The importance of road safety for passenger transport Istanbul, 11 May 2011 Yves Mannaerts Deputy...

The importance of road safety The importance of road safety for passenger transportfor passenger transport

Istanbul, 11 May 2011Istanbul, 11 May 2011

Yves MannaertsYves Mannaerts

Deputy Managing Director FBAADeputy Managing Director FBAA(c) IRU Academy 2011(c) IRU Academy 2011

What is Smart Move?What is Smart Move?

(c) IRU Academy 2011(c) IRU Academy 2011

Smart Move objectivesSmart Move objectives

1.1. Political objectivePolitical objective: Change the perception of : Change the perception of buses and coaches in society, starting by buses and coaches in society, starting by decision and opinion makers (favourable and decision and opinion makers (favourable and appropriate legislaition)appropriate legislaition)

2.2. Business objective Business objective : Doubling the use of buses : Doubling the use of buses and coaches in the next 10-15 yearsand coaches in the next 10-15 years


We are the Smart MoveWe are the Smart Move


Bus & coaches Bus & coaches areare safety safety championschampions


From 2007 to 2008, bus and From 2007 to 2008, bus and coach passengers represented a coach passengers represented a mere 0.57% of road fatalities in mere 0.57% of road fatalities in the the European UnionEuropean Union, which is , which is even less than the 0.79% share even less than the 0.79% share attributed to agricultural tractors!attributed to agricultural tractors!

Bus and coaches Bus and coaches areare safety championssafety champions


AAs a rule, other modes of transport are much safer s a rule, other modes of transport are much safer than transport by road, with the exception of buses than transport by road, with the exception of buses and coaches. Buses and coaches offer comparable and coaches. Buses and coaches offer comparable levels of safety to other collective passenger levels of safety to other collective passenger transport modes, operating in a secured environment transport modes, operating in a secured environment or on a dedicated infrastructure.or on a dedicated infrastructure.

GermanGerman figures even show that fatality rates in bus figures even show that fatality rates in bus and coach transport (0.2 fatalities per 1 billion and coach transport (0.2 fatalities per 1 billion passenger kilometres) are significantly lower than passenger kilometres) are significantly lower than those of any other mode of land transport (trains - those of any other mode of land transport (trains - 0.6, cars - 5.6, motorbikes - 60.9).0.6, cars - 5.6, motorbikes - 60.9).

Similar figures are reported in the Similar figures are reported in the USUS, where the bus , where the bus and coach fatality rate is the lowest at 0.4 fatalities and coach fatality rate is the lowest at 0.4 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles. For passenger cars the per 100 million vehicle miles. For passenger cars the fatality rate is 3.5 times higher.fatality rate is 3.5 times higher.

In In AustraliaAustralia, travelling to school by bus is 7 times , travelling to school by bus is 7 times safer than driving to school in the family car, 31 times safer than driving to school in the family car, 31 times safer than walking to school and 228 times safer than safer than walking to school and 228 times safer than cycling.cycling.

Bus and coach industry Bus and coach industry wantswants to remain to remain the safety the safety

championchampion


Professional bus and coach drivers are a key asset to the passenger Professional bus and coach drivers are a key asset to the passenger road transport industry. Life-long learning has long been a reality for road transport industry. Life-long learning has long been a reality for professional bus and coach drivers. Bus and coach drivers in many professional bus and coach drivers. Bus and coach drivers in many countries, unlike regular road users, are bound by law to undergo countries, unlike regular road users, are bound by law to undergo extensive training to pass stringent supplementary theory and driving extensive training to pass stringent supplementary theory and driving tests. They must also pass a special medical examination.tests. They must also pass a special medical examination.

To further help drivers keep up with the latest technology and driving To further help drivers keep up with the latest technology and driving techniques, such as eco-driving, manufacturers and transport managers techniques, such as eco-driving, manufacturers and transport managers alike provide their drivers with a wide variety of training courses, a alike provide their drivers with a wide variety of training courses, a development which has had an enormous impact on bus and coach development which has had an enormous impact on bus and coach safety and service quality.safety and service quality.

Bus and coach industry Bus and coach industry wants to remainwants to remain the the

safety championsafety champion


The Smart Move 2011 safety-related actionsThe Smart Move 2011 safety-related actions• Suporting the UN decade of actions of road safetySuporting the UN decade of actions of road safety

• Collecting best company practices in road safetyCollecting best company practices in road safety

• Disseminating best practices and drivers’ checklists accros the Disseminating best practices and drivers’ checklists accros the world, including through the Smart Move 9-language website world, including through the Smart Move 9-language website

• Collecting and disseminating statistics on road safetyCollecting and disseminating statistics on road safety

Safety – the Smart Safety – the Smart Move Move 20112011 priority priority


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