FINAL REPORT - VOLUME 1 EX-POST EVALUATION OF THE RSAP SPECIFIC CONTRACT DG TREN A2/143-2007 Lot 2 Impact Assessments and Evaluations in the field of transport The preparation of the European Road Safety Action Program 2011-2020 Authors: Simone Bosetti (TRT) Caterina Corrias (TRT) Rosario Scatamacchia (TRT) Alessio Sitran (TRT) With contributions of Eef Delhaye (TML) January 10th 2010 TRANSPORT & MOBILITY LEUVEN VITAL DECOSTERSTRAAT 67A BUS 0001 3000 LEUVEN BELGIË TEL +32 (16) 31.77.30 FAX +32 (16) 31.77.39 http://www.tmleuven.be Index INDEX .......................................................................................................................................................................1 FIGURES ......................................................................................................................................................................3 TABLES .......................................................................................................................................................................4 BOXES .......................................................................................................................................................................5 PREFACE .....................................................................................................................................................................6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .........................................................................................................................................................................7 SUMMARY OF THE EX-POST EVALUATION OF THE ROAD SAFETY ACTION PROGRAMME 2001-2010.....................................8 SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE EUROPEAN ROAD SAFETY PROGRAMME 2011-2020.................................14 LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................................................22 1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................24 1.1 BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................................................................24 1.2 OBJECTIVES...........................................................................................................................................................................29 1.3 METHODOLOGY...................................................................................................................................................................30 1.4 STATISTICAL SOURCES .........................................................................................................................................................32 1.5 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT...............................................................................................................................................33 2 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ON RSAP ...........................................................................................35 2.1 MAJOR FINDINGS .................................................................................................................................................................36 3 OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE RSAP MEASURES ........................................................................39 4 EX-POST EVALUATION OF RSAP ...............................................................................................................58 4.1 CONTEXT: ROAD SAFETY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION ....................................................................................................58 4.1.1 The target of reducing the number of road accident victims....................................................................................................58 4.1.2 Characteristics of road fatalities..........................................................................................................................................67 4.2 COMPLYING WITH BASIC ROAD SAFETY RULES ................................................................................................................72 4.2.1 Enforcement of road safety rules..........................................................................................................................................72 4.2.2 Road safety awareness........................................................................................................................................................73 4.3 DRIVING LICENSING AND TRAINING ................................................................................................................................74 4.4 IMPAIRED DRIVING..............................................................................................................................................................78 4.4.1 Alcohol .............................................................................................................................................................................79 4.4.2 Drugs................................................................................................................................................................................81 4.4.3 Fatigue..............................................................................................................................................................................82 4.5 ACCIDENT PROTECTION OR PASSIVE SAFETY ..................................................................................................................83 4.5.1 Motorcycles and mopeds .....................................................................................................................................................83 4.5.2 Vulnerable road users........................................................................................................................................................85 4.5.3 Vehicle occupants’ protection ..............................................................................................................................................87 4.5.4 Vehicle crash compatibility.................................................................................................................................................92 4.6 ACCIDENT PREVENTION OR ACTIVE SAFETY ...................................................................................................................93 4.7 ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE .....................................................................................................................................................95 4.8 PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS .....................................................................................................................................................97 4.9 EMERGENCY SERVICES AND CARE FOR ROAD ACCIDENT VICTIMS.............................................................................100 4.10 ACCIDENT DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND DISSEMINATION ...............................................................................102 Final Report DG TREN A2/143-2007 – The Preparation of the European Road Safety Action Program 2011-2020 - VOLUME 1 1 4.11 BUILDING STAKEHOLDERS’ COMMITMENT....................................................................................................................103 4.12 RESEARCH AND OTHER PROJECTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS............................................................................104 5 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 107 5.1 MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE EX-POST EVALUATION .........................................................................................................107 5.2 WHAT REMAINS TO BE DONE ...........................................................................................................................................108 BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................................................................................................................................111 INTERNET SOURCES .........................................................................................................................................................................120 ANNEX 1.1 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ON RSAP ........................................................................... 122 ANNEX 1.2 RSAP MEASURES FACT SHEETS................................................................................................. 134 Final Report DG TREN A2/143-2007 – The Preparation of the European Road Safety Action Program 2011-2020 - VOLUME 1 2 Figures Figure 1: Measures for each category classified by state of implementation 54 Figure 2: Measures for each category classified by effectiveness 55 Figure 3: Measures for each category classified by efficiency 55 Figure 4: Measures for each category classified by sustainability 56 Figure 5: Measures for each category classified by results 56 Figure 6: Target and actual evolution of road fatalities in the EU27 59 Figure 7: Road fatalities in 2001 and 2008 and 2009 estimates 61 Figure 8: Road fatalities, variation between 2001 and 2008 and 2009 estimates (%) 61 Figure 9: Road fatalities, comparison between old and new Member States 62 Figure 10: Road fatalities per million inhabitants in 2001 and