Overview of Road Safety Engineering in Singapore Joshua Ng Yew Wei - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Europe-Asia Road Safety Forum 4 – 6 Dec 2013, New Delhi, India and The 76 th Session of the Working Party 1 of the UNECE Overview of Road Safety Engineering in Singapore Joshua Ng Yew Wei Senior Road Safety Engineer Land Transport Authority

Overview Human Population : 5.31 mil Vehicle Population : 965,192 Taxi Fleet : 28,210 Bus Fleet : 4,212 Land Area : 715.8 km 2 Road Network : 3,426 km 2012 Data

Fatalities per 100,000 Population Hong Kong 1.8(2011) UK 3.1 (2011) Singapore 3.2(2012) Sweden 3.4(2011) Netherlands 4.0 (2011) Switzerland 4.1 (2011) Country 4.3 (2011) Japan Australia 5.6 (2011) Canada 6.5(2010) New Zealand 6.5(2011) USA 10.4 (2011) Korea 10.5(2011) 23.8(2011) Malaysia 0 5 10 15 20 25 Fatalities per 100,000 Population 3

Singapore’s Fatalities Per 10,000 Registered Vehicles UK 0.6(2011) Sweden 0.6(2011) 0.6(2011) Switzerland Netherlands 0.6(2011) Japan 0.7(2011) Australia 0.8(2011) Country New Zealand 0.9(2011) Canada 1.0(2010) USA 1.3(2011) Singapore 1.8(2012) Hong Kong 2.1(2011) Korea 2.4(2011) 3.2(2011) Malaysia 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 Fatalities per 10,000 Registered Vehicles 4

Road Safety Situation in Singapore Number of Fatalities 350 330 327 310 307 298 290 288 287 285 278 273 270 267 265 258 257 257 254 251 250 243 239 236 234 230 230 226 225 225 221 221 214 213 212 210 205 199 198 195 194 193 193 190 190 183 173 170 168 150 Source: Traffic Police 5

Authorities involved in Road Safety in Singapore LAND TRAFFIC POLICE SINGAPORE TRANSPORT ROAD SAFETY • Enforcing COUNCIL AUTHORITY Traffic • Road • Campaigns Regulations Engineering • Public • Vehicle Road Safety • Education Engineering Education 6

Road Safety Engineering Framework Road Safety Initiatives Accident Prevention RSI Measures (APM) Road Safety Assessment RSA HRL Hazardous Road Locations Collaboration and Consultation (CAC) Black Spot Road Safety Programme Strategies RSCS BSP Road Safety Consultation Accident Reduction Measures (ARM) RSCL CSI Road Safety Crash Site Collaboration Investigation 7

Accident Prevention Measures • Treat safety deficiencies of existing roads before accidents occur at these locations • Identify any physical feature that could be altered to reduce the likelihood or severity of an accident 8

Road Safety Assessment • Day and night assessment • Identify potential safety hazards for road users After Before Installed crash cushion at hard gore area to save lives 9

After Before Covered drains to eliminate hazards Provided proper transition of guardrail to parapet wall 10

Hazardous Road Location • Treat locations that are potentially dangerous to road users Spring Loaded Posts Floodlight Floodlight install to increase illumination Flexible base to withstand some degree at zebra crossing of impact from a moving vehicle 11

Road Safety Initiatives Safety Safety enhancements for pedestrians Dashed Pedestrian Crossing Lines Better contrast against the continuous stop line for vehicles at pedestrian crossings Green Man + More green time allocated for elderly and disabled pedestrians to cross the road

Safety enhancements for pedestrians Intelligent Road Studs Enhance the safety of pedestrians at signalised junctions with right-turn facilities Give Way to Pedestrians Signs Remind motorists to look out and give way to pedestrians as they make the turn

Safety enhancements for pedestrians Raised Zebra Crossing Its elevation forces vehicles traversing across it to slow down and allows pedestrians crossing it to be seen more clearly by motorists Pedestrian Crossing Signs & Flashing Yellow Beacons Indicate the position of a zebra crossing clearly to pedestrians and motorists

Safety enhancements for pedestrians Pedestrian Crossing Ahead Markings Improve the safety of pedestrians at zebra crossings which may not be visible to motorists due to road geometry Pedestrian Warning Messages “LOOK” markings Remind pedestrians to look out for traffic in both directions at zebra crossing

Safety enhancements at schools Red Textured Pavement Catches motorists' attention and alert them to look out for children crossing the road Traffic Signs with Yellow Backing Indicates the start and end of school zones

Safety enhancements for commuters Bus Stop Safety Bollards Absorb the direct impact of errant vehicles to protect bus commuters waiting at bus stop

Safety enhancements for motorists Crash Cushion Absorbs the impact of the crash and reduces the seriousness of injuries, if any, to the occupants Curve Alignment Markers Guide motorists and help them to negotiate sharp bends safely

Safety enhancements for motorists 'Your Speed’ Signs Display the real-time speed of a passing vehicle and inform motorists of their travel speeds which consequently encourages them to slow down Pavement using Calcined Bauxite High skid resistance material for road resurfacing

Safety enhancements for motorists Advanced Warning Lights Generally installed before a traffic junction or a signalised pedestrian crossing to warn motorists in advance to a red traffic signal, which may not be visible to motorists due to road geometries Profile Thermoplastic Longitudinal Lane Markings Alert fatigue drivers to stay to the main course of the road

Safety enhancements for motorists Road Hump Bus-Friendly Hump Speed Regulating Strips

Safety enhancements for motorists Bend Alignment Lane Markings Traffic Calming Markings “Dragon Tooth” Traffic Calming Markings “Dragon Tooth” Bend Alignment Lane Markings Centre Divider Centre Divider

Accident Reduction Measures • Treat locations that are prone to accidents or where accidents have occurred • Analyze available accident data to detect any possible trends 23

Crash Site Investigation • Fatal accidents reviewed • Identify deficiencies in road infrastructures Proposed extension of centre railings BEFORE AFTER 24

Black Spot Programme (BSP) • Reduce the total number or severity of accidents that occur at such locations • Systematically identifies locations with higher accident rates so that road engineering measures can be implemented to make these roads safer 25

Road Safety Collaboration � Raise profile of road safety nationally and internationally � Engage governments, non-government organisations and business National Organisations/Bodies International Organisations/Bodies � Global Road Safety Partnership � Traffic Police � � WHO – Global Status Report on Road Singapore Road Safety Council Safety � PIARC � REAAA � ADB � ASEAN Land Transport Working Group � APEC 26

Road Safety Collaboration Prince Michael International Road Safety Award (UK, 2007) ITE Edmund R. Ricker Transportation Safety Council Award (USA, 2011)

Global Road Safety Week • 21-27 April 2007 in Singapore • In conjunction with the 1st United Nations Global Road Safety Week • Global Road Safety Week and Road Safety Outreach 2007 jointly organised by major stakeholders Published 21/4/2007 28

Global Road Safety Week • Events include Road Safety Conference, Road Safety Exhibition, Shell Traffic Games • Raise public awareness on road safety Published 21/4/2007 29

Decade of Action for Road Safety � LTA supports Decade of Action for road safety in May 2011 30

Road Safety Consultation � Provide consultancy in areas of road safety � Provide training to overseas delegates � Share road safety best practices 31

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