star Ratings and Safer Roads Investment Plans Active in ~70 countries 500,000km + assessed
Programme donors Managed by the World Health Organisation Project partners Centres of Excellence Self-governing programmes
Vehicle occupant Star Ratings(106,700km, 13 APEC economies) Note: combined v2.2 and v3 data
Pedestrian Star Ratings(27,100km, 9 APEC economies) Note: combined v2.2 and v3 data. Sections of road where pedestrians are present
Indonesia IRE preparing for large-scale safer roads program (assisted by MIROS) Selected recent developments
Mexico 45,000km of highways assessed Mexico Model School Zones Selected recent developments
China Working with RIOH, Ministry of Transport to establish ChinaRAP Selected recent developments
Star Rating Designs Speed = 70km/h Vehicle occupants: Motorcyclists: Non-motorised (bicycles): Pedestrians:
Star Rating Designs Speed = 50km/h Vehicle occupants: Motorcyclists: Non-motorised (bicycles): Pedestrians:
New Zealand Roads of National Significance to achieve at least 4-stars Selected recent developments
KiwiRAP assessments State Highways (~10,000km) • 5% of the network is median divided • 20% has forgiving and safe roadsides • 96% has good delineation • 98% has wide lanes • 13% has good sealed shoulder width • 72% has good horizontal alignment • The network has an intersection frequency of one intersection for every two kilometres of travel
United States Broadening strategic program following successful pilot phase Selected recent developments
Philippines 6,000km + assessed, safe demonstration corridors, APAC workshop Selected recent developments
Australia Currently assessing ~25,000km VicRoads Selected recent developments
Star Ratings vs crashes Bruce Highway, Australia Source: McInerney, R. and Fletcher, M. (2013). The relationship between Star Ratings and crash costs per vehicle kilometre travelled: the Bruce Highway, Queensland
Korea KOTI centre of excellence Selected recent developments
Viet Nam iRAP countermeasures in National Road Safety Strategy Selected recent developments
For more information • Greg Smith, Regional Director, Asia Pacificgreg.smith@irap.org • Website: http://www.irap.org • Road Safety Toolkit: http://toolkit.irap.org • iRAP online software: http://vida.irap.org • Online training: http://capacity.irap.org