Sunday 15 November 14.30 to 17.00
Annual NCAP Roundtable & Working Groups
Room GH, Royal Tulip
18.00
Depart by bus for informal dinner
Meet in Lobby, Royal Tulip
18.30 to 21.00
Buffet Dinner at Mangai – which serves traditional cuisines from the North East of Brazil
SCES Trecho 2, s/n - Asa Sul, Brasília - DF, 70200-002, Brazil +55 61 3224-3079
21.15
Return by bus to Royal Tulip
Monday 16 November 09.00
Latin NCAP Fifth Anniversary Roundtable
Ballroom 1, Royal Tulip
11.00
Latin NCAP results Launch
Ballroom 1, Royal Tulip
13.00
Latin NCAP Lunch
Panoramico Restaurant, Royal Tulip
15.30 to 18.00
Global NCAP Advisory Council
Room GH, Royal Tulip
19.00 to 22.00
Global NCAP Awards Dinner
Panoramico Restaurant, Royal Tulip
09.30
Depart by bus for Stop the Crash Launch event
Meet in Lobby, Royal Tulip
10.00 to 12.30
Launch event, Demos of ESC, AEB and ABS in Motorcycles
Ginásio Nilson Nelson
12.30
Depart by bus returning to Royal Tulip Hotel
13.00 to 14.00
Lunch break (participants to make their own arrangements)
14.30 to 18.00
Seminar: Halving Road Deaths by 2020 Safe Systems and the Journey Towards Zero
Room IJKL, Royal Tulip
19.00 to 22.00
HRH Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards Dinner
Ballroom 1 and 2, Royal Tulip
Tuesday 17 November
Wednesday 18 November 07.30
Depart by bus for High Level Conference at CICB
Meet in Lobby, Royal Tulip
08.00 to 09.00
Registration and Coffee
CICB - Centro Internacional de Convençþes do Brasil
09.00 to 10.00
Opening Session
10.00 to 13.00
Ministerial Opening Plenary
13.00 to 14.00
Lunch and Side events
14.00 to 15.30
Session 1: Key Achievements in Decade of Action (DoA)
15.30 to 17.00
Session 2: Next Steps to Accelerate Progress towards the Goal of the DoA
17.00 to 18.30
Session 3: Setting National and Global targets and Indicators for Road Safety
18.30 to 21.00
Side Events
Thursday 19th November 08.30
Depart by bus for High Level Conference at CIBC
09.00 to 10.30
Parallel Sessions One: Pillars of Global Plan for DoA including Pillar 3 Safer vehicles moderated by Global NCAP
10.30 to 11.30
Coffee Break
11.00 to 12.30
Parallel Session Two: Emerging Issues on Road Safety
12.30 to 14.00
Lunch and Side Events including side event on Fleet Safety moderated by Latin NCAP
14.00 to 15.30
Session 4: Attaining the Road Safety Target by 2030
15.30 to 16.00
Coffee break
16.00 to 18.00
Closing Session Press Conference
Meet in Lobby, Royal Tulip
PEOPLE
VENUES
Global NCAP Team Katie Baker, Finance Manager: +44 7494 404 215 Alejandro Furas, Technical Director: + 49 178 414 7454 Gus Glover, Stop the Crash Coordinator: + 44 7848 066 891 Shakireh Ispahani, Administrator: + 44 7789 646 203 David Ward, Secretary General: + 44 7867 977 877 Richard Woods, Director of Campaigns & Communication: + 44 7803 083 201
Royal Tulip Brasilia Alvorada Hotel SHTN Trecho 2, S/n - Asa Norte, Brasília - DF, 70800-200, Brazil Phone: + 55 61 3424-7000 www.royaltulipbrasiliaalvorada.com
Global NCAP’s event organisers (responsible for transfers) EV Accessoria Team Elaine Vieira: + 55 11 983886552 ev@evassessoria.com.br Patricia Cal: + 55 11 9-6182-2704 producao@evassessoria.com.br
Ginásio Nilson Nelson SRPN Ginásio de Esportes Nilson Nelson, s/n; 70070-705 Brasília, Brazil CICB - Centro Internacional de Convenções do Brasil Setor de Clubes Esportivo Sul Trecho 02, Conj. 63, Lote 50 Brasília/DF, 70200-002, Brasil + 55 61 2196-9000 comercial@cicb.com.br
Venue Locations A Nilson Nelson Gymnasium
B CICB - Centro Internacional de Convenções do Brasil C Hotel Royal Tulip Brasília Alvorada
Annual NCAP Roundtable Meeting Date: 15 November 2015 Time: 14.30 to 17.00 Venue: Room GH, Royal Tulip Brasilia Alvorada Hotel Chairman: David Ward
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NCAP updates:
- ANCAP - ASEAN NCAP - C-NCAP - EURO NCAP - IIHS - JNCAP - KNCAP - LATIN NCAP - NHTSA NCAP
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Technical Working Group
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Communications Working Group
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Any Other Business
Note: The Annual Roundtable Meeting is open to all Global NCAP Associate Members and recognised NCAPs having ‘Observer’ status. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for each NCAP to make a presentation (maximum ten minutes) on their current developments and future plans.
Annual Advisory Council Meeting Date: 16 November 2015 Time: 15.30 to 18.00 Venue: Room GH, Royal Tulip Brasilia Alvorada Hotel Chairman: Max Mosley
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Global NCAP 2014 Annual Report and Financial Statement
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Global NCAP 2015 Activities Report
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The Global Goals for Sustainable Development
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The WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015
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Global NCAP Annual Awards
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2016 Annual Meeting Proposal
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Any Other Business
Note: The Annual Advisory Council is open to all Global NCAP Associate Members and recognised NCAPs having ‘Observer’ status. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an annual update of Global NCAP’s activities and future plans. It provides an opportunity for NCAPs to update colleagues on their current activities and also make suggestions to the Board of Trustees and Administration on Global NCAP’s work. The latest available Annual Report and Financial Statement and Annual Activities Report will also be distributed to the participants. It can also be read using the following eReader link: http://bit.ly/1LTWNHC
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2015 Activities Report
Contents 1. Introduction 2.
NCAP Partner Projects a) ASEAN NCAP b) Latin NCAP c) Safer Cars for India
3. Democratising Car Safety: Road Map for Safer Cars 2020 4. 24th Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Conference 5. UN Related Activities a) 66th Session of the UN ECE Commission b) UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development c) 2nd Global High Level Conference on Road Safety d) WHO Global Road Safety Status Report 2015 e) UN Road Safety Collaboration f) World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations g) Friends of the Decade 6. Global Stop the Crash Partnership 7. International Transport Forum – Safe Systems Working Group 8. Child Restraints Project 9. Helmet Safety Rating - Brazil Pilot Project 10. Green Global NCAP 11. Annual Awards 12. Plans for 2016
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1. Introduction This year has been an exceptionally busy year for Global NCAP but with continued progress. A major development has been our joining the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety 2015-2019. This has enhanced our ability to assist our key NCAP partner projects and diversified our funding base. We continue to be very grateful to the FIA Foundation as our largest donor and also to International Consumer testing and Research for their support. In 2015 we have also been highly involved in United Nations road safety policy development, especially in the run up to the 2nd Global High Level Conference on Road Safety. We are also pleased to have been confirmed as recognised observers with the UN Economic and Social Council which strengthens our representative role in various UN fora. In this 20I5 Activities Annual Report to our Advisory Council we give a brief summary of all our major projects and activities. We hope that it will stimulate discussion with our NCAP partners and help to shape our future plans for 2016 and beyond.
2. NCAP Partner Projects a) ASEAN NCAP Since its formation in December 2011 ASEAN NCAP has released the results of 43 models during its pilot phases which were completed in August 2015. In 2015 as a whole ASEAN NCAP (hosted by the Malaysian Institute for Road Safety Research) expects to crash test a total of up to seventeen cars in 2015. In March we agreed a two year grant agreement with ASEAN NCAP amounting to €168,000 per annum and the first year contribution has been paid in full. These resources are available through our participation in the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety and will help to test four models in 2015. In February ASEAN NCAP has been running an innovative Road Show and ‘Selfie’ contest featuring some crash tested cars touring communities across Malaysia. ASEAN NCAP also gave a presentation on its work to the UN World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations held in Geneva on 10-13 March. In September in Bandung, Indonesia ASEAN NCAP co-hosted the ASEAN Automobile Safety Forum with the Institut Teknologi Bandung. The event was opened by Ridwan Kamil, the Mayor of Bandung who spoke on his cities role in the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety. During the Bandung meeting ASEAN NCAP held its Steering Committee (attended by David Ward on behalf of Global NCAP) and also presented its new road map for safety rating for 2017-2020 which will emphasize adult occupant protection, child occupant protection and safety assist. In Bandung ASEAN NCAP published a compilation report of all these test results which records almost 90% of cars achieving 4 stars. New results were also released for the Datsun GO, Daihatsu Ayla, Toyota Agya and Toyota Hilux. The Hilux achieved a five star rating. Interestingly the Datsun Go scored two stars and featured an air bag which is a much better score than the Indian version of the car. The Bandung meeting attracted media interest across region. See news report from Thailand: http://binged.it/1kKQZti. ASEAN NCAP has also released a four-minute video Safe Car Buying Guide in four languages; Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and English. See guide at: https://youtu.be/Rxd35tovXkA. For more information see the ASEAN NCAP website at: http://www.aseancap.org.
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b) Latin NCAP In 2015 Latin NCAP became established as a legal entity and is celebrating its first five years of activity. Since 2010 the programme has tested over fifty models in six phases. On 4 May Latin NCAP held its Annual Assembly in Sao Paulo, Brazil which was also attended by David Ward representing Global NCAP. With support from the Bloomberg Global Road Safety Initiative, International Consumer Testing and Research the FIA Foundation, Global NCAP has continued to give both technical and financial assistance to the Programme worth in excess of €317,000. In 2015 Latin NCAP expects to test over twenty models with results released in April, July, September, and expected in November and December. At the time of writing seven models have achieved five stars which is a level of safety that comfortably exceed the regulatory requirements in the region. However, there are still many vehicles being sold in the region that are sub-standard achieving zero stars. In May Latin NCAP during the UN Global Road Safety Week highlighted its test results for child occupant protection. Major concerns for Latin NCAP is the absence of ISOFIX in most of the models tested, the lack of a regulation for mandatory ISOFIX anchorages in cars and the high cost of ISOFIX child restraint systems. In September Latin NCAP, with support from Global NCAP organised a two week training programme in vehicle safety testing and regulation for a delegation from Brazil. The trainees consisted of officials from the Brazilian Government’s DENATRAN agency (which is responsible for vehicle regulation) and the University of Brasilia. The course was held at the ADAC technical Centre in Landsberg and also included a special briefing provided by the European Commission in Brussels of the European Union’s approach to vehicle safety regulation. Also in September Latin NCAP organised its now annual media test day at which journalists from the region are able to witness a crash test from the programme. In November Latin will hold a special Roundtable to mark its fifth anniversary to be held in Brasilia on the occasion of the 2nd High Level Global Road Safety Conference. In 2016 Latin NCAP is applying a new test protocol in which four and five stars cars will need to have ESC fitted. Five stars cars will be those that show good performance in frontal, side, and pole impacts and pass the ESC test. Four star cars will have to show a good performance in frontal and side impacts and pass the ESC test. All models will have to have also a good performance in side impact in order to keep the same star rating level as current. Cars that show zero star performance in front or side impacts tests will score an overall of zero stars. The side impact will also have CRS installed and two child dummies as in the frontal test and will be assessed in order to also check the protection given to child dummies in side impact. For more information see the Latin NCAP website at: http://www.latinncap.com
c) Safer Cars for India In 2014 Global NCAP, together with the Institute for Road Traffic Education, launched the ‘Safer Cars for India’ project to assess the crash worthiness of some of the country’s most popular and important models. The first results featured the Suzuki-Maruti Alto 800, Tata Nano, Ford Figo, Hyundai i10 and Volkswagen Polo and highlighted major differences in the structural integrity of the vehicles tested. The body shells of the Alto 800, the Nano and the i10, proved inadequate and collapsed to varying degrees, resulting in high risks of life-threatening injuries to the occupants. All five models scored zero stars as a result either of poor structural integrity or lack of air bags. Coinciding with the tests, Volkswagen decided to withdraw
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the non-airbag version of the Polo from sale in India and Global NCAP agreed to test a version of the Polo which now has two airbags fitted as standard which scored four-stars. In November 2014 a second set of test results were released which featured the Datsun Go, a new design launched by Nissan, and the Maruti Suzuki Swift both with and without airbags1. The Go scored zero stars as its body structure collapsed making it redundant to even fit an airbag. In response Global NCAP called for the model to be withdrawn2. With no airbags, the Swift also scored zero stars. However, in a separate test of a version with air bags (sold in Latin America) it scored three stars which clearly demonstrated the model’s potential for improvement. Both sets of test results obtained extensive news coverage and were featured on NDTV’s influential Car and Bike Show. In 2015 Global NCAP has been very encouraged by the continuing impact being made by the Safer Cars for India project with positive developments being demonstrated by government, manufacturers by consumers in the vehicle market and even in the Courts. Government Response - In January the Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari confirmed that India will apply UN equivalent crash test standards for front and side impact in two phases; for new models from 1 October 2017 and for all cars from 1 October 20193. A Bharat New Car Assessment Programme is also being developed and will begin testing once the necessary laboratory capacity is available. Industry Response - Volkswagen’s action on airbags with the Polo has been followed in 2015 by Toyota making them standard in all its Indian passenger cars. Nissan, also, reacted to the poor test result of the Datsun Go by improving the car’s body shell and offering an optional air bag4-5. This has also resulted in similar improvements being made to versions of the Go made in India but sold in Indonesia and South Africa. This demonstrates the important global leverage effect that better standards in India can have on other emerging middle income automotive markets. Consumer/Market Response – There are encouraging signs that consumer awareness of vehicle safety issues is growing in India. Toyota has reported that demand for air bag fitted cars is significantly higher than for those without6. This is a dramatic turn around. In 2013 when we launched our first test results industry representatives argued that there was no market for airbags in the country at all. Another recent survey indicates the share of car buyers who include safety in their purchasing criteria is 74%, up from 42% in 20137. The level of news coverage of the Safer Cars for India project is also remaining consistent and prominent even without a further results release. Assam State Courts – The most surprising development has been the interim banning order from sale of small cars that fail to meet international crash test standards8. This was subsequently reversed on appeal by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). However, the case is now being transferred to the Supreme Court in Delhi and will be subject to further judicial processes. In response Global NCAP has urged SIAM to take the initiative and voluntarily apply the UN standards for front and side impact ahead of the new government regulations being applied from October 2017. This is feasible as all the major car companies, both domestic and international, with production facilities in India know exactly how to meet these global standards which originated in Europe over twenty years ago. A third phase to testing is now underway as a result of funding support from the Bloomberg Initiative for
1 http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/driving-for-safe-future/article6580845.ece. 2 http://auto.ndtv.com/news/global-ncap-asks-for-withdrawal-of-datsun-go-from-india-689529. 3 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Crash-tests-to-be-mandatory-for-all-new-cars-from-October-2017/articleshow/45712792.cms 4 http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/mar/25/nissan-backs-down-over-car-safety-controversy-in-india?CMP=share_btn_tw. 5 http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/nissan-goes-safer-airbag-superior-steel-grade-8696. 6 http://www.livemint.com/Companies/HcV8fpYA7ax1OGuAz15XXM/Toyota-finds-airbags-are-in-demand-on-Indias-deadly-roads.html. 7 http://wardsauto.com/asia-pacific/deaths-attest-india-s-weak-car-safety-standards. 8 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/passenger-vehicle/cars/sales-of-small-cars-like-alto-swift-take-a-hit-as-assam-bans-cars-failing-crashtest/articleshow/48549337.cms.
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Global Road Safety. A major OEM, Toyota, has also agreed to sponsor a car in the test phase. The results of this further test phase will be released early in 2016. Clearly in India much is still work in progress as we are still awaiting the implementation of government crash standards and the launch of a Bharat NCAP; also manufacturers’ production and consumer demand still needs further stimulus. Nevertheless from a very low level starting point in terms both of legislation and market conditions, the vehicle safety environment in India has changed dramatically in a little over a year. This experience serves to validate the effectiveness of NCAP style consumer information initiatives in an emerging market such as India.
3. Democratising Car Safety: Road Map for Safer Cars 2020 On 10 March in Geneva we launched ‘Democratising Road Safety - A Road Map for Safer Cars 2020’ which has served as our principle advocacy initiative in the run up to the 2nd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety (see below). The report was presented to the plenary of the UN World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations and discussed during a Global NCAP hosted dinner for delegates. The Road Map contains ten recommendations including the phased introduction worldwide of the UN’s minimum safety regulations covering occupant protection, crash avoidance, and pedestrian protection. The report has been submitted to transport ministers, to UN agencies, multilateral development banks, vehicle manufacturers and to road safety policy makers and stakeholders. The Road Map has provided the main message of numerous presentations and speaking engagements for Global NCAP representatives.
4. 24th Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Conference Global NCAP played a prominent role in the 2015 Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) Conference in Gothenburg Sweden (8-11 June). Co-hosted by the Swedish Minister for Infrastructure, Anna Johansson and the Administrator of the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dr Mark Rosekind the biannual ESV conference brings together the world’s leaders in automotive safety from industry, government, the researcher and NCAP communities. At the ESV Global NCAP held a roundtable meeting of its partner NCAPs together with Dr Rosekind and co-shared an exhibition stand with Euro NCAP. The stand featured a five star ‘VW up!’ tested last year by Latin NCAP and pedestrian safety technologies promoted by Euro NCAP. During the main conference Global NCAP’s Secretary General, David Ward, also co-chaired a special session on Consumer Information Approaches to Improve Global Safety with Dr Andre Seeck of the German Federal Highway Safety Research Institute (BASt). The session featured papers from Euro NCAP, the US NCAP and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The next ESV will be held in Detroit in June 2017.
5. UN Related Activities This year Global NCAP obtained official consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council. This provides us with recognised observer status at the meetings of the World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (UNECE WP29) and other similar UN bodies. Overall the consultative status enhances our ability to promote vehicle safety and represent consumer interests. 2015 has been a very significant year for global road safety policymaking. Road injury prevention has been included in the new UN framework of Global Goals for Sustainable Development and subject to a
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High Level Conference to Review Progress in the current Decade of Action for Road Safety. Global NCAP has been very actively engaged in all these developments as follows: a) 66th Session of the UN ECE Commission On 14-15 April Global NCAP participated in the 66th Biennial Session of the UNECE Commission which is its highest level supervisory body. At the request of the UNECE’s secretariat we arranged for an exhibition of crash tested vehicles (supplied by Latin NCAP) and a demonstration of a vehicle equipped with Autonomous Emergency Braking (supplied by the ADAC). David Ward gave a presentation to the Commission on our ‘Democratising Car Safety’ report. The vehicle safety demonstrations were attended by the Executive Secretary of the UNECE Executive Secretary, Mr Christian Friis Bach. In a joint press statement the UNECE and Global NCAP called for worldwide adherence to UN crash test standards. In a powerful statement Mr Friis Bach commented that “We cannot accept that cars sold in middle and low income countries be deliberately less safe than those sold in developed countries. I therefore call on the motor industry as a whole to ensure that well-established safety standards be applied to all vehicles sold worldwide. I also urge all UN member States to ratify and fully apply the UN legal instruments on road safety, in particular the UN technical regulations for the construction of vehicles.” On 17 September Mr Friis Bach also visited a crash test during the Latin NCAP media day at the ADAC Technical Centre in Landsberg. On this occasion a further joint statement was released again calling for application of UN crash test standards as recommended in our ‘Democratising Car Safety’ report.
b) UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development On 25 September at the Summit on Sustainable Development held in New York a new framework of sustainable development goals were adopted by UN Member States. Road safety is included in the Global Goals for health and cities (3 and 11) and will be supported by a target to cut road deaths and injuries in half by 2020, the end date of the UN Decade of Action. This represents the UN’s strongest ever commitment to road safety. Coinciding with the UN Summit Global NCAP published a briefing note on the new Global Goals urging faster action to improve vehicle safety standards and as recommended in our report, ‘Democratising Car Safety: A Road Map for Safer Cars 2020’.
c) 2nd Global High Level Conference on Road Safety – Time for Results On 18-19 November the Brazilian Government will host the 2nd High Level Conference on Road Safety in Brasilia. The Conference will carry out a mid-term review of the current UN Decade of Action and assess the action required to implement the UN’s recently adopted Global Goals. The draft text of the Brasilia Declaration includes a strong section on vehicle safety as follows: (PILLAR 3 – SAFER VEHICLES) (SAFETY REGULATIONS) OP17. Promote the adoption of policies and measures to implement United Nations vehicle safety regulations or equivalent national standards to ensure that all new motor vehicles, meet applicable minimum regulations for occupant and other road users protection, with seat belts, air bags and active safety systems such as anti-lock braking system (ABS) and electronic stability control (ESC) fitted as standard; (AGREED AD REF)
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Global NCAP was closely involved in the drafting of this text and in subsequent preparations of the High Level Conference through our participation in the Friends of the Decade Group. The High Level Conference seems set to endorse some of the key recommendations of our ‘Democratising Car Safety’ report. The strong commitment to electronic stability control is particularly welcome and represents an early win for our Stop the Crash Partnership (see below). Following the Brasilia meeting the declaration will be submitted to the UN General Assembly which will hold a special debate on road safety during the current 70th session (probably next April). A further resolution will be adopted by the General assembly which will hopefully endorse the Brasilia Declaration. During the Conference Global NCAP is co-organising a Seminar on the new UN target to halve road deaths by 2020 with the International Transport Forum and the International Road Assessment Programme. David Ward has also been asked to serve as the moderator for a parallel session during the conference on vehicle safety and Alejandro Furas, our Technical Director, has been asked to speak in a session on new technologies and road safety. Latin NCAP has also organized an official side event on fleet safety where Global NCAP’s 2014-15 Fleet Purchasing Guide will be presented.
d) WHO Global Road Safety Status Report 2015 On 19 October the WHO released its 2015 Global Road Safety Status Report which for the first time features a new section on vehicle safety. Using seven priority vehicle safety standards recommended by Global NCAP, the WHO has carried out a unique survey on how they are currently being applied by governments around the world. Global NCAP has played a significant role in developing the vehicle safety data for the WHO. With some modest grant support we carried out a survey to identify UN Member States that are applying basic vehicle safety standards. The seven standards are from the UN’s World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations and cover seat belts, seat belt anchorages, front and side impact, electronic stability control, pedestrian protection and child seats. The results show that they are being fully applied by only 40 out of a total of 193 UN Member States and overwhelmingly by high-income countries. The Report argues that “there is an urgent need for these minimum vehicle standards to be implemented by every country”. The report also called for the mandatory application of ESC and overall follows closely the main advocacy recommendations of our ‘Democratising Car Safety’ report. For the launch Global NCAP issued a welcoming statement and promoted this extensively on our social media.
e) UN Road Safety Collaboration On 26-27 March Global NCAP participated in the 21st meeting of the UN Road Safety Collaboration held in Geneva. David Ward serves as Chairman of the Pillar 3 Project Group on Safer Vehicles and Shakireh Ispahani is the Group’s secretary.
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Global NCAP’s Technical Director, Alejandro Furas continues to attend meetings of WP29 on behalf of Global NCAP giving occasional updates on the results of Latin NCAP etc. He has also actively encouraged wider participation in the Forum by countries from the region. In recent meetings, for example, Brazil and Colombia have attended.
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g) Friends of the Decade On 25 March in Geneva and on 8 June in Gothenburg David Ward participated in meetings of the Friends of the Decade. Both meetings were concerned with the planning of the 2nd High Level Conference on Global Road Safety.
6. Global Stop the Crash Partnership The Stop the Crash Partnership will be launched just prior to the 2nd High Level Global Conference on Road Safety9 hosted by Brazilian Government in Brasilia on 18-19 November. It is a three year partnership to promote awareness of leading crash avoidance technologies in the major emerging automobile markets in support of the current UN Decade of Action for Road Safety and the Global Goals. The Stop the Crash Partnership will highlight three key technologies and also the importance of tyre safety particularly the importance of tyre pressure and adequate tread depth. The three ‘focus’ technologies of STC will be: - Electronic Stability Control (ESC) - Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) - Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) for Motorcycles The overall objective will be to raise awareness of the potential benefits of these crash avoidance technologies to policy makers, the media, to fleet managers, and the general public. The expected outcome would be to increase customer demand for vehicles to be equipped with these safety features and also to encourage governments to adopt relevant UN global vehicle standards. The launch event for the Stop the Crash Partnership on 17 November will be ‘high level’ vehicle demonstrations of the three key crash avoidance technologies and related testing of tyre performance. The Brazilian Minister of Cities, Mr Gabriel Kassab and HRH Prince Michael of Kent have been invited as the guests of honour together and will be joined by other VIP guests from the United Nations and delegates to the High Level Conference. Over the following three days until the close of the High Level Conference on Thursday 19 November vehicle demonstrations will be carried out for a range of invited groups including delegates to the High Level conference, fleet managers, consumer and motoring organisations. Founding global partners with Global NCAP include the ADAC, Autoliv, Robert Bosch, Continental, Denso, Thatcham, ZF-TRW, and the Towards Zero Foundation. Brazilian partners supporting the launch event include DENATRAN and the University of Brasilia. The launch event will also be supported by the Latin New Car Assessment Programme.
7. International Transport Forum – Safe Systems Working Group In 2015 Global NCAP was invited to join the International Transport Forum Working Group on Safe System Implementation. The ITF is based at the OECD in Paris and is unique as the only international body of Transport Minsters. In 2008, ITF/OECD published an influential research report Towards Zero: ambitious road safety targets and the safe system approach, which was the first international study to promote the adoption by all countries of a safe system approach as the main framework for road safety policies. This vision 9 See: http://www.roadsafetybrazil.com.br/en/
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is based on ambitious targets and the aspiration to progressively eliminating all fatalities and seriously injured. The new Working Group will prepare an evidenced based research report, relying on experiences in ITF/OECD countries, with practical policy recommendations for the attention of policy makers on the various steps in implementing a safe system approach. David Ward is on the editorial group writing the report which is expected to be published in October 2016. The report will contain a section of safer vehicles. See: http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/jtrc/safety/safe-system/index.html.
8. Child Restraints Project In 2015 Global NCAP has continued with a third year of support for a child restraints project being carried out by ICRT in association with PROTESTE (the Brazilian consumer organisation and the Gonzalo Rodriguez Foundation). The results of the latest tests will be released on 16 November at the Latin NCAP Roundtable event in Brasilia. Thirteen products approved to either UN-R44, UN-R129, NBR 14400 or FMVSS 213 have been benchmarked against the same yardstick: a Latin NCAP style frontal impact and a side impact against a fixed door. The results will show significant differences in child restraints with considerable scope for improvement in levels of protection and ease of use. In May during the 3rd Global Road Safety Week (devoted to child safety issues) Latin NCAP called for stronger action on child restraints using evidence from the 2013 and 2014 results.
9. Helmet Safety Rating - Brazil Pilot Project This project was initiated by Global NCAP and is now funded by the FIA Foundation and carried out by the Technical University of Sao Paulo. The project ‘Performance of Brazilian motorcycle helmets to impact loading’ aims to develop expertise in testing helmets for motorcyclists according to the UK’s SHARP and UN Regulation 22 protocols and will involve comparative testing of popular helmets on the Brazilian market. Results are expected before the end of the year.
10. Green Global NCAP In January this year Global NCAP hosted a meeting in London with the ADAC and the Global Fuel Economy Initiative, to explore the potential for an eco-rating system based on the new passenger car driving cycle that has been developed by the UN Forum WP29. As part of a possible ‘Green NCAP’ we are exploring two interrelated projects; firstly to create an independent testing programme that will be the most stringent in the world and provide a ‘green star rating’ for vehicles similar to the kind used to assess car safety; and secondly to develop a pilot programme of real world testing in major cities. This could be done using a portable emissions testing system (PEMS) which is a device bolted onto the back of car that can measure tail-pipe emissions during actual driving on the road. The car makers have a long history of trying to ‘game’ the official tests but now that VW have been caught red-handed trying to cheat the system entirely both in the USA and the European Union there is a significantly stronger interest in potential of a ‘Green NCAP’. Global NCAP is currently discussing options with our existing project partners and also with the Bloomberg Philanthropies who have also raised the subject with us.
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11. Annual Awards Each year Global NCAP presents awards recognizing three categories of achievement in consumer related automobile safety as follows: - - -
Consumer Champion Award – offered to an organisation promoting consumer rights and information relating to motor vehicle safety. Individual Achievement Award – offered to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to motor vehicle safety and protection of consumers. Innovation Award – offered to an organisation that has made an outstanding contribution to innovation in motor vehicle safety, technology development, and design.
In 2015 the winners are: Consumer Champion: The European Parliament - which in July 1995 first adopted amendments to the proposed European Commission Directives10 for front and side impact. This resulted in the eventual implementation across the European Union of the off-set deformable barrier (ODB) test from 1998 - the first legislative adoption of the ODB test in the world and a benchmark for consumer crash testing (at the higher speed of 64 km/h). These standards have subsequently become UN Regulation 94 and 95 so that they have global applicability. Between 2001 and 2012 there has been a 55% reduction in car occupant fatalities11. Of course, this improvement is the result of a combination of policies affecting user behaviour (such as seat belt wearing, avoiding speeding & drink driving), better road design, and safer motor vehicles. Nevertheless the front and side impact crash test standards have contributed significantly to reducing road fatalities across EU Member States. In the UK, for example, car occupant fatalities dropped by 56% between 1989 and 2009. According to the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) safety improvements to vehicles have made the greatest contribution accounting for around 15% of the overall reduction12. Individual Achievement: Alan J Donnelly - the former Member of the European Parliament that served as the rapporteur for the EU front and side impact Directives. As rapporteur he organised the tabling of the necessary amendments and then successfully steered them through the complex legislative process. He secured unanimous approval of the European Parliament, and skilfully encouraged similar support from the both the European Council and Commission. As a result the Directives were amended exactly as anticipated introducing the ODB test and a more stringent side impact requirement despite significant lobbying to prevent this from the automotive industry. Innovation: The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - for the development of their small overlap frontal impact test procedure. To help drive further improvements in frontal crash protection, the Institute in 2012 introduced a small overlap frontal crash test. The test is designed to replicate what happens when the front corner of a vehicle collides with another vehicle or an object like a tree or utility pole. This crash test is a challenge for some safety belt and airbag designs because occupants move both forward and toward the side of the vehicle. In the small overlap frontal test, a vehicle travels at 40 mph toward a 5-foot-tall rigid barrier. A Hybrid III dummy representing an average-size man is positioned in the driver seat. Twenty-five percent of the total width of the vehicle strikes the barrier on the driver side. Most modern cars have safety cages encapsulating the occupant compartment and built to withstand head-on collisions and moderate overlap frontal crashes with little deformation. At the same time, crush
10 See: European Parliament Reports 26 June 1995 A4-0160/95 and A4-0161/95 - Rapporteur Mr Alan John Donnelly and ‘MEPs stiffen plans for car crash tests’ Financial Times 12 July 1995 11 Ranking EU Progress on Car Occupant Safety, PIN Flash Report 27, April 2014, European Transport Safety Council 12 Broughton, J., Allsop, R.E., Lynam, D.A. and McMahon, C.M. (2000). The Numerical context for setting national casualty reduction targets; TRL report 382. TRL Ltd., Crowthorne, UK.
The Annual Activities Report
zones help manage crash energy to reduce forces on the occupant compartment. The main crush-zone structures are concentrated in the middle 50 percent of the front end. When a crash involves these structures, the occupant compartment is protected from intrusion, and front airbags and safety belts can effectively restrain and protect occupants. Small overlap frontal crashes primarily affect a vehicle’s outer edges, which aren’t well protected by the crush-zone structures. Following a gradual phase in the IIHS now includes the small overlap test into its Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards. Manufacturers have responded to meet this new challenge so that by 2015 the number of winners of the two award categories has increased from 39 to 71.
12. Plans for 2016 Global NCAP will continue to support our key NCAP partner projects (ASEAN NCAP, Latin NCAP and Safer Cars for India). We will lead the first full year of activities of the Stop the Crash Partnership with demonstration events planned for Malaysia and Mexico. We will also continue our advocacy activities in support of Global NCAP’s ‘Democratising Car Safety – Road Map 2020’ report and the new Global Goals casualty reduction target. We will, in particular, encourage the UN to take forward the outcome of the 2nd High Level Conference on Road Safety when the General Assembly adopts a new resolution on road safety (expected in April next year). We also look forward to the conclusions of the new ITF/OECD report on safe systems and will be contributing policy recommendations on vehicle safety due to be launched in Paris next October. So we look forward to working with our NCAP partners and key donors in what promises to be another busy year in 2016.