Nollvisionen - en systematisk folkhälsopolicy med konkreta resultat? Matts-Åke Belin Swedish Transport Administration

1. Matts-Åke Belin
Swedish
Transport
Administration
matts-ake.belin@trafikverket.se
Nollvisionen - en
systematisk
folkhälsopolicy
med konkreta
resultat?
NFHK2011, Finland on 25th
of August

2. Topics for my presentation
• Some background- road traffic injuries trends and road
safety policy development in Sweden
• Vision Zero
• Some examples how Vision Zero as a new policy affects
our daily road safety business
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4. VISION ZERO
• October 1997 the Swedish Parliament
passed a new bill on Road Traffic Safety
• long-term goal no one should be killed or
seriously injured as the result of an accident
within the road transport system
• the design and functioning of the road
transport system must be adapted to the
requirements resulting from this ruling.
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5. Different policies and strategies
Traditional approach Vision Zero approach
Accidents Injuries
Individual road user behavior The system is not designed
according to human capability
and human tolerance against
external violence – in other
words what the human body
can stand.
Road user has primary System designer has primary
responsibility responsibility
Change individual road user Change the environment (road
behavior environment, vehicles, social
environment)
Risk reduction Eliminate fatalities and serious
injuries
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7. Probability of Pedestrian Fatality by Impact Speed
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10. Speed limits based on injury related criteria – rural
area
or
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11. Number of km at year end
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2+1-road 180 450 680 950 1130 1300 1510 1770 1950 2120
ATC 10 230 270 590 950 950 1900 2440 2700 2950
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12. Road user
behaviour
Alcohol X
Seat belts X
Technical phase
Speeds X Rules and
control phase
Cycle helmet
X Information phase
Time
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13. 600 Number
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New intermediate
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14. 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
• ESC (already there!)
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15. Focus on implementation- and innovation
processes
• Vision Zero has moved our interest from the individual
road users to those who design the road transport
system.
• Those who design the road transport system are public
and private organizations.
• The questions are therefore what shape a organization
and its norms and behaviors and how is it possible to
influence these norms and behaviors in an effective
way?
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17. Thank you!
matts-ake.belin@trafikverket.se
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