Transcript How to better integrate cyclists into the traffic Ádám Bodor ECF Vice President Road Safety Day, Brussels, 13-10-2010

How to better integrate cyclists
into the traffic
Ádám Bodor
ECF Vice President
Road Safety Day, Brussels, 13-10-2010
Overview of the presentation
• ECF- Who we are
– Cycling benefits all
• Cycling safety situation in
Europe
– Safety figures
– Cycling is healthy not
dangerous
– Safety in numbers
– More cycling – safer cycling
• What to do at EU level
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People and society
Infrastructure
Traffic speed
Dangerous vehicles
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• Conclusion
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Who we are?
• Founded in 1983
• Federation of 65
member
organizations from 39
countries
• Cycling as daily
means of
transportation and
recreation
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Cycling benefits all
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Health
Environment
Transport efficiency
City liveability
Road safety
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Situation - 1
SITUATION
Fear vs reality
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Situation - 2
Safety figures in Europe
• 2008: approx 2,500
cyclists fatalities
• 1997-2006: -35 %
bicycle fatalities
• In line with average
decrease of road
fatalities in EU
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Situation - 3
Cycling is healthy not dangerous
• Health benefits far
outweigh risks
• Very low risk of injuring
others road users
Deaths in Britain 2003
50000
42000
40000
30000
30000
20000
10000
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114
3508
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Child
cyclists
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All
Obesity
cyclists road users
Coronary
heart
disease
related to
inactivity
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Situation - 4
Safety in Numbers: the figures
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Situation - 5
Safety in Numbers: why does it
happen?
• Drivers are used to
cyclists
• More drivers will be
cyclists
• Increased political will
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Situation - 6
More cycling - safer cycling
• Fear of cycling prevents
its development
• “more” AND “safer”
cycling can and should
go hand in hand:
complementary not
contradictory aims
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What to do - 1
WHAT TO DO AT EU LEVEL?
Tackling the fear:
key issues for cycle safety
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What to do - 2
What to do: making cycling safer
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People and society
Traffic speed
Infrastructure
Dangerous vehicles
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Making cycling safer:
people and society
What to do - 3
• Education and
awareness-raising
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What to do - 4
Making cycling safer: infrastructure
• 10 % of EU transport
infrastructure should be
spent on cycling
• Road safety audits for
unprotected road users
before awarding EU
funding for new
infrastructure projects
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What to do - 5
Making cycling safer: traffic speed
• Promote 30 km/h as
good practice
throughout EU
• EU Cross-border
enforcement Directive
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Making cycling safer:
dangerous vehicles
What to do - 6
• Make Intelligent Speed
Assistance (ISA) reality
by 2020
• Blind spot accidents
• Under-run
protection
• Safe car fronts
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Our recommendations for the road
safety policy 2011-2020
Integrate cycling in every field of the
road safety policy.
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Thank you for your attention!
For more details read our road safety charter on
http://www.ecf.com/4029_1
Ádám Bodor
ECF Vice President
[email protected]
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