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Strategic Direction Session 3 - New challenges and initiatives for improving safety and sustainability

Tuesday, October 3 14:30 - 18:00
Chair: Keiichi Tamura, Coordinator of Strategic Theme 3, Safety and Sustainability, Japan
Room: South Hall 1, 1st floor

This Strategic Direction Session is organised by PIARC's Strategic Theme Coordinator on Safety and Sustainability. We called for national reports featuring "New challenges and initiatives for improving safety and sustainability" for the Strategic Direction Session 3. More specifically, they were called with relation to the two key subjects. The first subject is "Creating safer road space and a vibrant community". We would like to discuss roads that are designed to be safe and comfortable for all road users, regardless of age or physical ability. The second is "Realizing a greener society". The environmental impacts of road traffic are a common problem experienced by all countries in the process of economic growth, and there is no respite for decarbonising transportation, in particular.

Thirteen countries from around the world submitted national reports on their state-of-the-art measures. This session will highlight best practices by the PIARC member countries including the following:

  • Road safety strategies with emphasis on the Safe System and Vision Zero approach
  • Protecting vulnerable road users
  • Traffic safety measures from a human factor perspective
  • Strategies to strengthen sustainability and contribute to the decarbonisation of road transport.
  1. Welcome and session introduction
  2. Presentations
  3. Questions and Answers
  4. Presentations
  5. Questions and Answers
  6. Conclusion
  7. Organization

Welcome and session introduction

• Keiichi Tamura, Strategic Theme Coordinator for Theme 3, Safety and Sustainability, Japan

Presentations

  • Australia and New Zealand - Austroads National Report
    • Geoff ALLAN (Australia) - Chair of the PIARC Strategic Planning Commission
    National reports National reports (pdf - 261KB)
  • Toward achievement of safe roads to support diverse needs for road utilization in Japan
    • Hiroyuki FUKUSHIMA (Japan) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
    National reports National reports (pdf - 476KB)
  • How the UK is driving forward with safety
    • Justin WARD (United Kingdom) - Vice-Chair of the PIARC Communications Commission / PIARC UK Secretariat
    National reports National reports (pdf - 473KB)
  • Highways and sustainability - a contradiction in terms?
    • Alexander WALCHER (Austria) - Member of the PIARC Executive Committee
    National reports National reports (pdf - 1.3MB)
  • Road safety system in the Slovak Republic
    • Martin VAŠKO (Slovak Republic) - Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic
    National reports National reports (pdf - 335KB)
  • Safety of the road system in Romania
    • Flavius Florin PAVAL (Romania) - Member of Task Force 3.1 - Road infrastructure and transport security
    National reports National reports (PDF - 3.1MB)

Questions and Answers

• Moderator: Peter Nutz, Chairman of PIARC TC 3.2 on Winter Maintenance, Austria

Break

Presentations

  • Implementing complete streets in the United States
    • Gloria SHEPHERD (United States) - First Delegate of the United States and member of the PIARC Executive Committee
    National reports National reports (pdf - 648KB)
  • New challenges and initiatives for improving safety and sustainability
    • Alberto MENDOZA DÍAZ (Mexico) - First Delegate of Mexico
    National reports National reports (pdf - 1003KB)
  • Measures to improve motorcyclists' safety - Slovenian approach
    • Uroš BRUMEC (Slovenia) - Member of PIARC TC3.1 Road Safety
    National reports National reports (pdf - 1.6MB)
  • Towards an integrated approach to asset management: optimised investment for a sustainable and safe road network
    • Frédéric PELLERIN (Canada/Quebec) - First Delegate of Canada-Québec
    National reports National reports (pdf - 1.9MB)
  • National Plan of Action for Road Safety 2022-2025
    • Svein RINGEN (Norway) - Member of PIARC TC3.1 Road Safety
    National reports National reports (pdf - 304KB)
  • New successful initiatives to improve road safety in Spain
    • Roberto LLAMAS RUBIO (Spain) - Secretary of PIARC TC3.1 Road Safety
    National reports National reports (pdf - 108KB)

Questions and Answers

• Moderator: José Carlos Valdecantos Álvarez, TC 3.2 Winter Service Secretary, Spain

Conclusion

• Session Chair: Keiichi Tamura, Strategic Theme Coordinator for Theme 3, Safety and Sustainability, Japan

Organization

Session Organisation and Secretariat: Keiichi Tamura, Strategic Theme Coordinator for Theme 3, Safety and Sustainability, Japan