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Republic of Poland Secretariat of National Road Safety Council

Republic of Poland Secretariat of National Road Safety Council. eSafety Forum. Brussels, 27 September 2004. The National Road Safety Council (NRSC). established in 1993 by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers since 1 January 2002 under the law on road traffic

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Republic of Poland Secretariat of National Road Safety Council

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  1. Republic of Poland Secretariat of National Road Safety Council eSafety Forum • Brussels, 27 September 2004

  2. The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) • established in 1993 by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers since 1 January 2002 under the law on road traffic • an interministerial auxiliary body of the Council of Ministers for road safety • Chaired by the Minister of Infrastructure supported by two deputies • The members of the NRSC are: Representatives of regional governmental authorities (Voivodes) designated by the Prime Minister, the Minister of National Defence, the Minister of Justice and ministers for public administration, budget, public finance, economy, spatial management and housing, education, environment, transport, internal affairs andlabour as well as the Police Commander-in-Chief, the Fire Brigade Commander-in-Chiefand the General Director for National Roads and Motorways.

  3. Statutory tasks for NRSC: • recommending guidance of State policy • developing and appraising road safety programs • initiating research works, legal acts, international agreements and staff training programs • conducting international cooperation • working closely with social institutions and NGOs • instigating road safety education, publicity and promotion campaigns • monitoring and evaluation of road safety activities

  4. The main assumptions of the lack of safety on Polish roads: • high number of crash casualties, severe material and social loses. • under-performing apparatus of control. • lack of regular, long-term cooperation between the administration, civil society and NGOs. • insufficient political and social support to road safety initiatives.

  5. The National Road Safety Program • The basis for coordinated road safety efforts of the NRSC were laid down upon the completion of the National Road Safety Program in Poland, GAMBIT 2000, approved by the Government in 2001. The Program has set a goal of reducing the number of fatalities to no more than 4,000 per annum by 2010 (or 3,000 by planned GAMBIT2005). This will hopefully be attained through implementation of long term and short term tasks of two types: • »establishing a countrywide road safety structure (completed by establishing 16 Regional Safety Councils); and • »implementing road safety countermeasures.

  6. The NRSC international cooperation • OECD • ECMT • High Level Group of Road Safety EC • Memorandum of Understanding with the Netherlands • PIARC • multilateral and bi-lateral road safety initiatives The Polish Committee of the Global Road Safety Partnership was established in 2000. The Polish GRSP Program is based on a tri-sectoral approach (public-private-NGO) and is running successfully. The national secretariat of GRSP is hosted by NRSC.

  7. Main factors influencing road safety in Poland: • Excessive Speed– every fifth crash is caused either by excessive speed or by a speed inappropriate for traffic conditions; • Young drivers – 35% of drivers causing road crashes in Poland are young drivers, aged 18-24; • Vulnerable road users – life of pedestrians is at much higher risk than in leading EU countries: they account for 34% of total road fatalities; • Alcohol – in Poland almost 10% of road crashes involves drunk driving and 5% drunk pedestrians • Crash severity – is very high in Poland where are 11 fatalities per 100 crashes, while the EU average is 3; • Roads crossing small villages – every fifth crash happens on such roads; • Road crash concentration sites (black spots) – every fourth crash occurs in such areas or spots.

  8. Registered and predicted number of road fatalities

  9. Trends in car ownership and road fatalities

  10. Killed in road crashes

  11. Trends in road casualties

  12. Road casualties by age

  13. Year 2004 andactions aimed at improving road safety in the future: • The Fourth Road Safety Week in the UN/ECE region • Signed the European Road Safety Charter • speed limit of 50 km/h within built-up areas was passed by the Parliament • Introduction of road safety boards at a county level • Safety belt use, child safety systems media campaign • revision and new updated version of program GAMBIT 2005 • National Transport Policy 2005-2020

  14. Future steps: challenges ahead • encouragement of the most effective countermeasures in the areas of speed, alcohol, seat belts and pedestrian protection, including the implementation of the regional road safety program. • implementation of countrywide staff training program. • enhanced legal framework of the road safety system, including new regulations about drivers licensing. • cooperation with central and regional authorities, civil society and private sector. • continuous road safety education and publicity efforts, towards more social and political recognition of Road Safety.

  15. Ministry of Infrastructure 4/6 Chalubinskiego str. 00-928 Warsaw, Poland Phone: (+48 22) 630 12 55, fax. (+48 22) 830 00 80 internet: www.krbrd.gov.pl e-mail: agrzegorczyk@mi.gov.pl

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