iRAP: Eliminating High Risk Roads

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iRAP Eliminating High Risk Roads

• Speaker Rob McInerney
• Economy Australia

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• The impact of crashes
• Eliminate high risk roads
• iRAP APEC Partnerships
• The Opportunity

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The Human Impact

• 3,500 people die and 100,000 injured every day
• 90 of deaths in low and middle income countries
• Biggest killer of 10-17 year old children
• Significant personal and financial impacts on
  families

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The Economic Impact

• 1-3 of GDP per annum per country
• US 2-4 billion a day globally

Health Sector
Transport Costs
Business Costs
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Call for a Decade of Action

• Make Roads Safe campaign
• 50 fatality reduction target by 2020
• Safe System Focus

• UN Ministerial Conference
• Moscow 19/20 Nov 2009

www.1300000.net
www.makeroadssafe.org
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Safe Road System
Safer Roads
Speed
a shared responsibility
Safer Users
Safer Vehicles
5 star users 5 star vehicles 5 star
roads
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Safer Roads Crashes that kill
Motorcyclists Vehicle Occupants

• Head-on crashes
• Brutal side impacts at intersections
• Hitting roadside hazards

Pedestrians and Bicyclists

• Crossing the road
• Moving along the road

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iRAP Risk Mapping

• Crashes per kilometre per kilometre travelled

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iRAP Performance Tracking

• Objective measure for tracking performance
• International standard and local benchmark
• Key component of National Road Safety Strategies

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iRAP Star Ratings

• Repeatable measure of the current condition of
  the road
• Based on visual assessment of over 30 road
  features
• Car occupants, motorcyclists, pedestrians and
  bicyclists

Chile
Malaysia
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Safer Roads Investment Plan

• 70 proven engineering treatments
• Economic return calculated for all potential
  projects (BCR IRR)
• Minimum criteria (e.g. BCR gt 5)

82 lives saved
BCR 15
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Safer Roads Investment Plan
Economy Roads Assessed (km) Investment (million) KSI's Saved (20 year) KSI Reduction BCR / KSI Saved
Chile 2,400 70 19,000 -44 31 3,800
Malaysia 3,650 180 32,000 -32 15 5,700
Peru 1,750 20 3,000 -9 17 6,500
Total 7,800 270 54,000 -31 20 5,100
20 year benefits and costs in USD KSI Killed and Seriously Injured 20 year benefits and costs in USD KSI Killed and Seriously Injured          
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Potential Lives Saved
CHILE

• Map where the greatest number of lives can be
  saved
• Target investment to the highest return corridors

PERU
Recession Beating! Nationwide program, simple and
quick to implement using local resources
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iRAP Software
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• The impact of crashes
• Eliminate high risk roads
• iRAP APEC Partnerships
• The Opportunity

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iRAP APEC Member Economies

• United States
• Some 82,000km of roads assessed
• AAAFTS lead
• www.usrap.us

Canada CanRAP feasibility study underway
Mexico MOU discussions with iRAP and the Dept of
Health and Dept of Transport

• Chile
• 2,400km assessed
• Partnership with Automobile Club of Chile, the
  National Commission for Traffic Safety, the
  Ministry of Public Works and the National Road
  Directorate

• Peru
• 3,000km assessed
• Partnership with MoTC, the National Road Safety
  Council and the Touring and Automobile Club of
  Peru

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iRAP APEC Member Economies

• China
• Joint Research Institute of Highways and iRAP
  project
• Pilot assessment of 2,100km underway

• Japan
• Initial discussions between iRAP and Japan
  International Cooperation Agency

• Republic of Korea
• Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) planning to Star
  Rate road network
• Ongoing discussions between iRAP and KOTI to
  establish KoRAP

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iRAP APEC Member Economies

• Viet Nam
• 3,800km inspected and images rated
• MoT, VRA, TDSI and ITST
• Results expected in December 09

• Philippines
• Steering committee established
• AAP, DoTC, DPWH, University of the Philippines
• Funding being finalised

• Malaysia
• 3,650km assessed and investment planned
• AAM, JKJR, JKR, MIROS
• Government plans to extend survey

• Initial interest
• Thailand

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iRAP APEC Member Economies

• Brunei Darussalam
• Initial interest and meetings
• Potential linked to current asset management
  project

• Australia
• 30,000km risk maps and star ratings
• Auto clubs and government agencies
• Investment plan trial underway
• www.ausrap.org

• New Zealand
• Risk Maps completed 10,000km star rating
  underway
• AANZ, NZ Transport Agency
• www.kiwirap.org.nz

• Initial interest
• Indonesia

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iRAP A Global Partnership

• Not for profit organisation
• Global partnerships
• National governments and automobile associations
• Global research partners

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iRAP A Good News Story
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The APEC iRAP Opportunity

• Eliminate High Risk Roads
• Target the worst 10 of the road network
• Aim for 500 kilometres / million population
• 1 in every 4 fatalities can be saved
• Potential to save 8 million deaths and serious
  injuries (20 years)
• Makes good economic sense
• 20 of benefits for every 1 invested
• Health sector, transport sector and business
  benefits

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iRAP Further Details
www.irap.net Rob McInerney CEO iRAP Asia
Pacific 61 405 49 3030 rob.mcinerney_at_irap.net