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The Dutch strategic approach to Rider Safety
Action Plan for improving road safety for motorcyclist
Robbert Verweijsenior policy advisor
3 october 2012
The overall Dutch policy on road safety
• Generic measures combined with specific measures for target groups:1. Protecting vulnerable road users
• Motorcyclists • Cyclists• Elderly people• Young, novice drivers
2. Tougher approach to people who cause unsafe situations• alcohol or drugs• Speeding
• Cooperation with regional and local road-owners and stakeholders
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Why focus on road safety for riders?
• 1 in 10 casualties in the Netherlands is a rider, although trend is still declining.
• European figures indicate that 1 in 6,3 casualties is a biker (16% in 2009- ERSO)
• Focus tends to be on cars, not all that much information on bikes (even simple things like km driven annually).
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Casualties among riders in Netherlands
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Principles in the actionplan• The measures should be evidence-based: first the accident data was
analysed to find the paramount reasons that riders are killed:(1) Riders are not given right of way (by cars) at junctions(2) Loss of control of the vehicle
• Measures should comply with boundary conditions of the Strategic Plan:(1) No disproportional measures inflicting freedom of road users(2) No large amounts of money are available
• Measures should target (1) rider (2) vehicle (3) infrastructure
• Measures should be acceptable for all involved (limited enforcement capacity)
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Rider specific paradoxes for an actionplan
• One the one hand riders are (by statistics) vulnerable road users.• On the other hand they are perceived as béing dangerous
• Relative small percentage of mobility.• Relative high percentage of accidents.
• Riders wánt to “be different.”• These ‘Wild Riders’ have to convince
‘boring nonriding politicians’.
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Why involving stakeholder is vital
• Different groups have access to different information -> omitting groups will lead to lack of vital information
• Taking the views of stakeholders into account will lead to mutual understanding and eye-openers! -> acceptance of measures is vital.
• Sharing knowledge and facts leads to a common base for discussion -> shared sense of urgency.
• involving all stakeholders is critically important to ensure successful countermeasures;
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Most important measures
1. Development and offering of training of higher order skills for riders2. Informing riders of effect of protective clothing and safe riding3. Investigate possibilities to inform car drivers on how to cope with
riders4. Check if during the car driving license test enough effort is put in
coping with riders5. Investigate effect of visibility measures for riders (such as
retroreflective clothing or lighting)6. Merge all infrastructural development aspect relevant to riders in the
road-developers manuals.7. Implement the 3rd Driving License Directive
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Work carried out, end: 2012
(Temporarily) postponed
Finished: Report ready
Finished: Report readyFollow-up in 2013
Work carried out, end: 2012
Work carried out, end: 19-1-2013
