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Traffic safety in Sweden Mats Petersson Swedish Road Administration
Traffic safety in Sweden
Mats Petersson
Swedish Road Administration
History• 1997 the Road Traffic
Safety Bill founded on "Vision Zero" was passed by a large majority in the Swedish Parliament. This represents an entirely new way of thinking with respect to road traffic safety.
Goal• The long term goal is
that no-one shall be killed or seriously injured within the Swedish road transport system.
Vision Zero: a Safe Traffic ConceptVision Zero: a Safe Traffic Concept
Vision Zero ≠ Zero Fatalities(At least not only)
Vision Zero = 5 dimensions(or more?)
1. vision for many stakeholders
2. ethical platform
3. shared responsibility
4. safety philosophy
5. driving forces for change
Vision for many stakeholders
• Traffic safety is a shared responsibility for many stakeholders
• A joint vision is a powerful tool to focus the work• A vision sets out a future desired situation - not a step
by step action with no definition of it’s end point
Ethical platform
• Human life and health is paramount• Life and health can not, in the long run, be traded
against other benefits• Mobility is a function of the safety level
Shared responsibility
• Historically main responsibility on the road user• In Vision Zero the responsibility is shared between
road users and system designers
System designers = everyone that influences the design, function and use of the road
transport system• politicians• community planners• road managers • vehicle manufacturers• health sector• transport companies and everyone who
professionally uses roads and streets• police• rescue forces• and more
“Rule of Science”
“The biomechanical tolerance of the human is the limiting factor for the road transport system”
90 km/h 25 m
60 mph 80 feet
110 km/h 43 m
70 mph 130 feet
50 km/h 10 m
30 km/h 3 m
CENTRE GUARD RAILS
On existing 13m wide roads and freeways
SAFE ROAD AREAS
Design for people leaving the road
ROUNDABOUTS
Intersection with problemsFocus on crashes results in signals
Focus on injuries results in roundabouts
RIGHT SPEED
Vehicles, roads and speeds must match
TRAVEL POLICY IN COMPANIES
Everyone company has a responsibility to assure safety
SAFE TRANSPORTS
Everyone buying or selling transports has a responsibility to assure safety
Road safety is a management matter
• More than 25% of all fatal workplace accidents in Sweden are traffic accidents
• Employers are responsible for minimising the accident risk for employees and safeguarding their health
• Swedish Work Environment Authority has joined the road safety efforts
Other things
• Speedcameras• ISA – speed warning systems i cars• Alcoloc in cars• Bikelanes• Traffic calming• And more
System designers responsibilityAn example : What
The Swedish Taxi Association• High seat belt use• Keep speed limits• No driving under influence
System designers responsibilityAn example : How
The Swedish Taxi Association is prepared to• Retrofit of seat belt reminders• Average speed measurement using cameras• Retrofit of alcohol starter inter-lock
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