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The ESRA-project: Synthesis of the main findings from the 1 st ESRA survey in 25 countries Brussels, 2017 Uta Meesmann, Katrien Torfs, Wouter Van den Berghe Belgian Road Safety Institute

What is ? 1

25 countries Online panel survey 1) national info on opinions, behaviour & attitudes with respect to road traffic risks 2) comparable data across countries Scientific support for RS policy ESRA1 core group BRSI (BE) coordinator KFV (AT), NTUA (EL), Inspired by CTL (IT), ITS (PL), SARTRE4, national measurements and PRP (PT), BFU (CH) AAAFTS survey (USA) 2

Methodology ESRA 2015 + 2016 25 Online internet access panel Total sample almost 27,000 Common questionnaire Organized by English + 29 translations N = 1,000+ (members of ESOMAR) 32 Qs 600+ (= 222 variables) 3

Main topics & themes Self-declared (un)safe traffic behaviour (31) Subjective safety & risk perception (28) Acceptability of unsafe traffic behaviour (36) Enforcement & support for policy measures (34) Attitudes towards road safety (28) Behaviour of other road users (18) Involvement in road crashes (15) # of variables per topic indicated between brackets 4

Key results ESRA 2015/2016 2 • Self-declared (un)safe traffic behaviour • Subjective safety & risk perception • Acceptability of unsafe traffic behaviour • Attitudes towards road safety • Support for policy measures • Enforcement

Self-declared (un)safe traffic behaviour (ESRA25) DUI drugs 14% DUI medication 26% DUI alcohol 30% type text message / e-mail 31% read text message / e-mail 39% hand-held phone 43% hands-free phone 53% realise drowsy driving 60% speeding - built-up areas 65% % at least once in speeding - outside built-up… 71% past 12 months speeding - motorways 73% % (almost) always seat belt - passenger front 81% past 12 months seat belt - driver 79% CRS > 150cm 67% CRS < 150cm 63% seat belt - passenger back 59% 0% 50% 100% 6

Self-declared driving under influence (by country) % of at least once during the last 12 months Alcohol Medication Illegal Drugs HU 11% HU 7% FI 3% CZ 11% DK 12% BE 3% PL 12% IT 15% HU 3% NO 13% SE 16% CZ 4% SE 13% PT CZ 16% 5% IL 18% SI 16% DK 6% FI 18% IL NL 17% 7% IE 20% EL 18% AT 7% KR 26% PL IT 18% 7% UK 28% IE 18% IL 8% CA 28% BE NO 19% 8% EL 29% NO 19% SE 9% NL 29% PT SI 19% 9% SI 30% FI 20% PL 10% ESRA25 30% AT IE 21% 10% E20 30% CA 21% EL 10% AT 30% E20 CH 22% 10% DE 30% NL 22% DE 10% AU 31% DE 22% E20 11% DK 32% UK 22% ES 12% US 32% CH 23% UK 13% IT 34% ES 24% ESRA25 14% PT 34% ESRA25 26% CA 14% ES 35% KR 28% FR 16% CH 38% AU 29% AU 17% FR 41% FR 32% US 19% BE 43% US 34% KR 24% 0% 30% 60% 0% 30% 60% 0% 30% 60% 7

Self-declared distracted driving (by country) % of at least once during the last 12 months hands-free hand-held read send UK HU HU 15% 22% 22% FR 37% UK NL 24% UK 27% 21% CZ 39% CA CA CA 24% 25% 29% UK 39% PL AU 28% PL 32% 25% BE 41% BE AU NL 25% 28% 32% CA 45% ES IE 30% DE 32% 26% NL 45% FR NL 33% DE 26% IE 31% 47% IE ES 35% SI 33% 27% AU 47% CH ES 36% AU 27% SE 35% 50% AT SI DE 35% 36% 27% CH 50% E20 38% IE 36% CZ 27% DE 51% CH E20 HU 39% 36% 27% E20 51% CZ 41% E20 36% BE 27% DK 51% CZ PT DK 42% 37% 27% FI 52% ESRA25 42% BE 37% AT 28% HU 52% ESRA25 39% CH IL 43% 29% SI 52% PT 46% FR 39% EL 30% ESRA25 53% AT US 42% FR PL 47% 30% 55% DK PL 48% 44% ESRA25 31% US 55% US PT 44% SE ES 50% 32% 56% EL NO 51% 45% IT 33% PT 60% IT SE 45% US EL 55% 35% 62% NO SI 60% 46% DK 35% NO 63% KR IT 49% NO AT 63% 60% 37% IL EL 61% 54% FI 41% KR 66% SE FI 56% IL IT 74% 62% 44% KR 61% IL FI 73% KR 50% 83% 0% 50% 100% 0% 50% 100% 0% 50% 100% 0% 50% 100% 8

Self-declared speeding (by country) % of at least once during the last 12 months PL 57% AU 55% IE 50% AU IE 61% 59% AU 52% IE 61% UK 60% UK 55% HU EL 62% 64% EL 58% UK 66% ES 64% SI 61% FR US 67% 68% CA 62% EL 71% PL 68% US 62% E20 73% CA 69% IL 63% SI 73% ESRA25 71% CH 63% ESRA25 73% IL 72% SE 64% CZ 73% FR 73% PL 64% BE 73% SI 73% ES 64% US E20 74% 73% ESRA25 65% ES 74% KR 74% NL 66% IT NL 76% 75% NO 66% CA 77% HU 75% BE 67% KR CH 77% 75% FR 68% NL 78% BE 76% E20 68% IL PT 79% 77% KR 69% CH 79% CZ 78% PT 72% DE SE 80% 79% IT 72% PT 81% IT 79% HU 74% AT DE 81% 82% CZ 74% DK 81% NO 83% AT 74% SE AT 82% 84% DK 75% FI 84% DK 84% DE 76% NO 89% FI 91% FI 85% 0% 50% 100% 0% 50% 100% 0% 50% 100% 9

Self-declared seat belt use (by country) % of at least once during the last 12 months Driver Passenger front Passenger back KR KR 70% 61% EL 15% SI 72% EL 71% KR 23% EL US 74% 76% IT 24% FR 76% ESRA25 81% PT 53% PL AU 81% 77% PL 53% UK 77% ES 81% SI 54% US PL 82% 78% HU 55% CA DE 79% 82% US 56% ESRA25 SI 83% 79% ESRA25 59% FR CH 79% 84% CH 60% ES IE 84% 80% E20 62% E20 IE 80% 85% CZ 63% AU DE 85% 80% NL 64% PT E20 80% 85% IL 66% AT IT 85% 82% AT 66% IL 86% PT 84% FR 70% CH NL 86% 84% ES 70% UK 86% SE 84% IE 71% NL IL 86% 84% DE 72% AT 87% CA 84% CA 72% SE HU 87% 85% UK 75% NO 88% NO 87% BE 75% HU IT 88% 87% NO 75% CZ 88% CZ 88% AU 77% DK 90% DK 88% SE 81% BE 92% BE 89% DK 82% FI 93% FI FI 92% 86% 0% 50% 100% 0% 50% 100% 0% 50% 100% 10

Subjective safety & risk perception (ESRA25) Risk perception Subjective safety scale 0-10 (very safe) Human risk factors • DUI alcohol (30%) • Speeding (27%) 7.4 • Inattentiveness (24%) • DUI drugs (23%) • Text messaging (22%) 7.2 • Aggressive driving (21%) • Mobile phone (21%) • Tailgating (19%) 6.9 • Drowsy driving (18%) • DUI medication (17%) • Insufficient knowledge of traffic rules (14%) 6.8 External risk factors • Bad weather conditions (17%) 6.2 • Poorly maintained roads (14%) • Traffic jam (13%) • Poor road design (12%) 6.0 • Technical defects (12%) 11

Acceptability of unsafe traffic behaviour (ESRA25 * ) DUI alcohol+drugs 5% Personal acceptability (score 4+5 on a scale from DUI alcohol 5% 1 ‘unacceptable’ to 5 ‘acceptable’) drowsy driving 5% transport children without CRS 5% DUI drugs 5% check social media 5% type text message / e-mail 6% + 20 km/h in school zone 6% no seat belt - passenger front 7% + 20 km/h on residential street 7% + 20 km/h urban area 9% hand-held mobile phone 9% no seat belt - passenger back 13% + 20km/h on motorway 22% + 10 km/h 26% hands-free phone 36% 0% 20% 40% * ESRA24 for distraction = excluding Slovenia due to translation error 12

Attitudes towards road safety (ESRA25) 10km/h = increased accident risk 52% hands-free = decreased attention 57% speed limits are acceptable 59% friends: one should respect speed limits 63% hand-held = decreased attention 72% speeding → harder to react when danger 74% friends: DUI drugs = unacceptable 78% friends: DUI alcohol = unacceptable 78% speeding = risking lives 78% I ask ‘buckle up’ 80% hand-held = increased accident risk 82% sleepy → no driving 84% drowsy driving = increased accident risk 85% DUI alcohol → harder to react when danger 87% no CRS = dangerous 87% DUI drugs = increased accident risk 88% % agreement DUI alcohol = increased accident risk 88% (score 4+5 on a 5-point scale from 1 ‘ disagree ’ to 5 ‘ agree ’) 0% 50% 100% 13

Support for road safety policy measures (ESRA25) allowing cyclists to run red lights 32% zero tolerance mobile phone 49% obligatory winter tyres 51% ban of headphones for vulnerable road users 53% other ban on alcohol sales in service stations 53% obligatory helmet use for cyclists 63% zero tolerance alcohol 63% obligatory high-visibility vest for vulnerable road users 65% licence system with penalty points 71% alcohol interlock for recidivists 78% zero tolerance alcohol for novice drivers 78% 0% 50% 100% % support 14

Enforcement: Opinions about traffic rules and penalties (ESRA25) speed 31% seat belt 26% Penalties are too alcohol severe 14% drugs 13% speed 50% Traffic rules are not seat belt 54% being checked alcohol 63% sufficiently drugs 65% 0% 50% 100% % agreement 15

Enforcement alcohol checks (by country) UK UK 5% 9% Question: In the past 12 Question: On a DK 6% DK 2% months, how many typical journey, how DE 8% times were you DE 8% likely is it that you (as checked by the police IE 9% IE 9% a driver) will be for alcohol while driving CA 9% CA 18% checked by the police a car (i.e., being US 10% US for alcohol, in other 19% subjected to a words, being CH 14% CH 19% Breathalyzer test)? subjected to a IL 16% IL 8% Breathalyzer test? BE 17% BE 14% NL 17% NL 10% IT 17% IT 15% AT 17% AT 15% ESRA25 18% ESRA25 19% PT 19% PT 23% E20 19% EU20 18% HU 19% HU 10% EL 22% EL 15% FR 23% FR 29% NO 24% NO 12% SI 25% SI 27% SE 29% SE 13% ES 29% ES 24% CZ 33% CZ 21% KR 36% KR 33% FI 37% FI 4% PL 47% PL 44% AU 50% AU 32% 0% 30% 60% 0% 30% 60% % at least once % (very) big chance 16