CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 CEDR and Road Safety Goals, Priority issues and working programme of the TG “Road Safety” and its Task Groups

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31

October 2005

CEDR and Road Safety

Goals, Priority issues and working programme

of the TG “Road Safety” and its Task Groups

DI Dr. techn. Günter BreyerAustrian Federal Ministry of Transport

Road Directorate

TG Road Safety


October 2005

Background Information

• Ad Hoc Group “Road Safety” is the youngest CEDR group,

founded in May 2003 by Yvon Loyaerts/B-W• Meeting 1 to 5

• European Road Safety Action Programme• EuroRAP and Risk Rate Mapping

• June 2004: chairmanship to Günter Breyer/A • Meeting 6 and 7

• National road safety programmes• Road safety assessment • Road Safety Audit (RSA)


October 2005

Background Information

CEDR GB Meeting in Bergen on May 12, 2005:

approval of Strategic Plan

Technical Group “Road Safety”

TG Road Safety


October 2005

• Play an important role in concretising the European RS policy

• Work as mediators to create national road safety cultures• Create a network of excellence in the field of RS• Define and disseminate best practices in the field of road

safety• Create a link between policies and implementation• Encourage and support a harmonized implementation of

efficient measures and the respective legal bases• Define cooperation within CEDR and with external

organisations

Gen. Objectives of TG Road Safety


October 2005

TG Road Safety in the Strategic Plan

Central road safety tasks and time schedule

TD Operation – Road Safety Time Schedule

Task Description WG 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

O2

To take advantage of intelligent vehicles and infrastructure technologies to improve road safety (e-Safety)

TG RS

O3 To improve road design concepts in relation to road safety

TG RS

O4 To monitor and support EU activities on road safety

TG RS

O7 To show how to make cost effective road safety investments

TG RS


October 2005

Structure of TG Road Safety

Technical Group TG „Road Safety“

active or corresponding members from each CEDR country

Task Group „O2“

2 members

Task Group „O3“

6 - 8 members

Task Group „O4“

3 members

Task Group „O7“

4 members

Members of four task groups will be determined today


October 2005

Principles of TG Road Safety

• TG “Road Safety” has working or corresponding members from all CEDR countries

• Task groups report to TG “Road Safety”• Tasks of TG “Road Safety”

- umbrella for the single road safety activities- functions as an “institutional memory”- coordinates output- helps avoiding work redundancies of task groups- informs CEDR member on road safety activities- collects, exchanges and disseminates relevant

information to CEDR members


October 2005

Task Group O2

Goals:• inform CEDR members of developments in the filed of eSafety • meet commitment to the commission to provide CEDR member

information to the eSafety forum

Priority issues:• activities of the eSafety forum• research activities in the field of eSafety

Strategy:• participate in the safety forum• disseminate and discuss information in TG “road Safety”• disseminate relevant information to CEDR members• express CEDR’s views and interests

“To take advantage of intelligent vehicles and infrastructure technologies

to improve road safety (e-Safety)“


October 2005

Task Group O2

Timetable and Milestones:• 2005 31/10/05: Kick-off meeting • 2006 2 task group meetings• 2007 2 task group meetings

Output: • progress report • dissemination of relevant information from the safety forum activities of

the eSafety forum

Human Resources:• Task O2 will be performed by a task group of 2 people meeting approx.

2 times a year • most of the work will be done and coordinated via e-mail and webpage


October 2005

Task Group O3

Goals:• improve road safety by making information on road design concepts readily

available • facilitate access to this information for CEDR member countries • influence the development of new road design concepts

Priority issues:• RIA, RSA, RSI, NSM/BSM, Risk Analysis• Self explaining road / forgiving roadsides• Roadside telematics

Strategy:• access experience on road safety experience and practice within the CEDR

countries • discuss the Infrastructure Directive of the European Commission • develop a framework within which to define road design concepts • evaluate what already exists and what has been done • seek collective views on future needs • identify and facilitate ways to develop those needs

“To improve road design concepts in relation to road safety“


October 2005

Task Group O3

Timetable and Milestones:• 2005 31/10/05: Kick-off meeting • 2006 2 to 3 task group meetings• 2007 2 to 3 task group meetings

Output: • fact sheets on each subjects including a common strategy (for

presentation to the EB and/or GB), e.g. fact sheets on EuroRAP• catalogue of road design concepts • workshop on road design concepts for practitioners

Human Resources:• Task O3 should be performed by a working group of approx. 6 to 8

people meeting two to three times a year


October 2005

Task Group O4

Goals:• monitor and interpret the EU’s road safety activities • inform CEDR members of their significance and impact • support EU officials in their road safety work • position CEDR as a reliable partner for the commission

Priority issues:• EU Road Safety Action Programme and comments to the programme • Mid Term Review of the Action Programme + EU Road Safety Report• White paper and revisions • current EU legal and research activities in the field of road safety

Strategy:• monitor priority issues and consider the implications for CEDR members • meet and liase with EU officials • disseminate important draft papers or concepts to CEDR members • get valuable feedback for the Commission • produce summary reports for discussion at TD Operation, EB, or GB meetings • disseminate and discuss information in TG “Road Safety”

“To monitor and support EU activities on road safety“


October 2005

Task Group O4

Timetable and Milestones:• 2005 31/10/05: Kick-off meeting • 2006 max. 2 task group meetings• 2007 max. 2 task group meetings

Output: • short reports on EU’s road safety activities • dissemination of important EU documents at an early stage

Human Resources:• Task O4 will be performed by a task group of 3 people meeting max. 2

times a year • most of the work will be done and coordinated via e-mail and webpage


October 2005

Task Group O7

Goals:• understand, identify, and disseminate best practice to achieve cost-effective road

safety investments

Priority issues:• opinion poll among CEDR members on cost-effective road safety investments • current EU research activities in the field of cost-effective road safety investments

Strategy:• find out how money is spent on road safety and how such costs are determined

by means of a questionnaire • follow EU research activities in the field of cost-effectiveness • review PIARC’s road safety manual and its applications • identify best-practice • disseminate and discuss information in TG “Road Safety”

“To show how to make cost effective road safety investments“


October 2005

Task Group O7

Timetable and Milestones:• 2005 31/10/05: Kick-off meeting • 2006 max. 2 task group meetings• 2007 max. 2 task group meetings

Output: • evaluation report with results of questionnaire • best-practice report on cost-effective road safety investments

Human Resources:• Task O7 will be performed by a task group of 4 people drafting and

evaluating the questionnaire meeting max. 2 times a year • most of the work will be done and coordinated via e-mail and webpage


October 2005

There is just one more thing to say:Let’s get going !*

*There is an awful lot to do… ;o)

Documents

CEDR TG Road Safety Rome, 31 October 2005 CEDR and Road Safety Goals, Priority issues and working programme of the TG “Road Safety” and its Task Groups