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Road users’ behavior in Estonia: what has changed in 2001 – 2015 Juri Ess Dago Antov

Shortly about ESTONIA Re ‐ independence : 1991 Population (2015): 1.3 M Estonia GDP per inhabitant (2015*): EE: 13 300 € EU: 26 500 € Motorization rate : EE: 503 (2015) EU : 491 (2014) Road fatalities per M (2015): EE: 51,1 EU : 51,5 * in 2010 prices

Road fatalities per million population 350 In 25 years number of road deaths decreased more than 7 times (491 ‐ > 67 300 people) and motorization increased 3 times 250 Road fatalities per year Road user’s behavior monitoring 200 150 100 50 0 EE EU

Importance of risk factors in contributing to accidents and injuries Source: Elvik Rune. The Handbook of Road Safety Measures

If violations of road traffic law did not occur, the number of fatalities could be reduced by 63% Source: Elvik Rune. The Handbook of Road Safety Measures

Traffic behaviour monitoring 2001 ‐ 2015 Key points: • main objective ‐ to monitor behavioral changes • statewide observation study • different safety performance indicators • over 100 fixed observation places • standardized data collection methods

Safety performance indicators (2001 – 2015) • Drivers’ compliance with traffic signals • Pedestrians’ compliance with traffic signals • Giving way to pedestrians at zebra crossings • Using turn indicators • Using seat belts and child restraints Additional topics studied : Speeding • Drinking and driving • Safety reflectors • Railroad crossings • Longitudinal gaps • Mobile phones •

Long‐term trends in traffic behavior Significant changes : Minor or no changes : • Seat belts • Traffic signal infringement • Giving way to  drivers pedestrians  pedestrians • Turn indicators

Seat belt use rate in Estonia 2001 ‐ 2015 100 90 80 Seat belt use rate % 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Drivers Children Adults rear seats Adults front seats Between 2010 and 2015, 10% to 12% of injured drivers did’t wear seat belt at the moment of crash

Share of drivers who give way to pedestrians on non‐regulated crossings 2001 ‐ 2015 100 90 Drivers who give way to pedestrians % 83 83 80 74 74 70 69 67 61 60 55 53 50 y = 3,6286x + 26,571 R² = 0,7403 40 40 39 38 36 35 30 27 20 10 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Between 2010 and 2015 share of pedestrians in all the road fatalities was 18 – 36%

Accidents on non ‐ regulated pedestrian crossings 2010 ‐ 2015 Pedestrians suffered 140 in road accidents 120 100 Accidents 80 60 40 20 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Pedestrians suffered in road accidents 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Road administration activities Estonian National Road Traffic Safety Program 2003 – 2015: • 196 activities applied totally or partly • 59 (or 23%) activities were not applied Traffic safety campaigns 2001 ‐ 2013 Speeding Seat bealts Safety reflectors Pedestrian crossings Drinking and driving Two ‐ wheelers safety 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 number on campaigns

Top 7 traffic violations and share of violators in traffic (2011 – 2015) ( ) not giving way at zebra (29.4%) 0,5% drinking and driving 5% (0.38%) driving without licence 5% ignoring traffic signals (pedestrians) 4% (9.8%) other violations (drivers) 7% not using seat belts (4.9%) 9% speeding 48% ignoring traffic signals (drivers) (0.75%) 7% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

To sum up 1. Estonia has reached a medium level of road safety in EU 2. One can admit that seat belt use played an important role 3. There are still issues with pedestrian safety 4. One of the options is increasing enforcement at zebra crossings

Thank you for attention! Special thanks to EU Regional Development Fund for financial support