PROJECT EDWARDYour stories and pictures from the very first TISPOL

European Day Without A Road Death, 21 September 2016

Edition 2 2016

TISPOL NEWS

CONTENTSEdition 2, 2016

FRONT COVERA selection of images taken in Brussels on 21 September, with screenshots of the videos produced for Project EDWARD.

PAGES 3 - 6PROJECT EDWARDA small selection of the thousands of images posted on social media to capture the mood on 21 September.

PAGE 6TRIVIUM 6 REVIEWA look at how TISPOL’s flagship road security initiative has developed, with details of the next #OpTrivium, taking place later this year.

PAGE 7MEET THE NEW PRESIDENTUpdates in the various fields where TISPOL’s experts are considering new equipment, tactics and good practice.

PAGE 8BIG NUMBERSAn at-a-glance guide to TISPOL’s road safety enforcement operations in the past 12 months.

DUBLIN CONFERENCE SUCCESS

The Conference focused on road policing strategies for reducing risks on Europe’s roads. Every presentation included an exploration of risk and crime. Here are some of the phrases and sentiments that I took away from the Conference:Criminality on our roads does not sit well. All our speakers really enforced this point, and we must remember that criminality does not see borders.We need the support of the communities we serve. We must win the moral argument, and we can’t do this without the support of communities. There are many examples where intelligence from a community - either through social media or an email or a conversation, has proved key to opening up a bigger conversation, leading to some of our criminals serving considerable sentences.We must manage and classify risks. One of the keys is to share data and experience and

The Dublin suburb of Malahide was home to TISPOL delegates during three days in late May, where the highlight was a well-attended road policing conference. TISPOL General Secretary Ruth Purdie summarises the event

knowledge.Neighbours design each others’ security. A partnership approach in each country does shape our overall approach. We must embrace social media. We have no option really, but by embracing it we open up a new line of opportunities to educate, inform and enforce.Perhaps the best solutions are not the new ones but the simplest

ones. If they have worked before they can work again.Partnerships work. It falls on all of us to continue a partnership approach, to negotiate and influence, as this will save lives.If we lose grip we will lose everything. To maintain that grip we must all re-double our efforts to manage the risk on the roads of Europe.

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On Wednesday 21 September, TISPOL brought police and road safety organisations from across Europe together with a straightforward (but extremely challenging) task: to achieve a day without death on Europe’s roads. Support for #ProjectEDWARD exceeded anything we could ever have imagined. In the next four pages we offer just a small glimpse at the truly overwhelming levels of activity that took place...

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Mounted police officers in the UK show their support for the Project by signing for zero fatalities.

One of a number of high-profile roadside posters displayed across the city of Cadiz in Spain.

The #seatbeltselfie campaign was perfectly timed to coincide with Project EDWARD. Here’s Neil Worth from GEM.

A fantastic awareness-raiser in Ireland. The variable message sign displays on major routes and motorways did a great job of promoting Project EDWARD. This, combined with widespread broadcast coverage, ensured excellent levels of awareness.

Chief Commissioner Koen Ricour shows European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc and TISPOL President Aidan Reid an EDWARD control operation.

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Aaron Bevan, Product Development Manager for IAM RoadSmart in the UK, pledged his support.

Just in case the zero was hard to understand, this group of police dogs formed their own supporting circle.

A display at a retail centre in Rotherham was part of South Yorkshire’s casualty reduction team message.

Officers from Basel in Switzerland put the message out to drivers.

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan, at the Dublin launch.

The animal theme proved popular. Here’s a police dog sitting patiently for his ‘zero’ picture.

The collection of informative, 20-second videos was translated into 12 European languages.

Another excellent example of how Project EDWARD was taken on board in company road safety initiatives.

We made national prime time TV news in Portugal. Here you see Col João Carlos Redol Lourenço da Silva explaining Project EDWARD’s purpose.

We’re proud that our very modest investment in promoting Project EDWARD had such a far-reaching effect... there was even police vehicle branding!

South Yorkshire Police conducted a large number of education initiatives before the Project EDWARD day, including this stand at a motorway service area.

Speakers with members of the Project EDWARD seminar audience in Brussels. Presentations were made by Professor Richard Allsop (ETSC), Koen van Wonterghem (FEVR) and Neil Worth (GEM). The event was broadcast on Periscope.

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Commissioner Bulc prepares for a spin in the Belgian ‘tumbling car’... to illustrate seatbelt effectiveness.

Shaken (and stirred) by her spin, Commissioner Bulc told reporters every driver should experience this.

Support from the European Commission was fantastic. Here, Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc is pictured at the safety checkpoint organised by the Belgian Federal Highway Police. With her are (l - r) Paolo Cestra (incoming President), Pasi Kemppainen (Director and Past President), Neil Worth (GEM Motoring Assist Road Safety Charity), Aidan Reid (President) and Koen Ricour (Past President).

The car completed four revolutions at high speed, evidenced by the Commissioner’s hair flying about.

A motorcycle police officer conducts a breath test on a driver brought in from the E40 motorway for speeding.

“Screaming is allowed,” said the Commissioner. “Screaming, but not swearing.” During the short period of rotation, every occupant screamed.

TISPOL President Aidan Reid, assisted by Pasi Kemppainen, briefed the Commissioner on the obectives of the control operation.

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OPERATION TRIVIUM

Operation Trivium has made a significant impact in the detection of mobile criminality across the UK since its inception in 2013. The latest operation – Trivium 6 – took place in mid May 2016, with the goal of building on the good work done already. Once again officers from Poland, Lithuania and Romania assisted their UK colleagues, in patrol environments and staffing the European Operations Control Centre in Birmingham. They joined representatives of Europol and a number of UK partner agencies, including HM Revenue and Customs, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and the Home Office. Denying criminals the use of the roads remains a Trivium priority, and there were hundreds of successful examples during the week where offences and crimes were detected and dealt with – success not only in tackling criminality but also in reducing risk on the road. Spreading news of Trivium success beyond the policing sector is vital. We have already experimented with innovative and effective communications methods, and for Trivium 6 the social media impact was impressive. A total of 2,941 tweets were posted during the five days of the operation, with a unique reach of nearly seven million. Trivium 7 will be taking place in November. I am keen to expand our activities, both in terms of the partners we work with and the TISPOL member countries willing to participate. Please give us your support and take part, as we renew our efforts to protect our communities and disrupt the actions and opportunities of modern-day mobile criminals.

A huge success on Twittern 7,923 posts from 19 to 21 Septembern 19,298, 255 unique reachn #ProjectEDWARD reached the top 5 of trending topics on Twitter in the UK.n Astonishingly, for a brief period, #ProjectEDWARD was in the top 50 trending topics globally and was featured in Twitter Moments, a review of world events.

Incoming TISPOL President Paolo Cestra with Aidan Reid at the Brussels Seminar on 21 September.

Koen Ricour explaining the details of the Heverlee control to Commissioner Bulc.

WE HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO INCLUDE A SMALL SELECTION OF IMAGES ON THESE PAGES. SEND US YOUR PICTURES AND VIDEOS SO THAT WE CAN SHOW THE TRULY EUROPE-WIDE REACH OF PROJECT EDWARD. Email: media@tispol.org

An unusual #seatbeltselfie from Cambridgeshire.

Supt Paul Keasey offers an update on TISPOL’s highly-regarded initiative to tackle criminality and make Europe’s roads safer

We set out to make one day without death on Europe’s roads. That was always going to be a very challenging task, and I know that there were some fatalities. But as a way of raising awareness and striking a chord far beyond the road safety sector, Project EDWARD was a runaway success. May I thank Violeta Bulc, European Transport Commissioner and all our colleagues at the European Commission for their efforts in spreading the messages of Project EDWARD. We made excellent use of our 10 very short awareness-raising videos, paid for by the GEM Motoring Assist Road Safety Charity and translated into 12 languages. We are hugely grateful for GEM’s support. Ruth Purdie

529 intelligence submissions

n 17 people died on Europe’s roads on 21 Septembern On the same day in 2015, 61 people died (though four countries have not submitted data, so an exact comparison is not possible)n Several countries have recorded 0 fatalities

Trivium 6 the big numbers

9,009 vehicles stopped

12,556 people encountered

509 vehicles seized

529 intelligence submissions

546 ANPR-activated vehicle stops

218 arrests

3,274 foreign-drivenvehicles stopped

7,188 enforcement actions

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MEET THE NEW TISPOL PRESIDENT

of my incoming Presidency, such as the adoption of a new constitution, the transformation of TISPOL in a European Network, and the creation of new rules for membership and participation. A new leadership and decision-making structure. A significant challenge. I believe that change like this, when it is an expression of the common will, helps to do better, to keep up with the times, to explore new horizons and to set more ambitious goals. With that in mind, we need to continue to work together, trying to use lessons learned from the past to find the most effective paths, and continuing to learn from experiences, projected with some new ideas to new goals.

What do you see as your priorities while you are President? My main goal as President is to continue to develop TISPOL internationally, consolidating the present position in Europe and making the organisation known even further afield. To obtain these results will require maximum synergy with all member countries and with the European institutions, as well as the common effort to respect the commitments made with the European Union in view of the active contribution to halving road deaths by 2020.

What are some new or emerging areas where TISPOL’s expertise and experience could be valuable? First of all, we have to continue to fight hard against the three killers (driving under the influence, speeding and non-use of seat belts). Recently, however, new opportunities have opened up, first and foremost the result of the improper use of mobile phones while driving, with so many drivers distracted by making phone calls, sending and receiving messages and even... researching Pokemon. Another very important aspect not to be underestimated, as also pointed out by the European Commission in the White Paper on Road Safety, is related to vulnerable users (pedestrians, children, cyclists, the elderly etc.) on which I have long focused my commitment as Chair of the High Risk Working Group set up within TISPOL.

Leave us with a clear message of support, advice and encouragement as TISPOL prepares for a new era… It is very difficult to summarise into a simple message the future commitment that will see us all together protagonists in the coming months. But in the era of texting and Twitter, though, I can try to sum it up in one short sentence, as a possible slogan: “Learning from the past, work hard in the present, for a better future.” n

Congratulations on becoming the new President of TISPOL. What are your thoughts about this exciting new challenge for you? First of all thank you. Special thanks goes to the members of the TISPOL Executive Committee who have decided to entrust me with this prestigious responsibility, and also a thanks to the Italian State Police, and in particular to the National Traffic Service, which allowed me to dedicate myself to TISPOL with constant commitment and passion. The first thought that I was accepting the prestigious role of TISPOL President has been to want to do all my best to honour my new activity. I felt proud to represent the 31 Member States of TISPOL, especially in this particularly important time for road safety and for the Network. It is a new challenge, demanding and exciting, which focused energy and responsibility, in order to achieve, together and with the contribution of all, the objectives that the European Union has set for 2010.

Looking back at the work of previous presidents such as Aidan Reid, Koen Ricour, Pasi Kemppainen, Javier Sanchez, Roar Larsen… is there perhaps something special that each of these people has brought to TISPOL? The names that were listed represent the history of TISPOL. Each one represents so much for the Organisation, for his country and for the common progress of European road safety. Many of them still play an active role in TISPOL. In a constructive spirit I ask them for advice and consultation on forthcoming initiatives and strategies. Each was able to be special during his period of Presidency, providing a unique contribution, doing his service for the common purpose of TISPOL and contributing to the achievement, day by day, of the Organisation’s objectives. The example of those who have

gone before me in the Presidency will be a constant point of reference

and stimulus to try to do my best.

TISPOL is changing. How confident are you that the changes are good – and will work? It’s true. TISPOL is changing. Major changes are planned during the period

Paolo Cestra identifies the opportunities and priority tasks TISPOL faces, and sets out his vision for the Network in the coming months

12,556 people encountered

529 intelligence submissions

TISPOL operationsJuly 2015 to June 2016

2,122,988

1,012,729

368,401

21,087

30,874 alcohol offences5,820 drug offences

190,328 seatbelt offences

436,616 offences relating to drivers, vehicles and cargoes

344 firearms 3,538 drugs2,164 wanted persons

alcohol and drug tests

speeding offences

truck and bus inspections

crimes detected

There have been 13 TISPOL pan-European road policing enforcement operations. Many are conducted as Multi-Agency Control Operations where other law enforcement agencies are invited and work alongside the road policing officers to bring their enforcement skill, expertise and legislative powers to bear against offenders and criminals on the road. In this way the effect of the control is maximised. As part of the TISPOL road policing philosophy, road crime is also targeted in combination with the road safety enforcement in all operations.