Past Events in October

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The following pre-events in October, which have been organized in connection to the conference, have already been completed.

7 OCT: Foresight Session – Building Partnerships for Better Road Safety

Date: 7 October 2019
Time: 8:00 am - 11:30 am local time
Organizer: PIARC & International Road Federation (IRF)
Where: ADNEC Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Contact: info@piarc.org

As part of PIARCs 26th World Road Congress, IRF Geneva and PIARC are organising a session dedicated to building partnerships for better road safety outcomes.

The Decade of Action for Road Safety and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) objective is to halve road safety deaths and injuries by 2020. These targets are a shared responsibility with the potential to unlock the transformative power of collaborations between all stakeholders. The nearing end of the Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020) calls on all of us to step up our efforts.

Building on the current momentum that sees road safety high on the global agenda, the session will explore the importance of inter-agency collaboration and of multi-stakeholders’ partnerships. The session will provide concrete examples of the strength of partnerships and provide guidance on concrete steps to be undertaken to set up partnerships that deliver, especially in the case of LMICs.

Multi-sector partnerships have great potential if efforts and resources are aligned with global goals.

7 OCT: Workshop "Road Safety Manual & the UN Targets"

Date: 7 October 2019
Time: 14:00 - 17:30 pm local time
Organizer: PIARC, ITF/OECD
Where: ADNEC Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Contact: info@piarc.org

As part of PIARCs 26th World Road Congress, PIARC's Technical Committee C1 is organising a workshop on PIARC's Road Safety Manual (RSM) & the UN Global Road Safety Targets.

The PIARC Road Safety Manual provides a wealth of information to support countries seeking to improve their road safety performance, including detailed guidance and case studies on best-practice. The implementation of that best-practice varies worldwide, and the workshop will focus on the implementation challenges in relation to safe system policy, planning, financing, design, construction and maintenance of safer roads.

The workshop will specifically highlight sections of the Manual that can assist countries at all levels of practice in taking the necessary changes in road safety and infrastructure safety management, with a particular focus on safe system transformations. Stakeholders from around the world will provide their practical experiences from low, middle and high-income countries.

The capacity building, implementation and institutional improvements needed to ensure the UN Member State agreed Road Safety Performance Targets for 2030 are achieved will be discussed.

Workshop participants will debate the priorities for the next ten years and how, as a global community, we can succeed in meeting the UN Targets and the Sustainable Development Goals.

8 OCT: Workshop "Development of sustainable RSA and RSI implementation in LMICs

Date: 9 October 2019
Time: 8:00 am - 11:30 am local time
Organizer: PIARC, IRF Geneva, iRAP, World Bank, AFDB
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 workshop on Development of sustainable Road Safety Audit (RSA) and Road Safety Inspection (RSI) implementation in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC).

Road Safety Audit and Road Safety Inspection are well accepted practices in the design and management of the road network in well developed economies and have been adopted increasingly in low and middle income economies, chiefly through the support of international funding agency major programmes. Adoption of these processes more widely outside of these major schemes is more sporadic.

Initial presentation on international aspects of audit, inspection and assessment with a series of questions will provide basis for a roundtable discussion, such as:

How can the distinction between road safety audit, road safety inspection and road safety assessment be consistently described?
Do potential clients understand what is being asked for and how can this be correctly specified?
What institutional requirements are needed locally to successfully embed each of the international practices within the design and management process?
How can local knowledge and expertise be developed in LMICs?
How can the recommendations from each of these processes be most effectively implemented?

9 OCT: 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.

9 OCT: Technical Session "Design and Operations Of Safer Road Infrastructure"

Date: 9 October 2019
Time: 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm local time
Organizer: PIARC World Road Association / Technical Committee C2
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.

10 OCT: Technical Session "Infrastructure Security"

Date: 10 October 2019
Time: 8:00 am - 11:30 am local time
Organizer: PIARC World Road Assocation / Task Force C.1
Where: ADNEC Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Contact: info@piarc.org

In the last decade, direct, intentional attacks on infrastructure users and/or cargo with an explicit intention to disrupt transport flows, harm passengers and other members of the public, to make a political point or make economic profit by blackmailing the country have increased.

There are numerous security considerations in the management of infrastructure, which arise from its strategic importance, its different uses, and its proximity, and therefore the access it can provide to other assets and public spaces.

In this session, different approaches essential for effective strategy in the security of road infrastructure and transport will be pointed out.

The first part is dedicated to the malicious acts. The presentation will deal with the different categories of threats and five practical cases.

The second part is related to cyber security in two presentations from Germany and Italy.

The third part debates new security threats and the issue of the security risks posed by the drones are discussed on the basis of an investigation carried out by New South Wales Road and Maritime Services in Australia.

At the end of the session, a roundtable on tomorrow’s security issues will be held with a panel of qualified experts including the speakers.

16 OCT: 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.

Last updated: 2019-11-07

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