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Dr. Matts-Åke BelinSwedish Transport AdministrationVision Zero Academymatts-ake.belin@trafikverket.se

Global status report on road safety 2009

Road traffic death rates per 100 000 population, by country income status + Sweden

Global status report on road safety 2013, World Health Organization

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Vision Zero - a Swedish contribution to the global community

In October 1997, Vision Zero was passed by a large majority in the Swedish parliament.

The Vision is an expression of the ethical imperative that

It can never be ethically acceptable that people are killed or seriously injured when moving within the transport system

Vision Zero and Safe system approaches are high on the international agenda

Traditional Vision Zero

Accidents risk

What is the problem? Human factors

What causes the problem?

Individual road users

Responsibility?

People don’t want safety

Peoples demand for road safety?

Optimum number of fatalities and serious injuriesWhat is the

appropriate goal?

Fatalities and serious injuries

Humans make mistakesHumans are fragile

System designers

People want safety

Eliminate fatalities and serious injuries

Vision Zero a policy innovation

Vision Zero

Institutional changes

Methods to make things

happen

Interventions Transport-system

Fatalities and serious injuries

Probability of Pedestrian Fatality by Impact Speed

Urban safety

Rural safety

Number of persons killed in road traffic crashes/100 000 inhabitants in Sweden 2000-2010

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Road user behaviour

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Awareness

Norms and manual enforcement

In vehicle technology

Technology and enforcement

Evolution of strategies and speed compliance

New technologies with high potential

• Impaired driving (alcohol / fatigue)• Seat belt reminders (~50% unbelted in fatal

accidents)• Speed limit recognition and driver support

(Speed Alert /ISA) • Autonomous emergency braking• Lane departure warning/assistance• Electronic stability control system

Unprotected road users

www.trafikverket.se/en/startpage/Operations/Operations-road/vision-zero-academy/