Preventing road crash injuries involving children Experience of Slovenia Robert Štaba, AMZS Road Safety Comission Secretary SOL Road Safety Conference - Budapest 2011
SLOVENIA 2 million people Capital Ljubljana 2008 president of EU 1.2 million vehicles 1.1 million drivers 38.000 km roads 6.000 km state roads 580 km high way 2007=146 deaths/mio. 2010=69 deaths/mio.
Road Safety in Europe and Slovenia Road deaths per million population: comparison between 2001 and 2007
Slovenia 2007 2010 in progress...
Road Safety for children in Europe and Slovenia 1998-2007
A change doesn t t happen by itself!
Road safety management Safe infrastructure Safe vehicles Safe road users Post crash care NATIONAL RS PROGRAMME LEGISLATION ROAD SAFETY AGENCY IMPROVED LAND USE POLICIES PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST FACILITIES EURONCAP EU NORMS AND STANDARDS EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE VICTIM REHABILITATION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ENFORCEMENT URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE ANALAYSE, MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF MEASURES SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS
state National programmes support child safety 1.Operational programme 2005-2010 names child injury prevention as a concrete area 2.Responsible agencies named - Road safety agency, Ministry of education and sport, Ministry of interior, Ministry of transport, local communities 3.Legislation to protect children from road crashes 4.Interventions - in-school, police, infrastructure 5.Other stakeholders involved in programme delivery- NGOs, private sector, media
From words to actions... Statistical data Other data and information sources Results of previous actions Municipality Media Schools Kindergardens Members
Child and youth road crash injury trends
Year All death Death pedestrians % of death pedestrians Key message: Pedestrian fatalities increased slightly since 2007 2007 293 32 11% 2008 214 39 18% 2009 171 24 14% 2010 138 26 19%
Key message: Pedestrian fatalities increased mainly among older road users (above 55 yrs) Child and youth fatalities remained stable/decreased Age group Deaths 2007 2008 2009 2010 0 to 7 1 2 0 1 8 to 14 2 1 0 0 15 to 18 1 1 0 0 19 to 24 0 0 0 0 25 to 34 3 1 0 3 35 to 44 1 3 2 2 45 to 54 6 5 5 1 55 to 64 6 8 4 7 above 64 12 18 13 12
Key message: Injury incidents are decreasing among all age groups but remain a concern Age group Injuries 2007 2008 2009 2010 0 to 7 58 29 32 30 8 to 14 84 85 86 84 15 to 18 77 81 72 62 19 to 24 83 62 65 46 25 to 34 85 63 84 70 35 to 44 87 75 71 64 45 to 54 119 106 84 72 55 to 64 124 88 81 88 above 64 203 206 181 151
Key message: High percentage of crashes in built up areas We must focus efforts on improving urban infrastructure Investment is needed (round abouts, improved pedestrian and cyclist facilities, etc) Year In build up area Outside build up area % of acc. in build up area % of acc. outside build up area 2007 857 113 88% 12% 2008 737 97 88% 12% 2009 693 79 90% 10% 2010 626 80 89% 11%
Statistics: Children age 0 7 years 2006-2010 Key message: High level of child restraint usage? What is the problem? ask the parents! Participant No injuries Severe injuries Minor injuries Death Passenger 142 31 1021 6 Pedestrian 9 34 149 6 Cyclist 11 4 52 0 Other 83 3 19 0
Statistics: Children age 0 7 years 2006-2010 Key message: We must work more with parents and drivers Caused an accident Year Yes No 2006 8% 92% 2007 14% 86% 2008 11% 89% 2009 14% 86% 2010 15% 85%
Statistics: Children age 0 7 years 2006-2010 Key message: Child injury crashes are mainly in built up areas We must focus more on involving municipalities in prevention efforts Road type Number of accidents % Roads in built up area 661 47% Local road 198 14% Main roads 187 13% Regional roads 254 18% Motorway 113 8%
Statistics: Children age 0 7 years 2006-2010 Key message: We must increase efforts on all fronts: education in school communities, infrastructure, enforcement... Cause Number of accidents % Pedestrians' mistakes 65 33% Other 50 26% Ignoring rules of priority 24 12% Vehicle movements 24 12% Driving in the wrong direction 19 10%
Statistics: Youngsters age 8 14 years 2006-2010 Key message: We must work more with parents and drivers Year Caused an accident Yes No 2006 27% 73% 2007 27% 73% 2008 25% 75% 2009 30% 70% 2010 29% 71%
Child and youth road crash injury prevention measures
VISIBILITY An example of preparation and implementation of preventive campaign Be careful, be seen! The number of deaths among pedestrians by month and part of the day 80 70 70 60 50 40 30 20 52 47 49 30 32 24 31 39 39 56 56 DAY NIGHT 10 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1995-2005 The accident data analyses have shown that pedestrians are particularly at risk during autumn and winter months with darkness occupying the major part of the day and causing as much as 70 percent of these accidents. For this very reason, good visibility of pedestrians and their cautious and correct conduct are of major importance.
Be careful, be seen! Programme Objective: reduce road crash incidents of children and elderly by increasing their visibility in the dark reflective materials letters CHILDREN SCHOOL PARENTS LOCAL COUNCILS SLOVENIAN ROAD SAFETY AGENCY Reflective materials GRANDPARENTS postcards
Example materials - Be careful, be seen! Posters Letters Postcards Flyers TV movies Reflective bodies, stickers Campaign links work of agency, police, local councils, schools and other partners and has not only a rational message but also big emotional effect on children and their grandparents.
Results: 93% schools are participating in the project 22.000 children, 1.100 teachers and 66.000 grandparents are directly involved indirectly 40.000 parents and 20.000 pedestrians are informed Total: 150.000 people every year We have received 11.321 postcards, 20,5 % correct response from 93% schools. 50 the most sucessful classes and 1.000 elderly received reflective bands.
Preventional and educational NGO programmes
Infrastructure measures
FIA Euro Test pedestrian crossing in communities
EuroRAP 2007 2011 Same result different solution PTI traffic safety analysis Risk Rating Star Rating
Diferrent project same goal -EuroRAP Road G2-106 Infrastructure Traffic Safety analysis Drivers behaviour study Specific road accident study Road victim story Media support Study results presented to authorities Euro RAP study put local problem on global level
EuroRAP 2007 2011 Same result different solution EuroRAP used as internationally recognised approach Public and political support Expert support and respect EuroRAP involved in traffic safety management on national and local level Road G2-106 to be reconstructed
EuroRAP 2007-2011 Suggested solution
Zavod Varna pot (Save Journey Institute www.varna-pot.si) Civil, non-profit, humanitarian, non-political organization. Established by road traffic victims and their families, experts from different fields, members and sympathizers, who all together help form an organization who s s prime goal is to make Slovenia s s roads safe.
Where is the will there is the way! It is a consequence of mind, decision and responsibility of an individual and consequently of the whole society! Thank you for your attention! Robert.Staba@amzs.si