the road ahead conference june 21 2011
TRANSCRIPT
Stephen Lambert
Chairperson Donegal Road Safety Working Group
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
The Road Ahead Conference, Buncrana, Co.Donegal. 20th to 21st 2011
INTRODUCTIONDRSWG—Who are we?
Myth Busting----Look at the facts
Understanding the nature of crashes
Knowing the consequences
Conculsion
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
Founded in 1996NWHB
An Garda Siochana
DCC
NRA
Now includes
Donegal VEC, RSA, NW Alcohol Forum, Driving instructors,
Youth Council, Youth Services
Supported by local media
Highland Radio, ICR, Ocean FM, Radio Foyle, I 102-104
Supports local initiatives,
ACEART, PARC, NIRSC, Schools, Finn Harps, GAA
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
BeginningsIreland was near the bottom of the EU tables in 1996
Australian example
1979, VIC Roads, 3 E’s Engineering , Enforcement and Education
Good Data;
If you don’t know what the problem is, how can youhope to fix it, more importantly, how do you know you’re not making it worse?
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
Changes Since 1996
NRA, Dot and Road Safety TeamSafety Audits, Road Safety Checks, RSRMs, Traffic Calming, Crash analysis, Forensic Collision Investigation
Gardaí increased powers and manpower, including random breathe testing and speed enforcement contract
NSC to RSA………….monumental change in resources and commitment
ALL BASED ON RELIABLE DATA
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
National Figures Number of Fatal Crashes 1988 to 2009
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11731097996 1147974 927 867683
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Donegal Figures Number of Fatal Crashes 1988 to 200981 72 80 73 77 74
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‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
Stephen Lambert
Chairperson Donegal Road Safety Working Group
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
Perceptions of Young Drivers
Australia, the terms hoon and revhead
The stereotypical boy racers in the UK and Ireland can be easily identified. .. small three-door, front-wheel drive hatchback cars, with small engines
Is Donegal Ireland's Never Never Land for boy racers? EMISSIONS:Doughnuts, Honda Civics and John Travolta – sure what else is there to do?THEY’RE MAD for cars in Donegal. Unfortunately, not always in a good way…..Irish Times, 9th July 2009
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
What are the facts?Look at some figures.
Crash Analysis and Database Ireland has one of the best crash databases in Europe. The database is used to target the causes of crashes.
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
Traffic Volumes by Hour of the day
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Traffic FlowPeaks at 08:00 and 17:30Weekdays
12:30PM Saturdays
Peak to trough1:100 or 1:80 on Saturdays
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
All Injury Crashes per hour Wednesday and Saturday
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Traffic by Hour of the day, Wednesday and Saturday
Peaks for crashes12 to 20 hrs and 12am and 3am.Weekdays
8, 13 and 12AM Saturday
These figures do not co-relate to Traffic volumes, especially at night.
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
Crash Risk by hour-All Crashes
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Cross-tabbing crashes by traffic volumes per hour looks like this!
What does that mean?
If YOU are driving between 12 and 1 am on a weekday YOU are at least 16 more likely to be involved in an injury crash than anytime between 7am and and 6pm
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
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Traffic by Hour of the day,Wednesday and Saturday
Peaks for fatalcrashes7am, 3pm, 6pm and 9pm.Weekdays
However, 3am onSunday morning is very clearly the peak hour forSaturday.
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
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Crash Risk by hour-Fatal Crashes CrashesCross-tabbing fatal crashes by traffic volumes per hour looks like this!
What does that mean?
If YOU are driving between 3 and 4 am on a Saturday night(Sunday morning), YOU are at least 43 more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than anytime between 1pm and 6pm
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
Number
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Fatal and Serious Crashes, All Drivers
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
Fatal Crashes
Accidents by Day of Week
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Accidents by Day of Week
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ALL Crashes
All Drivers
Drivers U 30
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
Fatal CrashesALL Crashes
All Drivers
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Accidents by Year
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‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
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FATAL CRASHES
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
Age Profile of Drivers and Cyclists
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All Injury Crashes
Fatal Crashes
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
Young People Die in Early Morning Crashes at
Weekends………Who doesn’t know that?
BUT
Who KNOWS why? ‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties
in County Donegal in line with national and European casualty reduction targets.’
What is so different about weekend nights?
Lifestyle…….socialisingWork, socialising, work, sport, socialising
work….resulting in tiredness,
With or without drink or drugs will result in delayed reaction times
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
What Else?Familiar empty roads, that lull drivers
into going faster than usual ……..
which combined with longer reaction times results in lower braking effort which results in loss of control
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
………. on familiar bends……..
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
……bends that appear from nowhere
or trees that jump out on the road
or slippery surfaces that disappear as soon you go looking for them…….
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
……And higher impact speeds
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
IMPACT SPEED
WHAT IS IT?
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
E=1/2MV2
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
1/2MV2 = Kinetic Energy
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
1/2MV2 = Kinetic Energy
M = Mass
V = Speed in M/S
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
In short
doubling the impact speed
quadruples the kinetic or impact energy
Where does that energy go?
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
Where does that energy go?
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
3 Dead
Where does that energy go?
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
1 Dead,3 injured
Where does that energy go?
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
1 Dead
Where does that energy go?
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
1 Dead
And…
Where does that energy go?
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
Passengerwalked away!
He was wearing a seatbelt
Where does that energy go?
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
5 Dead………
driver drunk,
miss-judged a
bend and killed
5 people
Conclusion
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’
Crashes are no mystery, we have plenty of facts.
Young drivers are victims of their circumstances……..
They are however, responsible for their actions
but are entitled to be informed of the facts…..and not demonised
Road safety professionals are obliged to establish the facts and inform the public accordingly…….
Discuss
‘To reduce the number of road collision casualties in County Donegal in line with national and
European casualty reduction targets.’