IRAP IN MALAYSIA: From Plan to Action

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IRAP IN MALAYSIA From Plan to Action

• Prof. Dr. Ahmad Farhan Sadullah
• MIROS

GRSP/IRAP Asia Road Safety Seminar 7th October
2009
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CONTENT

• IRAP in Malaysia the beginning
• The IRAP Pilot Project
• A period of abeyance a case of closing the loop
• Moving forward and challenges ahead
• Lessons learned

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iRAP Process
Define the road network where fatal and serious
injuries are likely to be concentrated
Inspect the road and map the safety quality
Output Star rating map
Appraise investment options and recommend
high-return countermeasure programme
Output Countermeasure programmes
Local examination of proposed countermeasure
programme
Detailed design, costing, implementation and
evaluation studies
Output Evaluation reports
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Malaysia Road Safety Facts

• 18 fatalities per day
• 6,282 deaths in 2007
• 6,527 deaths in 2008
• 23.5 fatalities per 100,000 population in 2008
• 3.63 fatalities per 10,000 vehicles in 2008
• Cost of crashes RM 9 billion
• 2-3 of GDP

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iRAP in Malaysia
Safer Roads A team approach
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iRAP Malaysia Pilot Project History

• August 2006 Commencement workshop and trial
  inspections
• March 2007 Survey launch and inspections
• April 2007 Video Rating
• November 2007 Preliminary results
• March 2008 Draft Report ready
• Sept 2009 .Final Report launch
• Implementation

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iRAP Malaysia Summary

• 3,700 kilometres of Peninsular Malaysia assessed
• 3 camera GPS-linked video system
• Images assessed every 100m
• Media activities in every state

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Top 7 Countermeasures
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Investment Summary

• 3,700 km of road inspected (5 of network)
• RM550 million initial investment
• Save 2,900 lives and 29,000 serious injuries (20
  years)
• 32 reduction in road trauma
• Program BCR of 161

2,900 lives saved
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CLOSING THE LOOP

• From March 2008 a lull period
• What had happened
• Pilot study had finished with recommendations for
  countermeasures and further assessment
• Small-scale interactions with and guidance from
  iRAP continued
• Steering Committee for iRAP was handed over to
  JKR
• What were pending?
• The launch of iRAP Pilot Project Report
• The decision to implement the counter-measures
• The decision to continue with full iRAP

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CLOSING OF THE LOOP ANALYSIS

• Track the history
• Early motivation
• Early ownership and roles
• Early plans
• Analyse
• What went wrong
• What gaps existed
• Recommendations
• Correct what went wrong/reasons for delay
• Put up a plan
• Start nudging

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IDENTIFIED ISSUES
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PLANS

• 1) Countermeasure implementation support
• 2) Extension of survey
•    - JKR will take the lead in terms of
  funding and
• equipments.
•    - MIROS will take lead to train JKR staff
  on the
• rating process.
• 3) Global road safety studies
•    - Develop university compliant training
  materials to
• support the extension surveys in
  Malaysia.

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Immediate Recommendations

• Provide an immediate budget of RM50 million in
  2009/2010.
• Fund the implementation of a demonstration
  corridor (e.g. F5 Motorcycle lane ).
• Fund quick to implement simple upgrades across
  the nation (e.g. delineation).
• Fund planning and preparation studies for 2011
  program.

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10th Malaysia Plan 2011 - 2015

• Provide an annual budget allocation of RM500
  million in the 10th Malaysia Plan.
• Fund current iRAP recommendations in 2011/2012.
• Fund extension of the iRAP surveys to remaining
  national network and high risk state roads.
• Fund further implementation 2013-2015.
• Include support for established black-spot and
  black-length priorities.

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ANOTHER MAJOR MILESTONE

• Launch of the iRAP Malaysia Pilot Report
  29.9.09

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THANK YOU

• farhan_at_miros.gov.my