Safety Approach in Romania

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Safety Approach in Romania
Dorin DUMITRESCU, Ph. D. General Director
ITS Romania dorin.dumitrescu_at_rdslink.ro
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Context

• The process of the Europe enlargement is
  continuing
• with Romania and Bulgaria at 1 January 2007
• and the enlargement remain open to other
  countries
• The level of road safety is lower in new member
  states and in accession countries

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SPECIFIC ISSUES TO BE OVERPASS

• The explosive growth of road traffic
• The huge economical, institutional and
  technological changes
• Increase the weight and the role of private
  sector and the civil society
• Preparing the interoperability and European
  integration

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Main road safety actors (1)

• Interministerial Council for Road Safety
• National and Local Road Administrations
• Road Police
• Romanian Road Authority
• Romanian Automotive Register
• Suppliers of signalling and telematic equipments
• Cars Manufactures, Assurance Companies

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Main road safety actors (2)

• Associations
• Global Road Safety Partnership Romania
• International Road Safety Academy Romania
• ITS Romania
• Road Hauliers Ass.
• Cars Manufactures, importers and services
  suppliers

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Existing projects

• Unique emergency call 112 in Mures District with
  Ambulance, Fire brigade and Police fleet
  management (2000)
• Unique emergency call 112 at national level
  (2004-2005)
• Traffic and accidents database (2003-2004)
• Control system in traffic and at hauliers offices
  the use of analogue tachographs (2004-2005)
• Study for implementation of digital tachographs
  (2004-2005)

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New projects

• ProSiguR Traffic monitoring and Speed
  enforcement in Bucharest
• NEISys National Search and Rescue System

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Safety aspects - ITS priorities

• Traffic management and control
• Users information systems
• Infrastructure management
• Fleet and fright management
• Incident management

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Intended step to be followed

• Define a national safety strategy
• Correlation with the neighbor zones and European
  trends and objectives
• Public-Public partnership to promote
• Traffic policy
• Traffic and incidents management
• Law enforcement
• Education and training
• Awareness of decision people and society
• Projects Defining and Financing