12 - 24 October 2008, Diepenbeek, Belgium

2-week Training Programme “Road Safety in Asian Countries: Principles and Approaches”

Content

The programme of short training courses is built up in different steps which are important for improving road safety.

The first part of the course mainly focuses on the analysis of situations for a better diagnosis of the situation; the second part of the course focuses on measures and strategies to improve road safety:

Finally there will be a (group) assignment: how to apply the acquired knowledge and skills in practice.

Aims

During this training programme the participants will get acquainted with ideas, techniques and solutions which will be a surplus value for there career. The participants are taught how to measure and assess road (un)safety and road situations in their own country. Moreover, they will be supplied with possible solutions, specifically adapted to the needs of their country. This group of people will be able to apply the acquired knowledge and competences in their own job straight away.

Getting acquainted with experiences from other Asian countries and good examples from Europe is undoubtedly a benefit of this course. This way, they can determine more efficiently what measures can be effective for their own country.

Target group

The course is aimed at participants who prepare, carry out and follow up road safety initiatives in Asia. The decisions they take or the tasks they carry out, have a direct influence on the improvement of road safety.

For example: civil servants of (local) authorities, policy makers, police force, professionals of local and international NGO's and other international organisations,

In general it would be beneficial for Asian countries if at least 2 people from the same country participate in this course. After the course, the participants could continue to collaborate and support each other in improving road safety in their home country.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.imob.uhasselt.be/index.php?page=115

10-16 December 2007, IIT, New Delhi

Introduction

The Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme(TRIPP) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, the French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research (INRETS) France and St. Stephen's Hospital, Delhi has organized an 'International Course on Transportation Planning and Safety'. The course was held in New Delhi, India, from 10-16 December 2007. TRIPP, IIT Delhi will be the host institution.

Course Objectives

This seven day Course brought together professionals working in the area of transportation planning and safety promotion, biomechanics of impact and vehicle crashworthiness, trauma and prehospital care, and acquaint them with state-of-the-art information. The course was especially designed for an interdisciplinary audience of traffic and road engineers, behavioural scientists, mechanical and automotive engineers, law enforcers, and police officers. The contents of the course are focused to give a global perspective to the road safety problem. The course had a common component for the first three days, followed by three parallel sessions on Traffic Safety, Biomechanics and Trauma and Prehospital Care in the next three days.

The Course covered:

- the latest findings in methodologies for traffic planning prevention of traffic accident and injuries and current advances in vehicle crashworthiness and restraint systems
- policies and methods which have been shown to be successful or have not worked in the past
- ideas to improve or start their own programmes on traffic planning and road safety.

Main sponsors & organizers

- TRIPP
- Volvo Research & Educational Foundations
- NIRETS (French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research)
- Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways
- Tata Motors
- World Health Organisation

IIT, New Delhi  |   Photos

“Collision reduction through Research, Technology and Innovation”

2 Day Symposium: Wednesday, Sept. 13th and Thursday, Sept. 14th, 2006

The United Nations (UN) has estimated that 1,260,000 people will die this year resulting from injuries received in a car crash. That means, 3,450 will die today and each day of this year. The UN and The World Health Organization (WHO) have instructed all member nations to do everything within their power to bring this astounding carnage to a halt.

Canada has made some great strides in reducing road deaths, but there is so much more that can be done. The key to the continued reduction in the number of road fatalities is through the four “E’s”: Education, Engineering, Enforcement and Evaluation. The key to delivering the four “E’s” is through dialogue and communication, which will lead to a transfer of knowledge and understanding, thereby achieving a heightened sense of awareness. People from around the world can learn from the Canadian experience and Canadians can learn from others. It is with this in mind, that the participating members of the third annual “Ontario Road Safety Symposium 2006” announce “Collision Reduction, Through Research, Technology and Innovation”. This event has received outstanding reviews from the participants over the past two years. This year’s event promises to be even better. “ORSS 2006” will focus on the four E’s” by dividing the 2-day symposium into four quadrants. After opening remarks, from key municipal, provincial and federal road safety officials who will paint the present Canadian road safety picture, attendees will receive information in the areas of “Road Safety Education Programs for Children and Youth”, “Policing Initiatives”, “Transportation Projects” and “Road Safety Marketing and Messaging”. Presenters have been selected for their expertise in each quadrant focus and will deliver both Canadian and International perspectives. The goal of the organizing committee is that participants will leave the symposium with a better understanding of what needs to be done in the area of road safety and will share this knowledge with colleagues and the community. Please join us on Wednesday September 13 th and Thursday September 14 th , 2006 at The Old Mill Inn and Spa, Toronto, Ontario and help to improve road safety locally and around the world.

Was invited to the conference but could not attend.

Road Safety Network

Date - 11 & 12 July, 2006

Venue - India International Centre, New Delhi

One of the recommendations of the World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention (2004) has been to develop a national system of collecting and analyzing Road Traffic Accident data for making safety policies and promoting more research.

As a major step in this direction, a 2 day workshop had been conducted. The workshop was attended by particpants from different sectors viz. trafic, transport. hospital, emergency, orthopedics etc .

The aim was to provide guidelines doe developing a pilot Hospital Based Road Traffic Injury Surveillance Module.

We presented a paper in the conference.

Final Report - Workshop on Development of a Feasibility Module for Road Traffic Injury Surveillance

Date - 17-18 May 2006

Venue - Senior Officers' Mess, Bangalore

Shell has taken a systematic approach to ensure that their employees are safe and their road transport activities are managed to the highest pracicable level of safety.

Shell and Global Road Safety Partnership have taken an initiative where good business practice in safety is imparted to a wider set of stakeholders, linking the busienss good with the social good.

The pilot project was held with 10 Transport Companies where the transporters adopted a Voluntary Safety Standard for truck operations.

The Middle East's premier event for the Road industry concluded today after a successful run that saw encouraging participation from visitors from municipalities and public works departments at the event.

ROADEX 2006 was organised by ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company), Department of Municipalities & Agriculture, Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Public Works and was held at the Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Centre.

ROADEX 2006 was held under the patronage of HH General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces was inaugurated on 12th March by HH Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

International Road Federation

Date - 6-7 Jan 2006

Venue - India Habitat Centre

Road Safety in the developing countries is assuming a serious dimension with fatal and serious accidents on the rise. Other areas of concern are the constant rise in number of traffic violations, and unabated congestion resulting in road rage, crime, and pollution.

Developing countries are investing huge amount of resources in increasing their highway capacity without adequate research and investments in the area of traffic management. In parallel to the expansion and building of new roadway network, local automobile industry in joint ventures with global automobile manufacturers is forging ahead with introducing a variety of models in automobile market. In India, for example, the annual growth rate of motor vehicles is as high as 10%.

Role and responsibility of traffic management agencies have not been adequately defined leaving ambiguity in all respective areas of traffic engineering, road safety education, driver training, vehicle regulation, traffic control and enforcement. It may be surprising to note that the subject of Traffic Engineering, which is the fulcrum of traffic management, has been either totally missed out or neglected. Traffic Engineering has not been adopted by the government departments either at the federal, state or local authority levels. Without the application of scientific traffic engineering on a sustained and continuous basis, traffic control and enforcement remain handicapped.

To initiate the process of appreciating the concept and introduction of Traffic Engineering Centres by the city/highways authority in the developing countries, especially India, the IRTE organised a two-day International Workshop. It was supported by Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways.

We presented a paper in the conference

IRTE

Date - 2 January 2005

Venue - Road Safety Cell, Chandigarh

The 2nd version of the website and the CD were launched on the 17th National Road Safety Week. More than 150 illustrations and animations were added to the version 1. The theme of the road safety week was AVOID OVER-SPEEDING – AVOID OVER-LOADING.

Date - 2 January 2005

Venue - Road Safety Cell, Chandigarh

The 1st version of the website and CD was launched on the 16th National Road Safety Week. The site and a CD were released by the Administrator, Gen (retd) S.F. Rodrigues, at the Children Traffic Park.

The site offers information about the traffic police apart from facilities to make the online payment of challans. The CD offers all rules related to the traffic police. The site will also facilitate online driving test.

Introducing the site and the CD, IG Rajesh Kumar said the traffic police was working on a three-pronged strategy — education, enforcement and engineering — to make movement safe.