Road Safety in the Developing World Challenges and Responses NETWORK OF EMPLOYERS FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY Dedicated to road safety everywhere in the world Member UN Road Safety Collaboration Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 Jack Hanley NETS Executive Director Driven to Distraction Conference TIRF-CAA
"Fardier á Vapeur", the first self-propelled vehicle. It was constructed by Nicholas Cugnot in 1769 2
and was involved in the first-ever self-propelled vehicle crash. Oops! 3
NETS Board of Directors STRENGTH IN NUMBERS Annual Fleet Safety Benchmark Program Annual STRENGTH IN NUMBERS Benchmark Conference Year-round Forum Best Practices Exchange Annual Drive Safely Work Week campaign Novice Driver s Road Map learning to drive booklet 4
NETS Benchmark Metrics Snapshot (2010 Global Data) Data are for all vehicle types Total vehicles 401,000+ Total kilometers 15.4 billion Data for 128 Countries Collisions 77,211 total Composite: 8.08 CPMM Injuries (USA) Composite: 0.35 IPMM % of Fleet in Crash Composite: 16% 5
2010 Collisions Per Million Miles By Country (20 Largest Country Fleets) March 1, 201 CPMM = Total Collisions x 1,000,000 Total Mileage 6
DECADE OF ACTION FOR ROAD SAFETY 2011-2020 7
Vehicle Growth to 2020 8
1.3 million 20-50 million 50% Up to 4% The Global Toll 9
Predictions of Global Mortality Source: WHO Global Burden of Disease 2008 10
Global Impact of Road Traffic Fatalities 11
G20 Road Death Rates WHO Global Status Report, 2009 12
Changing Direction Potential of a Decade of Action for Road Safety Guria, J. for CGRS, 2009 13
Safer Roads & Mobility DECADE ACTION PLAN Five Pillars for a Safe Systems Approach Build Capacity Safer Vehicles Safer User Behavior Post-crash Response www.who.int/roadsafety/decade_of_action/ 14
Road Safety Challenges in South Africa ISSUES Infrastructure Highways vs. Side Roads Road Maintenance / potholes Poor Lighting Driver Experience Level / Speeding Vehicle Availability Hijacking / Good Samaritan COUNTERMEASURES Policy addresses: Vehicle Model Selection Signoff Restricted Driving Times Hitchhikers/Good Samaritan Acts Motorcycle Helmet entering/exiting property (off the job safety) Training: Behavioral Evaluations and Observations Designed for Vehicle and Expected Road Conditions Vehicle Spec s: Ratings Park Assist Tracking Device 15
Road Safety Challenges in Asia Varying languages sometimes multiple languages in one market Road infrastructure can add challenges: conditions and remote locations extremely congested roads narrow roads that do not always accommodate cars Limited resources require creative methods of implementing (i.e. limited access to internet and lap tops) Colleagues driving various types of vehicles: 2 wheeler vehicles (motorcycles) 4 wheeler (company assigned cars) Large number of drivers make it difficult to monitor and manage driving expectations Limited ability to visit all countries Systems are not always automated, so manual collection of data may be required Condition of vehicles driven varies because of personal ownership aspect Many late night calls 16
Mexico Actions Taken Policies BTW training Full-time resource Mgmt by local team Communication ID high risk drivers Emergency line 17
Road Safety Best Practices (From 2009 and 2010 data years) More likely to publish a scorecard monthly More likely to terminate a driver for violating the company's mobile phone policy More likely to review mobile-phone records after a collision More likely to have a special team or board review collisions More likely to use a classroom training format Statistically valid among the lowest CPPM companies 18
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