Road Traffic Safety: Situation in Estonia Margus Lepik Parliament of Estonia

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Road Traffic Safety Situation in
Estonia Margus Lepik Parliament
of Estonia
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Estonia

• Facts
• 45,000 km2
• 1,36 m inhabitants
• 16,400 km national roads
• 1,430 km main roads

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Increase in the number of cars
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Fatalities in road accidents 1986-2006
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RLOP
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Injuries in road accidents
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Killed on the roads 1990 - 2006
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Road safety development in Finland and in the
Baltic states
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Road behaviour change 2005-2006 (Traffic
offenders )
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Police operations Everyone takes a breathtest!

• Yet, the number of traffic accidents involving
  drunk drivers does not show a decreasing trend
• Repeat drunk driving offenders who constitute 18
  of all offenders are a cause of particular concern

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Stages of Road Safety Program (RSP)

• First stage
• Duration 2003-2006
• General amount of 212.9 mil. EEK (13.6 m)
• Application of less expensive and quickly
  applicable measures
• Second stage
• Duration 2007 2010
• General amount of 279 mil. EEK (17.9 m)
• Application of measures from the 1st stage and
  some more expensive measures

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Stages of RSP

• Third stage
• Duration 2010 2015
• General amount of 466 mil. EEK (29.8 m)
• Analysis of measures in the 1st and 2nd stage.
  Application of more expensive and previously
  delayed measures.
• All the activities will be managed on the tree
  year sliding-scale

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RSP activities

• Targeted on the following main directions
• Unprotected road users (pedestrians, bicyclists)
  safety
• Children and elderly people safety
• Young and inexperienced drivers safety

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RSP activities

• Drunk driving diminishing
• Decreasing of consequences of the RTA
• Urban traffic safety
• Decreasing a number of
• Dark time RTA
• Winter time RTA

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Outcome of the first stage of the RSP

• Educational system of drivers was improved
• Road infrastructure was improved
• Road safety campaigns
• Activities carried out in the first stage did not
  give wanted result
• Main reason were lack of financing and
  coordination

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Outcome of the first stage of the RSP
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Activities in the second stage of the RSP

• Improvement of legislation (Road Traffic Act etc)
• Education and training
• Traffic control
• Traffic campaigns
• Traffic environment
• Supporting measures for road safety
• Coordination

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Thank you!Margus Lepik Member of the
Economic Affairs Committee of the Parliament of
Estonia margus.lepik_at_riigikogu.eehttp//www.ri
igikogu.ee/