Measure 49

Road Safety Measures

13.6.2012
Katerina Oktabcova
Usti nad Labem Municipality
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Background and Objectives

Objectives:
• Usti nad Labem has a target to reduce the amount
of traffic accidents in the city and their
consequences through road safety measures.
• Within the long-term goal, the city aims to
increase the safety level on local roads,
encourage walking and cycling in the city and
improve the urban space
• It focuses at reducing number of deaths and
injuries caused by traffic and consequently
decreasing the number of road accidents.
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Measure overview - tasks

• 11.5.3 Safety Audit
– Finished in M22
– RTD task
– Performing safety audit and revealing safety deficit on the road network in the city

• 11.5.4 Traffic Speed Reduction

– Finished in M29
– RTD task
– Analysing feasibility of traffic calming in the city

• 5.11 Traffic Speed Reduction Publicity Campaign

– Finished in M33
– DEMO task
– Implementing public campaign to encourage speed reduction and increase road safety

• 5.10 Road Safety Audit & Actions

– Finished in M44
– DEMO task
– Based on findings of the safety audit, identify solutions and develop the action plan for road
safety improvements in the city
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Task 11.5.3 - Safety Audit

The task was performed in the following fields:
• Development of methodology;
• Training of personnel;
• Selection of localities with the majority of road accidents;
• On-spot inspections of the selected localities in terms of safety deficits, traffic
load, potential for accidents and other hazards;
• Proposal of actions to improve safety, assessment of costs and benefits;
• Measurements of traffic speed by static radars;
• Analysis of traffic flow characteristics based on measurements;
• Data collection from local school and preschool facilities;
• On-spot safety inspections by the local school and preschool facilities;
• Analysis of traffic safety situation at school and preschool facilities;
• On-spot inspections of all the major roads in the city; and
• Analysis of the current safety conditions of major local roads, identification of
safety deficits and proposal for corrective actions.
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11.5.3 – Safety audit
počet
procentuální
druh nehody dopravních
zastoupení [%]
• Analyses of the current infrastructure in the srážka s jedoucím
nehod

city nekolejovým
vozidlem
688 74,38

• Identification of localities with high number srážka s pevnou

překážkou
136 14,70
of accidents srážka s chodcem 42 4,54
• Proposal of specific solutions suitable for srážka s vozidlem

each locality zaparkovaným,

odstaveným
39 4,22

• Methodology:
procentuální
1.
hlavní příčina počet nehod
Research of local road accidents zastoupení
nedodržení bezpečné
– Study of data from the records of CR Police vzdálenosti za vozidlem
265 28,65

– On spot inspections of individual localities by řidič se plně nevěnoval

řízení vozidla
154 16,65
traffic experts při předjíždění z jednoho
87 9,41
– Proposal for improvements pruhu do druhého

proti příkazu dopravní

– Plan for the implementation (priorities) značky DEJ PŘEDNOST
61 6,59

nepř. rychlost stavu

vozovky
(náledí, výtluky, bláto, 46 4,97
mokrý povrch apod.)
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11.5.3 – Safety audit

2. Traffic measurements
• Monitoring by:
– Municipal Police speed measurements
(both visible and hidden)
– Detectors of traffic light signalization
– Stationary radars
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Způsob dopravy dětí do

mateřských školek

11.5.3 – Safety audit 42,56

46,29 pěší doprava [%]
MHD [%]

3. Analysing road safety conditions by school and 11,15

IAD [%]

preschool facilities

Způsob dopravy žáků do

• Road safety issues were communicated with directors of základních škol
local school and preschool facilities in terms of: 21,27

•
42,56
What are the main safety hazards? pěší doprava [%]
MHD [%]
36,29

•
IAD [%]
What are the proposals for improvements from each facility?
• Where is the main concentration of children near roads?
• On spot safety inspection performed by traffic experts
• Assessment of results, proposal of solutions Level of safety threads revealed by
on spot inspections
• Plan for traffic training for children
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11.5.3 – Safety audit

Traffic inspection by the “floating” vehicle
Data were collected from all the major roads in the city:
• Making videos
• Synchronized with position by GPS
• Identification of safety threads
• Processed by specialized software
• Proposal of safety solutions
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Task 11.5.4 - Traffic Speed Reduction

• safety audit revealed significant failure of

compliance with the speed limit
• feasibility study for implementing calm zones in the
city elaborated (comparison of residential,
pedestrian and Tempo 30 zones)
• characteristics of calm zones were described,
including traffic signs, construction requirements,
and related valid legislation.
• Individual localities suitable for applying traffic
speed reduction were identified
• traffic calming measures were analysed for each
section
• 42 locations were identified as suitable for
implementation of calm zones.
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Task 5.11 - Traffic Speed Reduction

Publicity Campaign

Task included:
• Analysis of best practice from similar campaigns
realised in European cities
• Acquiring a mobile traffic court for children
• Organising public events promoting speed reduction
and imrpoved road safety
• Implementation of a web portal dedicated to road
safety issues in the city
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Promoting Road Safety in the City

3 day event in front of the largest shopping
complex in the city centre
(Thursday 26.5. – Saturday 28.5. 2011)
• Speed reduction
• Safe driving
• Prevention of traffic accidents
Partners:
• Municipal Police
• BESIP – division of the Ministry of Transport
for road safety
• State Police
• Fire brigade
• Paramedics
• And other
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Reports from road accidents

• pictures
• videos
• PowerPoint presentations
• advices from transport experts
• educational leaflets
• broadcasting safety information
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Traffic accident simulations

• Crash test vehicle – 30km/hour
• Turnover vehicle

Prevention for speed reduction

• Control police vehicles
• Monitoring police vehicles
• Police motorcycle
• Radars for speed measurements
• Rescue vehicles
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Rescue simulations
• evacuation of traffic accident
victims
• first aid practice
• rescue team
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Event support
• Cross country ski race across the city centre
• Cheerleaders
• Promotion: city web site, social network, billboards,
posters, leaflets, local media

Results of the campaign processed for evaluation

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Mobile Traffic Court

• Acquired by CIVITAS to
the Municipal Police

• Child scooters, traffic

lights, pedestrian
traffic cones, safety
stop disks, zebra
crossing

• All 4th grade pupils in

UNL

• Traffic rules and safe

behavior for cyclists
and pedestrians
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Tests to assess progress of children

441 pupils participated so far
• Successful children received a „Cycling License“
and CIVITAS presents
• Children with low score repeat the training
No. of
Points Scale Percentage
children

29 - 37 Excellent! 162 36,7 %

26 - 28 Good! 119 27,0 %
21 - 25 You should practise more! 122 27,7 %
0 - 20 Let’s train again! 38 8,6 %

38; 8,6%

122; 27,7% 162; 36,7%

119; 27,0%
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5.10 Road Safety Audit & Actions

Exploitation of results of the road safety audit

Development of the action plan for road safety
improvements
• Analysing and developing suitable road safety
strategy and setting goals
• Identifying measures for safety improvements
suitable for local conditions
• Recomending specific actions
– Prevention, enforcement, traffic education,
supervision, international and domestic cooperation,
financing and resources, time schedule
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5.10 – Road Safety Audit & Actions

Designing actions resulting from the
performed road safety audit in terms of:
•Priorities and goals, strategy, recommended
tools, financing, responsibilities, timetable,
prevention, repression, education

Following results of implemented tasks:

•11.5.3 Safety Audit
•4.15 Drive Safely Campaign
•11.5.4 Traffic Speed Reduction
•5.11 Traffic Speed Reduction Publicity
Campaign

Implementing the road safety website

•www.bezpecnepousti.cz
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Website application on
road safety in the city
• Advice and recommendations for
safe behavior of drivers, pedestrians
and cyclists
• Interactive map with dangerous
locations and safety warnings
• Information based primarily on
CIVITAS tasks:
•11.5.3. Safety Audit
•6.10. Cycle Transport Improvements
•11.5.5. Improvements to Public Spaces
•11.4.5. Understanding Public Transport
Improvements
•11.3.4. Strategic Traffic Management
•11.5.4. Traffic Speed Reduction
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Structure
• Accident rate

• Traffic intensity

• Safety for pedestrians

• Safety for cyclists

• Traffic management

• Traffic training

• City Public transport

• Photo gallery

• Interactive map

• Important links:
www.usti-nad-labem.cz/civitas

www.facebook.com/civitas.ul

http://cyklomapa.usti.cdsw.cz

http://bezbari.usti.cdsw.cz
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Developing the Action Plan for road safety

improvements
Goals:
•Improve safety level of the road network in Ústí nad
Labem
•Provide a strategic document for the city
•Define objectives and methodology
•Identify processes and responsibilities
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Budget and costs

Subcontract:
• Performing the safety audit on the city road
network
• Budget 60 000€
• Actual costs 62 162€

Purchases:
• Campaign implementation
– Promotional materials
– Equipment for the mobile traffic court
(mobile traffic lights, traffic signs and traffic tests)
• Budget 0€
• Actual costs 8 500€ (budget for travel)
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2a – Operating cost BCR 1.2 – 2.0 ?

Evaluation 2b – Capital cost BCR 1.2 – 2.0 ?

13 – Awareness level 25 % ?
14 – Acceptance level 25 % 

Together with the measure 40 traffic rules violation level - 15 % traffic rules violation O

(Drive Safely Campaign) 20 – injuries and death caused - 40% Injuries and deaths caused O
by transport accidents by transport accidents
Inspected road sections 45 km inspected road sections 
Priority measures – CBA calculated Identified blackspot 15 blak-spots places 

• Operating and capital cost Indetified shortcoming 10 shortcoming places 

Indicators: NA = Not Assessed O = Not Achieved  = Substantially achieved (at least 50%)
 = Achieved in full  = Exceeded ? = in calculation

• Awareness level - from public questionnaires

• Acceptance level - hidden speed control at unusual spots; objective vs. subjective
method
• Traffic rules violation level – data from the Municipal Police, speed control
• Injuries and death caused by traffic accidents - road accident databases of the
Police of the Czech Republic, 2009 – 2011
Inspected road sections:
• drive-through safety inspections of main urban roads
• Identified black-spots – total number of identified critical locations (12)
• Identified shortcomings – total number of identified risks (229)
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Cost Benefit Analysis

Compared scenarios:
• Current state
• Implementation of road safety improvements
on 10 sample localities on major roads in the
city
• Life time: 15 year

Inputs:
• Costs:
– Capital costs
– Operating and maintenance costs
– Residual value
• Benefits:
– Reducing road accident rate
– Reducing consequences (on life and
property)

NPV = 5 817 472 €

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Thank you!

Katerina Oktabcova
CIVITAS Archimedes
Ústí nad Labem Municipality
katerina.oktabcova@mag-ul.cz
www.usti-nad-labem.cz/civitas