ISSUE No. 09 NOVEMBER 2012
SOL - SAVE OUR LIVES. A COMPREHENSIVE ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY FOR CENTRAL EUROPE
THE SOL eMAGAZINE
DO YOU KNOW, THAT EVERY D AY,
85 PEOPLE ARE DYING
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ON EUROPEAN ROADS
sent the opinion of the European Communities. The project „SOL – Save our Lives“ in the Central Europe Program www.central2013.eu is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Find more about SOL on: www.sol-project.eu
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THE S AV E O U R L I V E S N E T W O R K
DEAR READERS
The establishment of a transnational coopera-
The SOL Network is a powerful tool to spread
Welcome to the ninth issue of the SOL project
tion network in the frame of SOL is of primary
know-how on road safety and good practices
eMagazine. In this issue we would like to put our
importance for the continuation and spreading
and the model tool assessed through SOL may
attention on an important activity carried on du-
of project achievements and its transnational
guide followers on implementing comparable
ring the whole length of the project lifetime: all the
approach within the Central European area.
networks in other regions.
partners worked to create and support a transnational multi-sector network that will be realized
The model tool that was developed to build up
Among the various benefits:
and implemented for permanent cooperation on
cooperation for mutual learning in various regi-
• Sharing innovative solutions, lessons learned,
Road Safety within the Central European area.
ons aims at creating a sustainable transnational
good and bad practices; therefore mutual sup-
road safety network that stakeholders across
port is guaranteed
We will then focus on two of the public education
the Central European Space can benefit from.
• Constantly updated knowledge through high
campaigns within SOL, in Poland and the Czech
The cooperation aims to support mutual learning
level capacities and expert knowledge
Republic. One article about the polish campaign
through knowledge transfer, by exchanging good
• Exchange of knowledge
focused on children in Nidzica. The second article
practice and experiences, as well as bringing
• Build together strategies to establish priorities
is about the education campaign on buses in the
policy-makers, researchers, experts and private
for action
Liberec Region. You can also learn more about the
organizations from transnational to local level
• Find new interested actors and contacts
European Road Safety Conference on data and
together, to exchange their respective experi-
• Awareness raising that there exists a group of
knowledge-based Policy-making that will be held in
ences and strategies in the field of road safety.
stakeholders that is sharing the same perspective
Athens on November 22nd and 23th within the EU
Cooperation for mutual learning is an approach
and goals
co-funded project Dacota.
supported by the European Commission’s Policy
• Identify funding possibilities and lobby for action.
Enjoy reading
Orientations to 2020.
If you want to join the Network, please contact us!
Alberto Milotti Project Manager SOL
N ov e m b e r 2 0 1 2 ISSUE No. 09
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T H E P UBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS OF SOL In the past months the SOL public education
paigns to raise awareness and improve road
campaigns have been run in Austria, the Czech
user behaviour in the communities has been
Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and
succeeded in all regions. The specific foci of the
The ambitious goal of these
Slovenia and will contunue in some of these
campaigns in the communities were indentified
campaigns to raise awareness
countries. The ambitious goal of these cam-
per situational assessment by the SOL partners.
In Austria the campaign TAKE CARE OF YOUR‑
WITHOUT INJURY was launched for the target
SELF (“Schaut’s auf euch”) took part in voca-
groups pedestrians and users of public transport
tional schools of Styria. The risk group of young
(see detailed article on p. 3). In September the
drivers between 15 and 20 had the possibility
public education campaign of Hungary took part.
to record a song (Rap) about drinking and driv-
The focus was placed on increasing the theoreti-
ing together with professional musicians in a
cal and technical knowledge of cycling children.
workshop. The result was remarkable due to
School classes with pupils between 10 and 14
the self-reflection and the problem recognition
were trained theoretical and technical in cycling.
of the young participants. A movie was made
In Poland the campaign took part in 3 com-
about the process history of the workshop and
munities. Here the focus was placed on raising
attracted a lot of attention on the Cities for Mo‑
awareness on safe participation of citizens in
bility Conference in Stuttgart. In the Czech Re-
road traffic (more detailed on page 4). In Italy
public the campaign STEP BY STEP IN TRAFFIC
2 campaigns were organised. The PEDESTRIAN
and improve road user behaviour in the communities has been succeeded in all regions. The specific foci of the campaigns in the communities were indenti‑ fied per situational assessment by the SOL partners.
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MONTH (Il mese del Pedone) and ROAD TRANS‑
AMZS installed the SOL FAMILY HOUR from May
PORT ALWAYS SAFER (L’autotrasporto sempre
to October in 3 communities. The organizer fol‑
più sicuro) took place in the summer months.
lowed people through the different stages in
The first campaign seeks to raise public aware-
their lives, listened to their needs, offered help
ness on road safety, sustainable mobility and
and ensured a higher level of road safety. Chil-
public transport. It targets to primary schools in
dren and their caregivers were involved in order
the Province of Brescia with the aim of provid-
to increase road safety on Slovenian roads.
ing road safety education to pupils aged from 6
In Slovakia the campaign was dedicated to young
to 11 years old (see eMagazine No.8 and http://
drivers and took part in schools. Pupils teachers
www.alot.it/ilmesedelpedone/promotori.php).
and driving instructors were informed about
One of pilot activities organised
The second Italian campaign included a train-
Road Safety in their community and trained in
by HBH Project in collaboration
ing for truck drivers. In Slovenia the partner from
the personal responsibility on the roads.
with Liberec Regional Authority in the pilot Liberec Region was
INCREASING ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS – PEDESTRIAN’S SAFETY CAMPAIGN LIBEREC / CZECH REPUBLIC
a traffic & educational compe‑ tition for children for the Libe‑ rec Regional Governor’s Cup called “Step by step in traffic
One of pilot activities organised by HBH
a traffic & educational competition for chil-
Project in collaboration with Liberec Region-
dren for the Liberec Regional Governor’s Cup
al Authority in the pilot Liberec Region was
called “Step by step in traffic without injury”.
The aim of the competition was
operated on common routes in the Liberec Re-
• to teach children perceive other road users´
gion for one month. We were also impressed by
risky behaviour which can result in dangerous
ideas of Zdeněk Valenta and Zlata Nádvorníková
situations and to look for possibilities to affect
who dealt with hot subjects.
this behaviour,
Zlata focused on vandalism in traffic which
• to make children realise that they can affect
threatens the lives of all road users. Zdeněk
traffic safety as safety on roads is not the respon-
warns about handling with mobile phones while
sibility of few organisations but everyone can par-
driving. We will cooperate with these authors
ticipate in decreasing the number of accidents.
within our further activities.
The children were asked to pay attention to
Evaluation of the competition and opening of
risky behaviour in traffic and to draft visual
pedestrians´ safety campaign took place in
form of traffic safety campaign warning of such
presence of pupils, teachers, media, Liberec
behaviour.
region vice - governor and HBH representa-
Nursery children and pupils from primary
tives on 5th September. Eight buses operat-
schools in Česká Lípa, Liberec, Jilemnice and
ing in the Liberec Region were decorated by
Turnov, age 4 – 15, took part in the competition.
the children´s pictures; within one month they
There could only be one winner but many in-
transferred 32,200 passengers on 16 different
teresting ideas. The most expressive one came
lines of their daily service. Winners and their
from Hana Čapková, age 6, (fig. 1): “Look! Both
class-mates were given SOL promoting items
ways!”. The picture was transferred to adhesive
and rewards of the Liberec Region governor.
without injury”.
Picture: HBH Projekt
Picture: HBH Projekt
foil and fixed to bus sides (fig. 2). The busses
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Photo: WORD Olsztyn
T H E T RAFFIC TOWN CAMPAIGN IN POLAND
Picture:WORD Olsztyn
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The official opening of the Traffic Town took
was created thanks to the SOL project realized
place in the School Complex no. 3 in Nidzica
in Poland by the Voivodeship Traffic Centre-
at 1 p.m. on September 16. The Traffic Town
Regional Traffic Safety Centre in Olsztyn.
Testing grounds for children
and tasks concerning the proper use of the Traffic
The newly created traffic town is not only a
Town, complete with numerous additional prizes,
place where the youngest residents of the town
were prepared for them. Demonstrations organized
can improve their knowledge of traffic regula-
by the National Fire Service, featuring a simulated
tions. It also provides an opportunity for young
explosion of a damaged car, were very popular.
cyclists to learn basic traffic signs and the re-
Presentations concerning first aid, being indispen-
lated regulations - all through fun. The first of-
sable for every road user, were also organized.
ficial ride was taken by the mayor of Nidzica and
European project
the representatives of the Voivodeship Traffic
The Traffic Centre in Olsztyn is the only unit in
Centre-Regional Traffic Safety Centre in Olsztyn.
Poland responsible for the pilot implementation
Attractions for the youngest
of strategies and action plans aimed at improv-
The opening of the Traffic Town was not the only
ing traffic safety, designed for selected local
attraction for the residents of Nidzica. The organ-
communities in the region of Warmia and Mas-
izers prepared a recreational area for the youngest
uria. These pilot actions are being implemented
participants in the form of trampolines and inflat-
in Olsztyn, Nidzica and Barczewo. There are 12
able castles. Older guests were also taken into
partners engaged in the SOL project in Central
consideration. Traffic safety knowledge contests
Europe.
EUROPEAN ROAD SAFETY CONFERENCE ON DATA AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED POLICY-MAKING IN ATHENS On the 22 and 23 November 2012 the European
that is aimed at all who work in the road and
Road Safety Conference on Data and Knowl-
vehicle safety community bringing together
edge-based Road Safety Policy-making will be
policy-makers, their advisors, road safety re-
a forum where current road safety research will
searchers, experts and others involved in road
be presented. It will be a high-level conference
safety policy-making.
The focus is on recent developments on Euro-
• Measuring Drivers Behaviour
pean level but it is expected that the conference
• Improving Our Understanding of Crashes
will be of interest to road safety practitioners in
• Measuring, Assessing and Improving Vehicle
low and middle income countries that are developing their road safety policies. The conference will be opened by a series of high-level speakers and over two days of presentations, discussion and interaction delegates will be able to par-
• Future Knowledge-based Decision Making for Europe • Further details of the sessions can be found in the conference programme.
ticipate in the latest developments in evidence
Special poster opportunity:
based road safety policy-making.
Delegates are invited to submit a poster show-
The Sessions titles are:
ing recent work in evidence-based road safety
• Future Road Safety Challenges in Europe
policy-making. The work could be recent re-
• The Road Safety Management Processes in
search, new evidence based policies or other
Europe
Photo: istock
work that relates to the scope of the conference.
• Consolidated Road Safety Data and Knowledge for Policy-Making • Country
Photo: HBH Projekt
Safety
Developments and Performance
Comparisons
It can apply to any country whether it is an EU Member State or not. Delegates with accepted posters will qualify for a reduction in the conference registration fee.
THE P I L OT A R E A S O F T H E P R O J E C T SOL The project SOL shall help to prevent road
THE PILOT AREAS OF SOL:
crashes, deaths and injuries in the Central Europe
• Poland: Olsztyn, Barczewo, Nidzica
Space (CEUS). In 12 pilot areas of the 7 countries
• Czech Republic: Region of Liberec
Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slo-
• Slovakia: City of Prešov and Region of Prešov
venia, Italy and Austria targeted strategies will be
‑ Selfgovernment County
developed implementing effective programmes to
• Hungary: City of Gyor
build a transnational road safety network. Find
• Slovenia: Tolmin, Kočevje and Maribor
detailed informations to all pilot areas on the
• Italy: Province of Brescia and Mantua
website of SOL: www.sol-project.eu
• Austria: Province of Styria
POLAND
GERMANY
CZECH REPUBLIC SLOVAKIA
AUSTRIA
ITALY
HUNGARY
SLOVENIA
The SOL Countries
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S O L – A C O MPREHENSIVE ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY F O R C E N T R AL EUROPE The main goal of the project is to promote
shift from the private car to public transport.
sustainable mobility and increase awareness
SOL unites some of the most competent RS or-
for safety issues as well as contributing to the
ganisations from CEUS and worldwide, among
achievement of higher quality of living condi-
them the Global Road Safety Patnership (GRPS).
tions.
The multi-sector partners from eight countries
The approach of SOL sees Road-Safety within
of CEUS have jointly developed a strategy that
the context of sustainable mobility, i.e. to make
supports the region in catching up with highest
walking and cycling safe and to promote a modal
EU standards in Road Safety.
1 2 P R O J E C T PARTNERS FROM 8 COUNTRIES OF C E N T R A L E UROPE A.L.O.T. Agency of East Lombardy for Transport and Logistics (Italy)
University of Zilina (Slovakia)
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR (Austria)
Global Road Safety Partnership Hungary (Hungary)
Province of Styria – Traffic Department (Austria)
KTI Institute for Transport Sciences (Hungary)
University of Tuebingen, Institute of Geography (Germany)
Automobile Association of Slovenia (Slovenia)
HBH Projekt spol. s r.o. (Czech Republic)
ZAS – The Association of the Driving Schools in the Slovak Republic (Slovakia)
ITS Motor Transport Institute (Poland)
WORD Olsztyn organization (Poland)
Imprint: Texts: Alberto Milotti, A.L.O.T. (p.1 and Foreword); Volker Hoffmann, FGM-AMOR (p.2), Jaroslav Heinrich HBH Projekt (p.3), Wojciech Jóźwik, Compress (p.4) All other articles collected by FGM-AMOR Design by FGM-AMOR
The project „SOL – Save our Lives“ in the Central Europe Program www.central2013.eu is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
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