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S O L - S A V E O U R L I V E S . A C O M P R E H E N S I V E R O A D S A F E T Y S T R A T E G Y F O R C E N T R A L E U R O P E
SOL ON THE C IT IES FOR CHILDREN CONFERENCE IN GRAZ/AUSTRIA
DEAR READERS
THE SOL eMAGAZINE
The SOL eMAGAZINE is produced by the SOL consor-
tium. All articles are written by the SOL partners. The
responsibility for all contents and statements made
lies with the authors. The eMagazine does not repre-
sent the opinion of the European Communities. The
project „SOL – Save our Lives“ in the Central Europe
Program www.central2013.eu is co-financed by the
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Find more about SOL on: www.sol-project.eu
Welcome to the seventh issue of the SOL pro-
ject eMagazine. In this issue we would like to
put our attention on the recent event held in
Graz, the annual Conference of the Association
Cities for Children in Graz and its relationship
with SOL project and our transnational network.
You can also read about recent findings that state
that using smartphones behind the wheel is more
dangerous than drink and drive.
In this current issue, you can also learn more about
one of our Austrian partner, the Traffic Department
of the Province of Styria and some of its activities
in road safety and their work within SOL. The focus
will describe the new Styrian Road Safety Program
(Steirisches Verkehrssicherheitsprogramm), which
was released in this year.
Enjoy reading
Alberto Milotti Project Manager SOL
A small international expert group of 20 rep-
resentatives of various working areas met in
Graz, Austria at the meeting of the Cities for
Children Network Working Group “Traffic and
By a Mobile-Tour through Graz the SOL part-
ners had the chance to view some examples
of successful implemented road safety ac-
tions, such as shared space, housing streets
and the Bicycle Training for children in real
traffic environments called Radfahrtraining
(see picture above). Furthermore the mem-
bers of the SOL network, A. Buday, J. Hein-
rich and P. Hammer held a tool presentation
about road safety for children, one out of 10
tool presentations, with the goal to represent
replicable road safety measures in one certain
road safety field. These measures also display
worldwide applicable good practices.
In this purpose a slight success can be listed
Safety” to exchange experiences concerning
safety for children in traffic and discuss how
to ensure children’s needs in urban planning.
of this meeting. Due to the fact that know-
ledge transfer is the goal of the 10 tool pre-
sentations, J. Heinrich from HBH Projekt and
a representative of the City of Dublin, Nuala
Nic Gioburin, are staying in touch after this
meeting and exchanging their experiences in
road safety.
After this meeting SOL was also present at
the Annual Cities for Children Conference in
May 2012, with a stand and information such
as flyer, posters etc. about the SOL project.
Therefore this meeting in Graz was an impor-
tant foundation for the future promotion of the
Cities for Children Conference.
ISSUE No. 07 MAY 2012
Picture: Andrej Buday, ZAS
Using smartphones for social networking
while driving is more dangerous than drink
driving or being high on cannabis behind
the wheel according to research published
today by the IAM (Institute of Advanced
Twenty-four per cent of 17-24 year old drivers
– a group already at higher risk of being in a
crash – admit to using smartphones for email
and social networking while driving.
For their research, the IAM and TRL (Transport
Research Laboratory) used DigiCar – TRL’s car
driving simulator – to examine the effects of
young drivers using smartphones to access fa-
cebook. In every test of driving performance,
young people who were using facebook while
driving were badly affected.4 When sending
and receiving facebook messages:
Motorists). Despite this, eight per cent of
drivers admit to using smartphones for
email and social networking while driving
– equivalent to 3.5 million licence holders.Twenty-four per cent of 17-24
year old drivers – a group al-
ready at higher risk of being in
a crash – admit to using smart-
phones for email and social net-
working while driving.
• reaction times slowed by around 38% and
participants often missed key events;
• participants were unable to maintain a cen-
tral lane position resulting in an increased
number of unintentional lane departures; and
• were unable to respond as quickly to the car
in front gradually changing speed.
When comparing these new results to previ-
ous studies the level of impairment on driving
is greater than the effects of drinking, can-
nabis and texting.
• Using a smartphone for social networking
May 2012 ISSUE No. 07
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USING SMARTPHONES BEHIND THE WHEEL IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN DRINK DRIV ING
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slows reaction times by 37.6 per cent;
• texting slows reaction times by 37.4 per
cent;
• hands-free mobile phone conversation
slows reaction times by 26.5 per cent;
• cannabis slows reaction times by 21 per
cent;
• alcohol (above UK driving limit but below
100mg per 100ml of blood) slows reaction
time by between six and 15 per cent; and
• alcohol at the legal limit slows reaction
times by 12.5 per cent.
The IAM is calling for government action to
highlight the dangers of using smartphones
behind the wheel. Phone manufacturers and
social network providers also have a key role
to play in spreading the message. Attitudes to
seatbelts and drink driving have changed dra-
matically over the last thirty years, and, with
the right information, halting smartphone use
could become a similar success story.
IAM chief executive Simon Best said: “This re-
search shows how incredibly dangerous using
smartphones while driving is, yet unbelievably
it is a relatively common practice. If you’re
taking your hand off the wheel to use the
phone, reading the phone display and thinking
about your messages, then you’re simply not
concentrating on driving. It’s antisocial net-
working and it’s more dangerous than drink
driving and it must become just as socially
unacceptable.
“Young people have grown up with smart-
phones and using them is part of everyday
life. But more work needs to be done by the
government and social network providers to
show young people that they are risking their
lives and the lives of others if they use their
smartphones while driving.”
TRL senior researcher Nick Reed said: “Our
research clearly demonstrates that driver
behaviour was significantly and dramatically
impaired when a smartphone was being used
for social networking. Drivers spent more time
looking at their phone than the road ahead
when trying to send messages, rendering the
driver blind to emerging hazards and the de-
veloping traffic situation.
“Even when hazards were detected, the driv-
er’s ability to respond was slowed. The com-
bination of observed impairments to driving
will cause a substantial increase in the risk of
a collision that may affect not only the driver
but also their passengers and other road us-
ers. Smartphones are incredibly useful and
convenient tools when used appropriately and
responsibly. Their use for social networking
when driving is neither.”Drivers spent more time looking
at their phone than the road
ahead when trying to send mes-
sages, rendering the driver blind
to emerging hazards and the de-
veloping traffic situation.
Picture: iSTOCK
Picture: FGM-AMOR
The Styr ian Road Safety Programme 2011-2020
The new Styrian Road Safety Programme 2011
– 2020 (RSP) is built upon the first Road Safety
Programme 2004-2010 which has already pro-
vided important successes for Road Safety.
Within the tasks of the Road Safety advisory
Board, which was established in 2003, the strate-
gic orientation of the RSP 2011-2020 was decid-
ed and measures for the next 10 years developed.
The Road Safety work will focus on following
points in the next few years:
• High risk behaviour
• Personal responsibility
• Active networking and cooperation with all
responsible decision makers, stakeholders
and interested people concerning Road Safety.
The networking with the communities and their
commitment for Road Safety are important con-
tributions for the implementation of the RSP.
• Creating and promoting traffic culture
The Number of road fatalities was able to be
reduced by 55% since the year 2000. The
Number of road accidents in Styria has also
decreased by 20%.
The long-term goal is to create a traffic cultural
awareness in which people work together re-
sponsibly.
• The Framework of the new RSP 2011-2020
Main objectives: Reduce fatalities by 50 %, re-
duce casualties by 40 % and reduce accidents
with people injured by 20%.
Strategy of the new RSP: Three areas in which
to intervene and in which measures must be
set in order to achieve the main objectives: (1)
Creating awareness, (2) Infrastructure and (3)
Legislature & Surveillance. 10 topic fields
cover the areas in which risks and problems
concerning road safety can occur. 67 meas-
ures are defined within these topic fields.
These measures are supple-
mented by a comprehensive
Road Safety work by the po-
lice and the implementation of
measures in communities. The
Federal State of Styria is a na-
tional pioneer in the develop-
ment of Road Safety strategies
and their operational implemen-
tation.
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May 2012 ISSUE No. 07
THE SOL P ILOT AREAS: THE PROVINCE OF STYRIA/ AUSTRIA
The pilot area Styria (Steiermark) is a federal-
state or Bundesland, located in the southeast
of Austria. In Austria it is the second largest
of the nine Austrian federal-states, covering
The population (as of 1.1.2011) was 1,210.614
and the capital city is Graz. Styria has a total
of 458.96 km of highways and motorways,
thus possessing the second longest highway
and motorway network in Austria.
72 people were killed on Styrian streets in
2011. This is the lowest number of deaths
since the beginning of recording. Neverthe-
less the Government of Styria wants to reduce
accident deaths within the next years further-
more.
Within SOL a Styrian Road Safety Programme
was developed (2011-2020) by the Govern-
ment of Styria (FA 18a – Traffic department).
The Road Safety Programme for the next 10
years has the aim to reduce the number of ac-
16,401 km². Styria borders Slovenia in the
South, as well as the other Austrian states of
Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Bur-
genland and Carinthia.
cidents to 20%, the number of deaths to 50%
and the number of casualties to 40%.
The distribution of this Road Safety Pro-
gramme will be focused on local level to in-
tensify road safety work and to raise aware-
ness concerning the risks on the streets. To
communicate the Road Safety Programme,
training workshops for stakeholders will be
held in three Styrian regions (Leibnitz, Kap-
fenberg, Graz-Umgebung). Within these work-
shops the strategy and the targets of the Road
Safety Programme should be disseminated
and the stakeholders motivated to implement
road safety measures within their community
or regions.
The project SOL shall help to prevent road
crashes, deaths and injuries in the Central Europe
Space (CEUS). In 12 pilot areas of the 7 countries
Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slo-
venia, Italy and Austria targeted strategies will be
developed implementing effective programmes to
build a transnational road safety network. Find
detailed informations to all pilot areas on the
website of SOL: www.sol-project.eu
THE PILOT AREAS OF SOL:
• Poland: Olsztyn, Barczewo, Nidzica
• Czech Republic: Region of Liberec
• Slovakia: City of Prešov and Region of Prešov
- Selfgovernment County
• Hungary: City of Gyor
• Slovenia: Tolmin, Kočevje and Maribor
• Italy: Province of Brescia and Mantua
• Austria: Province of Styria
THE P ILOT AREAS OF THE PROJECT SOL
GERMANYCZECH REPUBLIC
AUSTRIA
ITALY
SLOVAKIA
POLAND
SLOVENIA
HUNGARY
The SOL Countries
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SOL – A COMPREHENSIVE ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY FOR CENTRAL EUROPE
The main goal of the project is to promote
sustainable mobility and increase awareness
for safety issues as well as contributing to the
achievement of higher quality of living condi-
tions.
The approach of SOL sees Road-Safety within
the context of sustainable mobility, i.e. to make
walking and cycling safe and to promote a modal
shift from the private car to public transport.
SOL unites some of the most competent RS or-
ganisations from CEUS and worldwide, among
them the Global Road Safety Patnership (GRPS).
The multi-sector partners from eight countries
of CEUS have jointly developed a strategy that
supports the region in catching up with highest
EU standards in Road Safety.
A.L.O.T. Agency of East Lombardy for Transport and Logistics (Italy)
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR (Austria)
Province of Styria – Traffic Department (Austria)
University of Tuebingen, Institute of Geography (Germany)
HBH Projekt spol. s r.o. (Czech Republic)
ITS Motor Transport Institute(Poland)
University of Zilina(Slovakia)
Global Road Safety Partnership Hungary(Hungary)
KTI Institute for Transport Sciences(Hungary)
Automobile Association of Slovenia(Slovenia)
ZAS – The Association of the Driving Schools in the Slovak Republic (Slovakia)
WORD Olsztyn organization(Poland)
12 PROJECT PARTNERS FROM 8 COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL EUROPE
The project „SOL – Save our Lives“ in the Central Europe Program www.central2013.eu
is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Imprint:
Texts: Alberto Milotti, A.L.O.T. (Foreword); Katherina Mayser, University of Tuebingen (p.1); Provided by GRSP (p.2/3); Maria Knauer-
Lukas, Province of Styria and Elke Weiss, FGM-AMOR (p.4/5)
Design by FGM-AMOR
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May 2012 ISSUE No. 07