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IMPROVEMENT OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY 2009 IMPROVEMENT OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY 2009 -- 2014 2014 WITH THE VIEW TO NATIONAL STRATEGYWITH THE VIEW TO NATIONAL STRATEGY

Presenter: Presenter: MarjanMarjan KopevskiKopevski, , Civ.EngCiv.Eng..

Ministry of Transport and CommunicationsMinistry of Transport and Communications


IMPROVEMENT OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY 2009 SAFETY 2009 -- 2014 WITH THE VIEW TO 2014 WITH THE VIEW TO

NATIONAL STRATEGY NATIONAL STRATEGY




ContentsContents

IntroductionIntroduction

1.1. Vision and Mission of the National strategy for Vision and Mission of the National strategy for road safety;road safety;

2.2. National strategy for road safety;National strategy for road safety;3.3. Main aims of National strategy for road safety;Main aims of National strategy for road safety;4.4. Conclusion.Conclusion.


INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Measure for provide road safety:Measure for provide road safety:

Respect on traffic regulations;Respect on traffic regulations;Rising of the awareness for safe Rising of the awareness for safe participation in traffic;participation in traffic;Bigger professionalism for the traffic Bigger professionalism for the traffic participants.participants.


One of Main aims on National One of Main aims on National transport strategy:transport strategy:

Providing save trips with decrease of the Providing save trips with decrease of the number of accidents and provision of number of accidents and provision of personal safety for pedestrians, cyclists, personal safety for pedestrians, cyclists, drivers and passengers.drivers and passengers.


1.1. Vision and Mission of the National Vision and Mission of the National strategy for road safetystrategy for road safety

•• With National strategy for road safety our With National strategy for road safety our country have clear vision to reduce country have clear vision to reduce victims in traffic for 50% to 2014 and no victims in traffic for 50% to 2014 and no childrenchildren--victims in traffic.victims in traffic.

•• Development and improvement of road Development and improvement of road traffic safety will provide conditions for traffic safety will provide conditions for preventing the consequences and preventing the consequences and efficient use of the contributions from the efficient use of the contributions from the globalization processglobalization process


2.2. National strategy for road safetyNational strategy for road safety

Main areas of action:Main areas of action:•• Road and road infrastructure;Road and road infrastructure;•• Technical soundness of vehicles;Technical soundness of vehicles;•• Control and regulation of traffic;Control and regulation of traffic;•• Preventing and decreasing of traffic violations;Preventing and decreasing of traffic violations;•• Strengthening of traffic education;Strengthening of traffic education;•• Reducing of traffic delinquency;Reducing of traffic delinquency;•• Introduction of safety and ecoIntroduction of safety and eco--technologies;technologies;•• Continual education and training.Continual education and training.


The critical facts in traffic are as follows:The critical facts in traffic are as follows:1.1. Unsuitable road and road infrastructure maintenance; Unsuitable road and road infrastructure maintenance; 2.2. Low level of the application of the legislation by road users;Low level of the application of the legislation by road users;3.3. Low level of legislation precision;Low level of legislation precision;4.4. Improper behavior of road users;Improper behavior of road users;

Serious consequences of road accident caused by:Serious consequences of road accident caused by:1.1. speeding;speeding;2.2. not giving way;not giving way;3.3. driving under influence of alcohol and other illicit substances;driving under influence of alcohol and other illicit substances;4.4. nonnon--application or low level of application of passive safety application or low level of application of passive safety

equipment.equipment.


Number of people killed

Speeding

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Wrong direction or driving

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3.3. Main aims of National strategy for road safety:Main aims of National strategy for road safety:

1.1. Decrease of number of accidents and the consequences caused by Decrease of number of accidents and the consequences caused by speeding;speeding;

2.2. Decrease of number of accidents and the consequences caused by nDecrease of number of accidents and the consequences caused by not ot giving way;giving way;

3.3. Decrease of number of accidents and the consequences caused whenDecrease of number of accidents and the consequences caused whendriving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs;driving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs;

4.4. Decrease of severity of road accidents` consequences by increasiDecrease of severity of road accidents` consequences by increasing the ng the rate of wearing restraint devices; rate of wearing restraint devices;

5.5. Better protection of vulnerable road users;Better protection of vulnerable road users;6.6. Providing safe road environment;Providing safe road environment;7.7. Improving of postImproving of post--accident care;accident care;8. 8. Complete law enforcement by all road users;Complete law enforcement by all road users;9.9. CoCo--ordination of all activities.ordination of all activities.


1.1. Decrease of number of accidents and the Decrease of number of accidents and the consequences caused by speedingconsequences caused by speeding

1.1 preventive measures to decrease number of 1.1 preventive measures to decrease number of road accidents caused by speeding;road accidents caused by speeding;

1.2 wide implementation of elements of traffic 1.2 wide implementation of elements of traffic calming especially in urban areas;calming especially in urban areas;

1.3 increasing the number of speed controls.1.3 increasing the number of speed controls.


2.2. Decrease of number of accidents and their Decrease of number of accidents and their consequences caused by not giving wayconsequences caused by not giving way

2.12.1 improving visibility on junctions;improving visibility on junctions;2.22.2 increase of safety on railway crossings;increase of safety on railway crossings;2.32.3 increase of number of surveillance on driving increase of number of surveillance on driving

and walking against red light at signalized and walking against red light at signalized junctions.junctions.


3.3. Decrease of number of accidents and their Decrease of number of accidents and their consequences caused under influence of alcohol consequences caused under influence of alcohol

and other drugsand other drugs

3.13.1decrease of number of accidents caused decrease of number of accidents caused under influence of alcohol and other drugs under influence of alcohol and other drugs through education;through education;

3.23.2decrease of number of accidents caused decrease of number of accidents caused under influence of alcohol and other drugs under influence of alcohol and other drugs through more intensive surveillance of the through more intensive surveillance of the Traffic Police.Traffic Police.


4.4. Decrease of severity of road accident Decrease of severity of road accident consequences by increasing the rate of wearing consequences by increasing the rate of wearing restraint devicesrestraint devices

4.14.1 through education;through education;4.24.2 through enforcement.through enforcement.


5.5. Better protection of vulnerable road usersBetter protection of vulnerable road users

5.15.1 increase safety of children in road trafficincrease safety of children in road traffic5.25.2 increase of pedestrians and cyclists increase of pedestrians and cyclists

awareness of legislationawareness of legislation5.35.3 improvement of behavior of bikers and improvement of behavior of bikers and

cyclists through more intensive police cyclists through more intensive police surveillancesurveillance


6.6. Providing safe road environmentProviding safe road environment

6.16.1System determination and removal of road System determination and removal of road accident caused at black spots;accident caused at black spots;

6.26.2Road safety audit.Road safety audit.


7.7. Improving of postImproving of post--accident careaccident care

7.1 improvement of road users behavior after 7.1 improvement of road users behavior after an accident;an accident;7.2 improvement in accessibility to the site of 7.2 improvement in accessibility to the site of the accident by the services of the Emergency the accident by the services of the Emergency call Center.call Center.


8.8. Increase respect for the law by all road usersIncrease respect for the law by all road users

8.1 increase of efficiency of legislation;8.1 increase of efficiency of legislation;8.2 more intensive surveillance over observation 8.2 more intensive surveillance over observation of legislation;of legislation;8.3 permanent harmonization of the National 8.3 permanent harmonization of the National legislation with EU legislation;legislation with EU legislation;8.4 increase in work efficiency of the Police 8.4 increase in work efficiency of the Police Force and administrative authorities;Force and administrative authorities;8.5 increase of efficiency in obeying the 8.5 increase of efficiency in obeying the legislation in road maintenance.legislation in road maintenance.


9.9. CoCo--ordination of all activitiesordination of all activities

9.1 methodological governing of public 9.1 methodological governing of public administration within road safety;administration within road safety;9.2 improvement of work efficiency of the State 9.2 improvement of work efficiency of the State Council for Road traffic safety, its bodies and Council for Road traffic safety, its bodies and close collaboration with State authorities;close collaboration with State authorities;9.3 assuring analytical and conception activities; 9.3 assuring analytical and conception activities; 9.4 promoting intensity of other bodies 9.4 promoting intensity of other bodies involvement into road accident prevention.involvement into road accident prevention.


Prognosis of the number of persons killed in traffic Prognosis of the number of persons killed in traffic accidents according to the Strategy based on real accidents according to the Strategy based on real comparability of data, number of inhabitants per comparability of data, number of inhabitants per

vehiclevehicle

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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02468

10

1214

16

18

20

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Implementation of the National Implementation of the National strategy provides qualitative, strategy provides qualitative,

efficient, effective efficient, effective and above all safe system and above all safe system

for reducing the number of road for reducing the number of road accidents accidents

with injuries and fatalities.with injuries and fatalities.


4. Conclusion4. ConclusionEnforcement of the National Strategy will contribute to Enforcement of the National Strategy will contribute to

direct benefit direct benefit in the amount of 200 million Euro, in the amount of 200 million Euro,

represented by decreasing the cost for medical treatment of represented by decreasing the cost for medical treatment of the injured, decreased cost for material damage, reduced the injured, decreased cost for material damage, reduced

cost for road and road infrastructure damages, cost for road and road infrastructure damages, and indirect benefit and indirect benefit

in the amount of 300 million Euro in the amount of 300 million Euro in the areas of environmental protection in the areas of environmental protection

and the social sphere.and the social sphere.


Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!


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Ministry of Transport and CommunicationsMinistry of Transport and CommunicationsRepublic of MacedoniaRepublic of Macedonia

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