Road Safety Country Overview - ROMANIA
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Traffic Safety Basic Facts 2013 - Main Figures Traffic Safety Basic Facts 2015 RoadUrban Areas Safety Country Overview Romania Road Safety Country Overview - ROMANIA Structure and Culture Basic Data Table 1: Basic data of Romania in relation to the EU average Basic data of Romania EU average - Population: 19,76 million inhabitants (2016) [2] 18,2 million (2016) - Area: 238.391 km2 (2015) [2] 159.663 km2 (2015) (Water 3,57%) (2015)[4] 2,94% water (2015) - Climate and weather conditions (capital city; (2015) 2015)[3]: - Average winter temperature (Nov. to April): 5,1°C 3,7°C - Average summer temperature (May to Oct.): 16,6°C 18,6°C - Annual precipitation level: 595 mm 691,5 mm - Exposure1: 99.250 million passenger km (2014) 168.260 million vehicle [2] km (2015) - 0,31 vehicles per person (2015) [2] 0,57 (2015) Romania has a low GDP per Sources: [1] IRTAD; [2] EUROSTAT; [3] national sources; [4] CIA; capita and few vehicles per person. Country characteristics Table 2: Characteristics of Romania in comparison to the EU average Characteristics of Romania EU average - Population density: 86,1 inhabitants/km2 (2015) 114 inhabitants/km2 [2] (2015) - Population composition (2015) [2]: 15,5% children (0-14 years) 15,6% children 67,5% adults (15-64 years) 65,6% adults 17,0% elderly (65 years and over) 18,9% elderly (2015) - Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita: €8.095 (2015)[2] €27.198 (2015) - 54,6% of population lives inside urban area 72,6% (2015) (2015)[4] - Special characteristics [4]: about 25% of the roads in Romania is well passable and the motorway network is small but still expanding Sources: [1] IRTAD; [2] EUROSTAT; [3] national sources; [4] CIA 1 No data available for traffic. Exposure is measured by billion passenger kilometres instead. - 2 - Road Safety Country Overview - ROMANIA Structure of road safety management Policy making is centralised in Romania. The following key-actors are responsible for Road Safety (RS) policy making: Table 3: Key actors per function in Romania Key functions Key actors 1. - The Sectoral Operational Programme "Transport" - Formulation of national - Romanian Road Authority RS strategy - Ministry of Transports and Infrastructure − - Setting targets Directorate for Road Transport Ministry of - Development of the RS Transports and Infrastructure programme - Directorate for Road Transport 2. Monitoring of the RS development in the - Romanian Road Authority country 3. Improvements in road Road safety policy is - Romanian Road Authority centralised in Romania. infrastructure 4. Vehicle improvement - Romanian Automotive Register 5. Improvement in road - Romanian Road Authority user education - Road Traffic Assistance Association 6. Publicity campaigns - Traffic Police 7. Enforcement of road - The Traffic Police (under Ministry of traffic laws Administration and Interior) 8. Other relevant actors Sources: national sources Attitudes towards risk taking As Romania is not part of the ESRA survey, there is no information on attitudes that is comparable to other European countries. - 3 - Road Safety Country Overview - ROMANIA Programmes and measures National strategic plans and targets The national road safety plan - The national road safety plan of Romania has not yet been approved of Romania has not yet been in the parliament. approved. - Targets (referred to 2010): Table 5: Road safety targets for Romania Year Fatalities 2020 -50% Priority topics: - Measures based on human factor insights - Strengthening and consolidating the institutional capacity - Training and examination of drivers - Improving psychological evaluation - Law enforcement - Vehicle and road infrastructure safety - Mobility in transport (Sources: DG-TREN, 2010; national sources) Road infrastructure Table 6: Description of the road categories and their characteristics in Romania Road type General speed limits for passenger cars (km/h) Urban roads 50 Rural roads 90/100 Motorways 130 Source: EC DG-Move, 2017 Special rules for: no information Guidelines and strategic plans for infrastructure: no information Table 7: Obligatory parts of infrastructure management in Romania and other EU countries Obligatory parts in Romania: EU countries with obligation Romania has already Safety impact assessment: - 32% implemented road safety Road safety audits: yes 81% audits and inspections. Road safety inspections: yes 89% High risk site treatment: - 74% Sources: DG-TREN, 2010; national sources Recent activities of road infrastructure improvement have been addressing: no information - 4 - Road Safety Country Overview - ROMANIA Traffic laws and regulations Table 8: Description of the regulations in Romania in relation to the most common regulations in other EU countries Most common in EU Regulations in Romania [1] (% of countries) Allowed BAC2 levels: - General population: 0,0‰ 00,5‰ (61%) - Novice drivers: 0,0‰ 0,2‰ (39%) and 0,0‰ (36%) - Professional drivers: 0,0‰ 0,2‰ (36%) and 0,0‰ (36%) Phoning: - Hand held: not allowed Not allowed (all countries) - Hands free: allowed Allowed (all countries) Use of restraint systems: - Driver: obligatory Obligatory (all countries) - Front passenger: obligatory Obligatory (all countries) Romania has a zero tolerance - Rear passengers: obligatory Obligatory (all countries) for drink-driving. - Children: obligatory Obligatory (all countries) Helmet wearing: - Motor riders: Obligatory Obligatory (all countries) - Moped riders: Obligatory Obligatory (all countries) - Cyclists: not obligatory Not obligatory (46%) - Daytime running lights are mandatory on national roads, motorways and expressways. - A demerit point system is in place. [2] Sources: [1] EC DG-Move, 2017; [2] WHO, 2013 Enforcement Table 9: Effectiveness of enforcement effort in Romania according to an international respondent consensus (scale = 0-10) Child restraint and speed law Score for Most common in EU Issue enforcement are below Romania (% of countries) average in Romania. Speed legislation enforcement 5 7 (43%) Seat-belt law enforcement 7 7 (25%) and 8 (25%) Child restraint law enforcement 7 8 (39%) Helmet legislation enforcement 9 9 (50%) Drink-driving law enforcement 8 8 (43%) Source: WHO, 2015 2 Blood Alcohol Concentration - 5 - Road Safety Country Overview - ROMANIA Road User Education and Training Table 10: Road user education and training in Romania compared to the situation in other EU countries Most common in EU Education and training in Romania (% of countries) General education programmes: - Primary school: provided Compulsory (71%) - Secondary school: provided Compulsory (43%) - Other groups: no special groups. - Driving licences thresholds: - Passenger car: 16 years for B1 category; 18 18 years (82%) years for B category 16 years for low categories - Motorised two wheeler: 16 years for AM and (68%) and 18 years for higher A1 categories; 18 years for A2 category; 20/24 categories (64%) years for A category 21 years (89%) - Buses and coaches: 21years 21 years (71%) - Lorries and trucks: 24 years Sources: [1] ROSE25, 2005; [2] national sources; [3] EC website Road user education in Romania is provided at Public Campaigns schools, but it is not compulsory. Table 11: Public campaigns in Romania compared to the situation in other EU countries Most common issues in EU Campaigns in Romania (% of countries) Organisation: - CISR - CNADNR - The Traffic Police - NGOs Main themes: - speed - fatigue Drink-driving (96%) - children Speeding (86%) - drink-driving Seat-belt (79%) - seat-belts - vulnerable road users (pedestrians- cyclists) Sources: [1] SUPREME, 2005; [2] ETSC, 2011; [3] national sources Vehicles and technology (national developments) Table 12: Developments of vehicles and technology in Romania, compared to the situation in other EU countries Most common in EU No information is available on Mandatory technical inspections: the mandatory vehicle (% of countries) Passenger cars: no information inspection periods in Romania. Every 12 months (39%) Motorcycles: no information Every 24 months (32%) Buses or coaches: no information Every 12 months (61%) Lorries or trucks: no information Every 12 months (68%) Sources: EC website, national sources - 6 - Road Safety Country Overview - ROMANIA Road Safety Performance Indicators Speed Table 13: Number of speed tickets per population in Romania versus the EU average The number of speed tickets Average EU average Measure 2007 2014 annual per population in Romania is (2014) lower than the EU average change Number of speed and has decreased over time. 49 38 -3,6% 94 tickets/1.000 population Sources: [1] ETSC, 2010; [2] ETSC, 2016 Table 14: Percentage of speed offenders per road type in Romania compared to the EU average Average EU Road type 2004 2012 annual average change Motorways n/a n/a - n/a Rural roads n/a n/a - n/a Urban roads n/a n/a - n/a Sources: [1] ETSC, 2010; [2] ETSC, 2015 Table 15: Mean speed per road type in Romania compared to the EU average Average EU Road type 2004 2012 annual average change Motorways n/a n/a - n/a Rural roads n/a n/a - n/a Urban roads n/a n/a - n/a Sources: [1] ETSC, 2010; [2] ETSC, 2015 Alcohol Table 16: Road side surveys for drink-driving in Romania compared to the EU average Average EU average Measure 2013 2015 annual The amount of alcohol tests change (2015) per population is lower in Amount of tests/1.000 75 72 -2,0% 209 Romania than in the EU on population average. % tested over the limit 1,0% 1,8% 34,2% 2,2% Sources: [1] ETSC, 2010; [2] ETSC, 2016 - 7 - Road Safety Country Overview - ROMANIA Vehicles Table 17: State of the vehicle fleet in Romania compared