A regulat ion that w ill prevent at least 25,000 deaths and 140,000 serious injuries w ithin 15 years 29 November 2018, E P IMCO workshop Antonio Avenoso E TS C E xecutive Director
European Transport Saf et y Council • An NGO with a science-based approach to road safety • 60 member organisations • More than 200 experts • F unding from member organisations, E U Member S tates, the E uropean Commission and corporate sponsors w w w .et sc.eu
25,250 people died in road traffic in the EU in 2017
“Two passenger planes crash, killing everyone on board…” Thi his i is ho how many peo people e di die e on n EU r U roads ds e ever ery week eek
NO PROGRESS FOR 4 YEARS
VALUE O E OF PREVEN ENTON Source: ETSC (2018), 12 th annual PIN report
135,000 135,000 seriously injured in road traffic in the EU in 2014 according to MAIS3+ definition
EU VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS • Figures w ould have been significantly higher w ithout vehicle safety measures already taken by the EU • Vehicle safety standards: exclusive competence (Article 114 of the EU Treaty) • Last revision of the EU common vehicle safety rules in 2009 w ith the General Safety Regulation 661/2009 and Pedestrian Protection Regulation 78/2009
GSR = HUGE LIFE SAVING POTENTIAL At least 25,000 deaths And 140,000 severe injuries on the road could be prevented over the period 2022-2037 according to analysis by TRL https://bit.ly/2IN9ltl
SAFETY STAKEHOLDERS SUPPORT ALL M EASURES VE E H HICLE S S A AF F E E TY - E E T TS S C C P P R R IOR ITIE S AS A PACKAGE BECAUSE linke nked t d to o the he main n risks ks • S ynergies between systems • S afety features share components: 1) avoiding a collision with a pedestrian (AEB-PED) 2) reading speed signs (IS A) and 3) monitoring road markings (LKA)
INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE (ISA) Available now: Ford S-Max, Galaxy Volvo XC90, XC60 Honda Civic, HR-V, Jazz - All new London buses !
Speed Lim it Inf orm at ion (SLI) is NOT an “ ef f ective alternative” to ISA If all vehicles w ere f itted w ith SLI today, there w ould be m ore deaths on the road than if ISA w as f itted.
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