Transcript Nuova Norma Europea EN-1346

Thessaloniki April 2007
4th International Conference
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Investing in Road Safety
using performance based markings
Presentation:
Eng. Pietro Marangon
- Sovitec Group - Road Safety Division –
[email protected]
A drop of history
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1770: Cugnot  “Fardier“ onto wall = 1st accident
1896: 1st fatality in road motorized accident in London
From 1900 :
William P. Eno
“Father of road safety”
 stop signal
 roundabout
 one-way road, ...
Road Safety
1908: Convention of Roma : road signals
1893: France : driving license & exam
1924: axial line = 1st road marking (June McCarroll, USA)
1940: UK  thermoplastic onto airports (2nd W.W.)
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Legal Frame
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2001: European White Book
 save 25,000 lives / year before 2010
2003: European Actions Prog. for Road Safety
 EuroRAP (European Road Assessment Program)
Responsibility
 authorities
 use of norms
 controls
http://www.uvcw.be/articles/3,101,37,37,1156.htm
contractors
 solutions
 prescriptions
 users
 respect rules
≤ 125
≤ 250
≤ 500
>500
2004: fatalities per million passengers
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-07-014/EN/KS-SF-07-014-EN.PDF
Improvements
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Rome Prov. 2002 2004 Delta
Infractions 314 794 223 401 -29.0%
Accidents 70 446 62 016 -12.0%
Fatalities 403 400 -0.7%
Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) - 2006
Cost benefit (First Year Rate Return) of minor signing schemes
Scheme category
Warning signs
Speed limits
Road markings
Signs & signals
Antiskid surface
Speed camers
Refuges
V traffic calming
Signal improv.
New traffic signals
H traffic calming
Nb
36
8
43
63
34
28
65
58
16
15
16
Cost (£)
553
1117
2020
2537
8620
18238
10387
23333
17095
40717
22508
Acc. ↓
46%
33%
34%
41%
57%
13%
37%
65%
22%
67%
46%
FYRR%
3491%
1035%
957%
820%
352%
260%
259%
198%
155%
153%
125%
Safety =
different
solutions
together
Purposes of Markings
give instructions
the unique cheap
separate traffic
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inform users
continuous solution
direct traffic
Marking Specifications
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CHEAPEST PRICE
 white line…
 definition of:
 products,
 quantity,
 technique, …
 lab controls
 no performance
 NO warranty
 and if incorrect ???
“Road safety is often implicitly
assumed to be achieved by
simply adhering to prescribed
standards of alignment and
layout.
Case studies have shown that
more than half of the safety
deficiencies resulted from a
direspect of disegn guidelines and
norms.”
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/roadsafety/infrastructure/safety_mgt_en.htm
Day vs Night Vision
day
night traffic < 10%
 35% casualties
 45% fatalities
night
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Retro-Reflectivity
city
with
Not RL
yes
same markings
with city lightings
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markings
car lamps
Humidity & Rain
wet wheather < 10%
 50% night casualties !
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YOUR Expectations
BEST ECONOMICAL PRICE
 Less or no risks responsibility
 Less works and traffic disruptions
Fatalities/1000inh
Statistics ERF 2005
 Good products, contractors & solutions
 Warranty of performances & durability
 CUT 50% OF FATALITIES BEFORE 2010
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Performances EN-1436
night vision
RL
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day vision
Qd
(retro-reflection)
(road contrast)
in all weathers
Rw / RR
anti-skid
SRT
colors
x, y
New Specifications
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 RL Rw (RR) SRT xy Qd durability / nr.rollovers
↔ traffic, asphalt, climate
 no specifications
 specific requirements
ADVANTAGES  INDUSTRIALS
- profit ↑ works ↑
- free solution & innovation
- technical competition
- incentives (i.e.. ISEGN Italy)
→ drying – moving works
→ VOC rules
→ ecology (Pb, As, …)
ADVANTAGES  AUTHORITIES
→ certified CE +
!
→ BENOR, AFNOR, KEDE, … - costs ↔ results (controls)
- ↓ technical responsibility
- ↑ road safety (EU01 direct.)
- ↓ traffic disturbances
CONTROLS !!!
- ↓ legal risks
- users and politicians
Certified Solutions
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 Painting Products
→ EN-1871
 Drop-on beads & mix
→ EN-1423
 Road Trials
→ EN-1824
 Fast wearing simulator
→ EN-13197 (turntable)
Conclusion
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Performances requirements (inform & train)
Questions?
Products according to local & EN norms (
)
Certified solutions and selected contractors
Controls of results (sub-contract & cross-check)
Negotiated multi-annual technical tenders
Multi-Political Implication
Ministry of Transport / Public Works
Central Organization for Information
Official Central Laboratory + EN1824
National Industrial Syndicate
Alternative Solution?
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