implementing a system approach in support of the decade of action

Implementing system approach for Decade of Action for Road Safety, 2011-2020

Dr. Chamaiparn Santikarn

Last updated, August 2011Regional Advisor, Injury and Violence Prevention, WHO Regional Office for the South East Asia Region

Sixth Regional EST Forum In Asian Sustainable Mobility, Manekshaw CenterDhaula Kuan, New Delhi, Dec 3-6, 2011

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MalariaWHO 2008

TuberculosisWHO 2008

AIDS‐related deathsUNAIDS 2008

Global status report on road safety, 2009p y

• Top 10 countries with largest modelled

number of RTI deaths globally- China,

India, Nigeria, USA, Pakistan, Indonesia,

Russia, Brazil, Egypt and Ethiopia

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Smeed coefficientSource: Global Status Report for Road Safety, 2009

Background• UN GA resolution 64/2551 of 2010 proclaimed

2011 2020 D d f A ti f R d S f t (RS)2011–2020 Decade of Action for Road Safety (RS)

• WHO, UN regional commissions, UN RS O, U eg o a co ss o s, U SCollaboration and stakeholders,

d Gl b l Pl f A iprepared a Global Plan of Action for Decade as guiding documentg g

• WHO and UN Regional Commissions to coordinate monitoring of global progress through global status reports on RS and otherthrough global status reports on RS and other tools

Goals of the Decade of Action 2011-2020Overall goal - to stabilize then reduce forecasted global road traffic fatalities by 2020global road traffic fatalities by 2020

Source:- Global plan for decade of action for road safety 2011-2020 http://www.who.int/roadsafety/decade_of_action/

Framework for the Decade of ActionGuiding principles: "safe system" approach

• Aims to develop road system - better

d t h daccommodate human error and concern

with vulnerability of human bodywith vulnerability of human body

• Accept human error & that traffic crashesAccept human error & that traffic crashes

can not be completely avoided

• Goal - ensure crashes do not result in serious human injury


• Human limitations

to kinetic energy

important basis for- important basis for

designing road system,designing road system,

environment

and vehicles


• Road users, vehicles, road network & environmentroad network & environment

addressed in integrated manner, through wide range interventions with greaterinterventions, with greater attention to speedmanagement and

hi l & d d ivehicle & road design


• Shift major share of responsibility from d > d i f d troad users -> designers of road system,

road managers, automotive industry,road managers, automotive industry, police, politicians and legislative bodies

• However, individual road users are responsible to abide by laws and regulationslaws and regulations

Decade of action for Road Safety, 2011-2020Local and National activitiesNational activities

Pillar 1 Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Pillar 5Pillar 1 Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Pillar 5

Road safetymanagement

Safer roads

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Safer vehicle

Safer road

Post –crashand

mobility

vehicle road users

crash response

International coordinationwww.decadeofaction.org

Pillar 1: Road safety management

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National National Lead agencyLead agencyLead agencyLead agency

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Pillar 1: Road safety managementy g• Establish lead agency at highest level with

national strategies and budget for

multisector

• Practice UN RS conventions;

S t li ti & l t t t b d• Set realistic & long-term targets based on

national data e g performance indicatornational data, e.g. performance indicator

for each department on RSp


Pillar 1: Road safety managementy g• Ensure funding is sufficient for RS, e.g.

10% of road construction investments

for RS; allocate RS resources

across multisector programs

E t bli h/ t li f t l h• Establish/ support police fatal crash

data systems and data system withdata systems and data system with

process and outcome measuresprocess and outcome measures


Pillar 2: Safer roads and mobilityy


Promote ownership of road authoritiesPromote ownership of road authorities,

engineers and urban planners

Promote all road users’

need as a part of urban

planning, transport

demand and land usedemand and land-use

managementgSource:- Global plan for decade of action for road safety 2011-2020 http://www.who.int/roadsafety/decade_of_action/


Promoting safe systemPromoting safe system

approach and role ofapproach and role of

self-explaining andself explaining and

forgiving road g g

infrastructure


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Pillar 3: Safer vehiclesHarmonize global standards

New car assessment

programmes + bus and

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Encourage seat-belts andEncourage seat-belts and

meeting requirements g q

and standards


Wider wheel

Less tyreLess tyreLess tyre Less tyre widthwidth

ThailandUSA Honda Wave 125cc

Front tyre 60/100‐17USAHonda SYM HD 125cc Front tyre 120/80 16 y /

Rear tyre 70/90‐17Front tyre 120/80-16Rear tyre 120/80-16

Yamaha FinoYamaha Vino classic 2010

Thailandc ass c 0 0USA

Honda Scoopy I JJapan

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ThailandThailand

Pillar 3: Safer vehiclesa 3 Sa e e c es

Consumer protection organizationConsumer protection organization

d t ll t hi l ?and system upon all motor vehicles ?


Pillar 4: safer road usersComprehensive programmes to improve road user behavioursIncrease law enforcement and standardsIncrease law enforcement and standards, public awareness/education to:

increase seat-belt & helmet wearing rateR d d i k d i i d d th i kReduce drink-driving, speed and other risk factorsManagement systems and occupational health and safety


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Pillar 4: safer road usersRules and regulation upon advertisements/ websites - risky/ unlawful behaviors?Research and policies to provide goodResearch and policies to provide good alternatives for motorcyclists? Roles of local government to promote/ subsidize safe local public transport ?safe local public transport ?Children and motorcycle – Total prohibition or childmotorcycle helmet? (2-5 year old)


Pillar 5: Post crash responsep• Both pre-hospital & hospital

• Improve system ofh lth dhealth and rescuers

• Research & development• Research & development to improve response - Rural response system?

I h d t thi d t• Insurance scheme - mandatory third-party liability and financing rehabilitation services y g


Pillar 5: Post crash responsep

• Enhance early rehabilitation andycommunity based-rehabilitation


International coordination

WHO d UN i l i i• WHO and UN regional commissions will coordinate regular monitoring &will coordinate regular monitoring & collaboration of global progress towards meeting the targets identified i l f tiin plan of action


Th kTh kThank you Thank you for your kind attention !for your kind attention !

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