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Robert Nowak

Sustainable Transport Division

Ankara, 27 October 2016

The United Nation Decade of Action for

Road Safety, 2011-2020

Where do we start?

Rules

… necessary, but insufficient

Where do we start?

Rules +

Enforcement

… rules not enforced are not rules

1909 International Convention on Motor Traffic , Paris

1926 International Convention relating to Road Traffic, Paris

1926 International Convention relating to Motor Traffic, Paris

1931 Convention concerning the Unification of Road Signs, Geneva

1943 Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic, Washington

1949 Convention on Road Traffic, Geneva

1949 Protocol on Road Signs and Signals, Geneva

1968 Convention on Road Traffic, Vienna

1968 Convention on Road Signs and Signals, Vienna

1971 European Agreement Supplementing the Convention (Road Traffic), Geneva

1971 European Agreement Supplementing the Convention (Road Signs), Geneva

1973 Protocol on Road Markings, Additional to the European Agreement, Geneva

Traffic rules

Signs and signals

Dangerous goods

Construction and periodic

inspection of vehicles

Driving times and rest

periods for professional

drivers

Road infrastructure

UNECE and Global Plan of Action for Road Safety

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PLAN OF ACTION

Goal: to halt or reverse the increasing trend in road traffic fatalities

National activities

International activities

Funding

Monitoring

Five pillars

Activities

Activities

Activities

Activities

Activities

Activities

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2

3

4

5 Five activities

Five pillars

1

2

3

4

5

6

Indicators

Indicators

Indicators

Indicators

Indicators

Indicators International

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1968 Conventions on Road Traffic and on

Road Signs and Signals

Reference for national legislation

Admission to international traffic

Mutual recognition of vehicle certificates, driving permits

Facilitates international traffic, trade, tourism

Enhances road safety

A system of agreed sign classification

Over 250 reference signs

Uniform working conditions for drivers of commercial vehicles engaged in international road transport

Hours and Conditions of Work (AETR)

Digital Tachograph

Infrastructure:AGR Agreement

Legal frameworks for the development of coherent international

infrastructure networks

Vehicle Regulations

Importance:

Mobilize action to enhance road safety

Pillars: a system approach Objectives Accession to and effective

implementation of United Nations road safety conventions

Indicators of achievement

Driver behaviour and safe system Est. 30% intentional violations, 70% errors Safe system: everyone is responsible Infrastructure: Traffic calming measures (kinetic energy) In-vehicle technology: Collision avoidance DAS eg. AEB, lane change

Importance:

Mobilize action to enhance road safety

Pillars: a system approach Objectives Accession to and effective

implementation of United Nations road safety conventions

Indicators of achievement

2.3 7.8 2.5

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Room document: COMCEC Project Funding

Consider applying for COMCEC project financing to raise road safety awareness

Raise awareness + capacity building on United Nations road safety conventions

Fully in line with UN GA resolution of May 2016 (Improving global road safety)

www.unece.org