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ON THE MOVE FOR SAFER ROADS IN EUROPE

ON THE MOVE FOR SAFER ROADS IN EUROPE DEALING WITH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE REGION OF BRUSSELS-CAPITAL 13/10/10 Philippe Barette Engineer-Director a.i. Strategy Department Mobility Brussels. Plan. Brussels; City-Region The last ten years

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ON THE MOVE FOR SAFER ROADS IN EUROPE

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  1. ON THE MOVE FOR SAFER ROADS IN EUROPE • DEALING WITH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE REGION OF BRUSSELS-CAPITAL • 13/10/10 • Philippe Barette • Engineer-Director a.i.Strategy DepartmentMobility Brussels

  2. Plan • Brussels; City-Region • The last ten years • Estates General for Road Safety BCR 2003 • Evolution • Perspectives

  3. 1. Brussels, City-Region (1/2)

  4. 1. Brussels, City-Region (2/2) • Urban challenges:- Manage congestion- Struggle against pollution- Encourage harmonious coexistence between different users- Struggle against road accidents- Guarantee quality of life- Guarantee accessibility

  5. 2. The last ten years (1/1) • 2001: The White Paper of the European Union: "The European transport policy for 2010: time to decide"2002: Estates-General for Road Safety at the federal level2003: Estates-General for Road Safety in BCR: 3 areas2004 and 2005: Annual review2007: Mid-term and new action plan 2007-20102009: Annual review2010: preparing new action plan 2011-2020

  6. 3. EGRS BCR 2003 (1/4) Objectives:33% reduction of deaths 30 days and serious injuriesfor 2006 (versus 1998-1999-2001), or 29 deaths and 133 serious injuries50% reduction of deaths 30 days and serious injuries for 2010 (versus 1998-1999-2001), or 22 deaths and 100 serious injuries

  7. 3. EGRS BCR 2003 (2/4) 3 areas: • Control-Sanction • Infrastructure • Sensibilization and education

  8. 3. EGRS BCR 2003 (3/4) • Infrastructure • 22 measures aimed at: • - lower speeds • - reduce potential conflicts between users / improve coexistence between users • - improve traffic conditions for vulnerable road users: PRM, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists

  9. 3. EGRS BCR 2003 (4/4) • Infrastructure: review- Measures overall entered in the practice of road managers- Differences between road managers- Disperse of good practices in road management: vademecum “PRM”, vademecum “bicycle”, training “mobility advisers”, ...- Sometimes conflict of interest between road safety and capacity, urban design, parking capacity- Many stakeholders: levels of authority, public authorities and public services …

  10. 4. Evolution (1/2)Died 30 days

  11. 4. Evolution (2/2)Seriousinjured

  12. 5. Perspectives (1/2) • IRIS2 Plan (2010-2018)    - Encourage active modes of transportation: walking, biking    - Improving road safety - … • Strategic Plan for Public Works and Transport of Minister of Transport (2010-2014)   - Priority to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport   - Public spaces on a human scale - …

  13. 5. Perspectives (2/2) • c) New action plan 2011-2020, 9 goals:- reduce speed- increase seat belt-carrying- reduce driving under influence- encourage prudent and proactive behavior and reduce high risk behaviors- protect vulnerable road users: pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists- develop an intrinsically safe road management - improve the control-sanction- improve knowledge of accidents- anchor road safety in culture and in structures

  14. Thank you for your attention

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