10:20-11:20 Parallel Sessions 20 February

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Ensuring Equity and Gender Perspectives to Road Safety Solutions

If acted upon, insights regarding gender and road safety could help to prevent road traffic deaths and injuries. At present, statistics show a marked difference between men and women when it comes to safety on the roads. Men are far more likely to be killed or seriously injured. In fact, worldwide men account for up to 75% of all road traffic deaths. Some of this difference can be explained by travel patterns, however, men also tend to demonstrate risky attitudes and behaviours more often than women do.

On the other hand, given the same crash configurations, women have been shown to have greater risk of injury. Furthermore, women in many low- and middle-income countries are increasingly car buyers and drivers, requiring more gender-tailored road safety awareness campaigns. Moreover, access to transport is also an issue, in that harassment, fear of violence and other barriers can prevent women from using public transport. To make transport safer, more accessible and more useful for everyone, more women need to be involved in shaping transport that works for everyone. This session addresses issues reflected in Sustainable Development Goal 5 on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls, and Sustainable Development Goal 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions.

Panelists

Moderator

Karla Gonzalez Carvajal
Practice Manager Transport – Europe | World Bank

Introduction

Elizabeth Pollitzer
Director | Portia Ltd.

Panel participants

Mattias Landgren
State Secretary | Ministry of Infrastructure | Sweden

Agnes Binagwaho
Vice chancellor | University of Global Health Equity | Rwanda

Nhan Tran
Head | Safety and Mobility | World Health Organization

Leah Shahum
Founder and Executive Director | Vision Zero Network

Aims of the session:

Elaborate on the gender aspects of road safety and sustainable transport.
Offer examples of how traffic planning has benefitted from taking these gender aspects into account.
Consider ways to close the gender gap in transportation planning and management.
Identify key priorities for the next decade.

Session: Addressing the Implementation Gap in Road Safety

Despite the political calls to action and greater attention accorded to road safety during the Decade of Action, progress in slowing the rate of death remains sluggish. While many countries have made improvements to strengthen road safety legislation, policies and programmes to prevent deaths and injuries, implementation of the safe system approach remains challenging in many settings. Whereas implementation failure has historically been attributed to a lack of will or lack of knowledge, there is now increased recognition that implementation itself is a science. As such, it demands that practitioners be formally trained in the methods of putting this scientific approach into practice, while taking into account real-world and context specific challenges. Applied to road safety, effective implementation requires coordination and meaningful engagement of multiple sectors as well as the integration of road safety and other policy objectives. Examples of successful implementation as well as challenges faced in the implementation of the safe systems approach will be shared and discussed in this session.

Panelists

Moderator

Meleckidzedeck Khayesi
Technical Officer | World Health Organization

Introduction

Fred Wegman
Professor Emeritus, Traffic Safety | Delft University of Technology |The Netherlands

Panel participants

Hung Viet Khuat
Executive Vice Chairman | National Traffic Safety Committee | Vietnam

Kirstie Hewlett
Deputy Chief Executive | Ministry of Transport | New Zealand

Julia Funk
Senior Programme Manager | International Road Federation

Albert Asseraf
Executive Vice President, Strategy and User Innovation | JC Decaux

Aims of the session:

Describe how implementation science can be applied to road safety in order to facilitate scale up of the safe system approach
Identify common implementation challenges faced by countries and possible mitigation strategies
Share ongoing efforts and new opportunities for applying implementation science to road safety
Identify key priorities for the next decade

Mitigating Climate Change Through Road Safety

When cities and settlements and the transport systems which serve them are designed and managed with safety and sustainability in mind, there are inevitable benefits for livability, health and the environment. When roads are safe, people walk and cycle more. When they do, they reap the rewards to health and well-being of increased physical activity and decreased air pollution. When city dwellers are offered attractive public transport options, this also yields gains for the environment, as they tend to leave their cars at home. Research has found that a combination of congestion mitigation strategies that reduce severe congestion and improve traffic flow including congestion pricing; speed management strategies that bring down excessive speeds such as intelligent speed assistance; and traffic smoothing strategies that reduce the number and intensity of acceleration and deceleration events like variable speed limits can together reduce CO2 emissions by nearly one third.

Road safety and environmental health are inherently linked, and more efforts need to be made to draw attention to their mutual benefits. This session addresses issues reflected in Sustainable Development Goal 3 on health and Sustainable Development Goal 13 on climate action.

Panelists

Moderator

Robertus de Jong
Head, Air Quality and Mobility Unit | UN Environment Programme

Introduction

Billie Giles-Corti
Director of Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform | RMIT University |Australia

Panel participants

Elin Gustafsson
Member of Parliament | Committee for Transport and Communication | Swedish Parliament

Ndeye Awa Sarr
President | LASER International

Elisabeth Munck af Rosenschöld
Sustainability Manager, Transport and Logistics Services | IKEA

Pere Calvet Tordera
President | International Association of Public Transport

Aims of the session:

Demonstrate how improvements in road safety can mitigate climate change.
Showcase organizations at the forefront of such efforts.
Make the links between addressing road safety and climate change and achieving many of the other Sustainable Development Goals.
Identify key priorities for the next decade.

Triggering Decision Making for Road Safety

With regard to road safety or sustainable mobility generally, many people in positions of power in countries and cities around the world have high ambitions, however, few have taken a specific, concrete and bold decision that has led to lasting change. While scientific knowledge exists about the human and economic toll of road traffic deaths and injuries and the strategies that save lives on the roads, putting those measures into place is often the result of such effective decision making. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development demands new and radical decisions.

Panelists

Moderator | Introduction

Matts-Åke Belin Director at Vision Zero Academy | Swedish Transport Administration

Panel participants

Sunder Banga
Secretary | Committee on Road Safety, Supreme court of India

Rebecca Ivers
Head of School | UNSW Sydney | Australia

Cathy Silberman
Executive Director | Association for Safe International Road Travel

Mats Moberg
Vice President for R&D | Volvo Cars

Aims of the session:

Showcase examples of bold decisions taken in countries or communities that have led to improvements in road safety and sustainable mobility generally.
Describe how these decisions were generated and accepted through the political process.
Elaborate how these decisions and the decision-making process behind them can be replicated in other countries and communities.
Identify key priorities for the next decade.

Ensuring the Safety of Active Road Users

Active road users – those who walk, cycle and use other forms of non-motorized transport – are often exposed to high risks. Targeted investments in walking, cycling and public transport lower the risk for those who use these forms of transport, encourage more people to walk and cycle and reduce excessive motor vehicle use, generating major benefits for health, the environment and social inclusion. Protecting active road users generally fails in the absence of a targeted and strategic plan or inclusion in city planning. Just putting in place isolated measures will not provide significant and sustainable improvement.

While some governments have strategic plans for cycling, few have developed any such plan for walking, let alone a comprehensive plan combining walking, cycling and public transport. Making the most vulnerable road users the focus around which comprehensive national and municipal plans are designed and implemented will improve the safety for all who use the roads.

Panelists

Moderator

Geert van Waeg
President | International Federation of Pedestrians

Introduction

Bronwen Thornton
Chief Executive Officer | Walk 21 Foundation

Panel participants

Paula Bisiau
Undersecretary | Buenos Aires City Government | Argentina

David Davies
Executive Director | Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety | United Kingdom

Martha Giraldo
Director | FundaPeaton

Fiona Bull
Program Manager, Physical Activity | World Health Organization

Aims of the session:

Share best practices on making walking and cycling safe, including in particular for children, older people, and people with disabilities.
Describe the key elements of successful national and municipal road safety plans for active road users.
Identify key priorities for the next decade.

Addressing the Safety of Powered Two-Wheelers

Powered two-wheelers – among them motorcycles, mopeds and scooters – are a common commuting vehicle in some regions of the world and an appreciated recreational vehicle in others. They are among the most affordable forms of personal transport, and their use is on the rise in many countries. Globally, more than one quarter of road traffic fatalities are associated with powered two-wheelers, and in some countries where these vehicles are commonplace, this proportion can be as high as two thirds.

As drivers and riders of powered two-wheelers have less protection compared to people inside vehicles, utmost care must be taken in all components of the road traffic system to ensure their safety. This includes related road safety legislation and enforcement, vehicle and road design, personal safety equipment such as motorcycle helmets and protective clothing, and driver training. Ensuring safe speeds is also essential.

Panelists

Moderator

Maria Segui Gomez
Member of the Academic Expert Group | Special Advisor for Road Safety at FIA

Introduction

Cecilia Sunnevang
Vice President Research | Autoliv Development AB

Panel participants

Johanna Vollrath
Executive Secretary | National Road Safety Commission | Chile

Niphon Bunyamanee
Deputy Minister | Ministry of Interior | Thailand

Edwin Bastiaensen
Secretary General | International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association

Tom Bishop
Program Director | AMEND

Aims of the session:

Illustrate how the safe system approach can effectively address the safety of powered two-wheelers.
Showcase best practice from countries and cities who have addressed the safety of powered two-wheelers.
Identify key priorities for the next decade.

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