Approved pre- and post-events (GAMMAL)

Technical Session "National Road Safety Policies & Programs"

Date: 9 October 2019
Time: 8:00 am - 11:30 am local time
Organizer: PIARC World Road Association / Technical Committee C1
Where: ADNEC Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Contact: info@piarc.org

As part of PIARCs 26th World Road Congress, PIARC's Technical Committee C2 is organising a session on Design and Operation of Safer Road Infrastructure.

Key issues are including:
• Vulnerable road users (including pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists).
• Consideration of Human Factors in road design and operation
• The setting of credible speed limits
• Best practice in the conduct of Road safety audit (in particular, its application in low and middle-income countries, LMIC)

TC C2 has been able to draw on a wide and broad range of international experience and expertise, thus drawing attention to the issues, exploring mitigations and promoting and sharing best practice and knowledge across the global safety community.

The work accomplished by TC C2 during the 2016 - 2019 work cycle will be presented in detail during the session. The session will also feature the presentation of thought proving and ground-breaking papers that were received from the PIARC Call for papers on these important subjects.

Swedish – Latvian Cooperation in Road Traffic Safety: Swedish Experience and Solutions

Date: 16 October 2019
Time: 12:00 pm local time
Organizer: Embassy of Sweden in Riga, Business Sweden
Where: Riga
Contact: iveta.rasa@gov.se

Road traffic safety is still a relevant issue for the Baltic States, including Latvia. Despite numerous efforts, road fatalities per million inhabitants in Latvia is the highest amongst the Baltic States. In 2018 the number of road fatalities have reached 148.
The main objective of the seminar is to promote the Vision Zero platform for sharing knowledge and offering Swedish technological solutions for road traffic safety. Vision Zero expert from the Swedish Transport Administration Mats-Åke Belin will share with the relevant stakeholders in Latvia about the overall road safety situation in Sweden and how Sweden has achieved its good results in approaching the goal: No loss of life is acceptable.

International Road Safety Conference ´Vive la Moto’

Date: 26-27 November 2019
Time: 26 November 9:00 am - 6:00 pm, 27 November 9:00 am - 3:00 pm local time
Organizer: Dirección General de Tráfico (Spanish Goverment) and ANESDOR (Asociación Nacional Empreses Sector Dos Ruedas - Spanish PTWs Industries Association). International supporting organisations: ACEM – The Motorcycle Industry in Europe; IMMA – International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association
Where: Barcelona
Contact: pjdiez@anesdor.com

The motorcycle is increasingly present in many countries around the world, covering economic mobility needs, leisure and enjoyment. According to WHO the motorcycle fleet in the world increased by 10% between 2013 and 2016, but the accident rate so did, passing its representativeness in the global traffic fatalities, from 23% to 28%.

Spain is one of the European countries with very high motorcycling popularity. Motorcycles are an important mobility tool in the Spanish cities. In addition, motorcycle sport is acknowledged by its continuous success.

Between 2007 and 2017 the Spanish motorcycle fleet has grown by 14% while the number of fatalities and serious injuries has been reduced by 55%, a great advance, but not enough.

A package of additional risk reducing interventions need to be identified and implemented to meet the road safety targets in the Sustainable Development Goals from the United Nations.

Therefore, the Traffic Department of the Spanish Government and ANESDOR, the Spanish motorcycle industry association, have joined efforts to organize an international conference, with the aim to increase knowledge about motorcycle safety, discuss proposals and provide recommendations towards broader global policy making considering the upcoming 2020 Ministerial Conference to be held in February 2020.

iRAP Innovation Workshop: Achieving the UN Targets by 2030

Date: 17 and 18 February 2020
Time: 17 February 10:00 am until 18 February 1:00 pm local time
Organizer: International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), World Bank, International Transport Forum iRAP Innovation
Where: Stockholm
Contact: judy.williams@irap.org

Over 1.3 million people are killed on the world’s roads every year. More than 30 million suffer life-changing injuries. Based on current trauma levels an estimated 500 million people will be killed or injured between now and 2030.

To support the various UN Sustainable Development Goals that will benefit from improved road safety, the UN Member States have agreed Global Road Safety Performance Targets that outline the priorities for safe system action through to 2030. Target 3 and Target 4 are focussed on road infrastructure and the safety of travel for all road users. These targets, if achieved, have the potential to save 467,000 lives a year and more than 100 million deaths and injuries avoided over the life of the treatments (refer www.vaccinesforroads.org). $8 of benefits will accrue for every $1 invested.

The iRAP Innovation Workshop for 2020 will be co-hosted by the World Bank and ITF. It will bring together leaders at the highest level of global and regional consultation, government, policy, financing, technology, infrastructure management, and technology and data innovation to look at strategic ways that these significant benefits can be realised.  Innovation in planning, design, financing, upgrading roads and sharing success will be examined. Plenary and interactive presentations will focus on the global structure needed to deliver the 2030 targets, big data for big life savings, global planning and design standards, safer cities and journeys for vulnerable road users, and investment innovation.

Read more about the workshop (pdf-file 458 kB)

Borderless Research to Save Lives – An Experience How Vision Zero Can Be Addressed by Collaboration

Date: 17 February 2020
Time: 11.00 (11:00 am) - 18.30 (6:30 pm) local time
Organizer: SAFER Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre
Where: Gothenburg, Sweden, Chalmerska huset and Lindholmen Science Park)
Contact: malin.levin@chalmers.se

Begin your visit to the global UN conference in Sweden in Gothenburg, a city with exceptional multidisciplinary road safety research and innovation capability. The program aims to bring even more valuable knowledge about how a safe transport system can be created with you back home. We support you with practical details such as accommodation and transport to facilitate the combination with the main conference program in Stockholm.

About the program
As a delegate to this pre-event you will take part in a half-day experience in Gothenburg, West Sweden’s home town of the automotive industry, to create a deeper understanding of how to improve traffic safety through measures resulting from a successful collaboration model between society, industry and academia.

The participants will bring home knowledge about:
• Vision Zero – basic principles
• Traffic safety measures today & tomorrow
• A successful collaboration model to work towards a common goal
• System thinking for traffic safety – practical examples on implementation
• Build understanding for needs to move ahead in traffic safety: why fast-footed regulations and investments (including grants) are needed and their benefits, by showing examples of opportunities
• Enabling the future: regulatory & research needs.

The program will give you valuable insights on road safety that add value to your overall experience during the global UN conference in Sweden. You will meet leading traffic safety researchers who can contribute to increased knowledge for implementing safer traffic models in your home country. Welcome to us!

Learn more about SAFER on the webb page Safer research
Register to the event Borderless research to save lives The link works best with Explorer browser (sign up no later than February 1, 2020) 

Civil Society Global Summit

Date: 18 February 2020
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm local time
Organizer: Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety
Where: Stockholm
Contact: valeria@roadsafetyngos.org 

The Civil Society Global Summit will take place on 18 February 2020 and comprise of two parts: assemblies in the morning for special interest groups and the summit in the afternoon.

The objective of the summit will be to gather demands, statements, and commitments from road safety civil society.

The summit aims to gather over 400 participants and be a loud platform for civil society to organize and present their commitments and statements of cooperation which will then be presented at the Third Ministerial Conference on Road Safety the next day.

During the summit, one representative of each Assembly will present their conclusions from the morning sessions. Representatives will reach agreement on how the statements, commitments and demands will be presented to the Ministers at the Ministerial Conference.

The summit will finish with an activation that will create awareness and highlight the importance and urgency that road crashes deaths and injuries represent to our society. The activation will be cost effective, represent the interests of all assemblies, and have visual impact and a clear message.

Road Safety Benchmarking and Regional Road Safety Observatories

Date: 18 February 2020
Time: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm local time
Organizer: International Transport Forum (ITF), World Health Organization, World Bank, Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF), Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP), Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), African Development Bank (ADB), Asian Development Bank (AfDB)
Where: Stockholm
Contact: veronique.feypell@itf-oecd.org

This workshop will highlight the importance of reliable road safety data to develop sound road safety policies and the opportunites of road safety benchmarking to raise road safety on the political agenda and generate a positive emulation for road safety.

In many countries, there is a wide gap between official statistics and estimates of WHO published in the Global Status Report. Improvements in crash data collection and analysis systems are needed not only to more precisely know the total number of road deaths but also on the number of serious injuries. Tangible progress in road safety in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 will also require monitoring closely key road safety performance indicators.

In this context, regional road safety observatories present an opportunity for joint regional efforts in improving road safety data collection. Important economies of scale can also be achieved by adopting a regional approach.

The workshop will discuss how road safety data can be used for improved road safety policy and the critical role of observatories, and lessons learned from this process. It will present progress already achieved in Latin America and Africa, and the initiatives in place to develop an Asia Pacific Observatory.

Best Practice to Implement a Sustainable Society. Focus on Road Safety.

Date: 18 February 2020
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm local time
Orginazer: SWECO
Where: Stockholm
Contact: tania.willstrand@sweco.se

Our guests will experience an evening focusing on sharing best practice and knowledge regarding how to reach a sustainable society with road safety in focus. Apart from a privilege network with our road safety experts, guests will be presented with four short lectures illustrating road safety work and how it could be a mean to reach several of the sustainable global goals.

Two specific experiences done in China and in India will be presented to our guests to give them practical examples on how to work with road safety in urban environments. Guests will have the opportunity to meet with our road safety experts during all evening in an effort to share knowledge that they will bring back to their home countries.

We are also investigating the possibility to organise a trip to visit the SWECO headquarter in Stockholm (e.g. by bus or bicycle depending on the weather) during which we use the travel time to illustrate vision zero in the city of Stockholm. Again focus on practice.

Learn more about the pre event and register on Sweco's web page

Road Safety in Latin America

Date: 18 February 2020
Time: 5:00 pm local time
Organizer: Interamerican Development Bank - Iberoamerican Road Safety Council
Where: Stockholm
Contact: hilda.gomez@cisevi.org 

The objective of the event is the launch of the Ibero-American Road Safety Council, as an independent and technical organization that promotes road safety in the Region. It will analyze road safety in Ibero-america, the actual situation and actions and plans that must be carried out by all stakeholders to move forward in the next decade.

Description of the most critical profiles in the region: 

• motorcyclists,
• pedestrians

Next decade of strategic action. Presentation of the main lines of action proposed for the region. The Interamerican Development Bank Will share their views and projects for the Region. Private sector and other regional organizations will also he event.

Safe Trips from Door to Door in the Sustainable Society: Active Road User Safety

Date: 18 February 2020
Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 local time
Organizer: Autoliv
Where: Stockholm
Contact: cecilia.sunnevang@autoliv.com

Approximately 50% of all road traffic fatalities are among people outside of vehicles. Cities are becoming larger and more congested. For a more sustainable, attractive and safe transport system, multi-modal transport is needed. People’s mobility choices are changing, and new transportation modes create new traffic situations and new needs for keeping the road users safe from door to door.

With this event Autoliv will present how industrial partners in collaboration with academia and authorities can contribute to a safer transport system, and how Autoliv, as the largest supplier of automotive safety systems and with the newly expanded focus on active road user safety, targets to contribute to saving more lives.

By presentations including problem statement using real life data, benefit analysis and description of countermeasures we will show how the transport system can be safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and powered two-wheeler riders. The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion, with invited guests, focusing on what technologies and incentives are needed on a global as well as regional level to improve the safety of the active road users. There will be an exhibition with more details on the information presented and opportunities to mingle and discuss with experts in the field

Time for collaboration and meaningful shared responsibility. Considering the legal framework  governing the international  application of emerging automotive technologies for the benefit of  road safety  and Sustainable Development Goals

Date: 18 February 2020
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm local time
Organizer: Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety – UNECE WP1 
Where: Stockholm
Contact: l.iorio@mit.gov.it

A lot has been said about automotive automation and the awing capacity of being the game changer for the future road mobility. Indeed true. But automotive automation is not the goal, it should not even be the end per- se, but, in fact, it should be the mean to the end, to the social progress, in order to give access to safe mobility to everyone. Automotive technology will lead to significant road safety improvements in terms of less fatalities and casualties, as well as innovative access to opportunities to the most fragile segment of population, the vulnerable to exclusion.

The event is meant to raise attention on the recent engagements of the Global Forum in order to highlight the importance of securing a common harmonized view on how maximise the social benefit of automotive technology in the context of the multifaceted challenges of the new road mobility ( new concept of driver and of the driving task; how road automation would significantly affect vehicle’s users behavioural pattern; how it will win the social acceptance and how technological potential could serve the social needs, and positively re-address the critical socio -demographic turns affecting progress , sustainability and equity at global level). To this end, legal experts, international institutions , automotive and digital industry, transport research and academia are expected to contribute to the debate on what are the essential key – elements regulators should take into account to facilitate the governance of the automated road traffic environment of the forthcoming decades.

Equitability: Road Safety For All Through Vision Zero And Sustainable Safety

Date: 18 February 2020

Time: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm local time

Organizer: la Prévention Routière Internationale (PRI) in partnership with Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals and TRAFFIC INJURY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (TIRF)
Where: Stockholm
Contact: boulaajoul@cnpac.gov.ma

For a long time, endeavors to improve road safety were guided by the three E-s: engineering, enforcement and education. Over the years, additional E-s have been identified and more recently “equitability” has been added to the growing list. It refers to the idea that road safety is a right for all road users. In other words, road safety for all. Today, however, there is no road safety for all. Rather, there is an unequal distribution of road safety across road users, between countries, and between rich and poor.

In addition to adding E-s to the list, something else happened; a paradigm shift. Rather than accepting deaths and injuries as the price we pay for mobility road safety professionals around the world began to believe that it was possible to be mobile without paying this price. The shift began in Sweden in the 1990s with Vision Zero and in the Netherlands with Sustainable Safety. The foundation of this new approach is that serious injuries and deaths should not be an acceptable consequence of mobility. Instead, the protection of human lives is a priority and road safety is everybody’s business.

Learn more about the pre-event workshop (pdf-file, 398 kB)