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Enhancing Road Safety in Brussels: Strategies and Challenges

Explore the evolution and perspectives of road safety in Brussels, focusing on urban infrastructure, challenges, achievements, and future goals. Learn about key initiatives to reduce accidents and improve quality of life.

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Enhancing Road Safety in Brussels: Strategies and Challenges

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  1. ON THE MOVE FOR SAFER ROADS IN EUROPE • DEALING WITH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE REGION OF BRUSSELS-CAPITAL • 13/10/10 • Philippe Barette • Engineer-Director a.i.Strategy DepartmentMobility Brussels

  2. Plan • Brussels; City-Region • The last ten years • Estates General for Road Safety BCR 2003 • Evolution • Perspectives

  3. 1. Brussels, City-Region (1/2)

  4. 1. Brussels, City-Region (2/2) • Urban challenges:- Manage congestion- Struggle against pollution- Encourage harmonious coexistence between different users- Struggle against road accidents- Guarantee quality of life- Guarantee accessibility

  5. 2. The last ten years (1/1) • 2001: The White Paper of the European Union: "The European transport policy for 2010: time to decide"2002: Estates-General for Road Safety at the federal level2003: Estates-General for Road Safety in BCR: 3 areas2004 and 2005: Annual review2007: Mid-term and new action plan 2007-20102009: Annual review2010: preparing new action plan 2011-2020

  6. 3. EGRS BCR 2003 (1/4) Objectives:33% reduction of deaths 30 days and serious injuriesfor 2006 (versus 1998-1999-2001), or 29 deaths and 133 serious injuries50% reduction of deaths 30 days and serious injuries for 2010 (versus 1998-1999-2001), or 22 deaths and 100 serious injuries

  7. 3. EGRS BCR 2003 (2/4) 3 areas: • Control-Sanction • Infrastructure • Sensibilization and education

  8. 3. EGRS BCR 2003 (3/4) • Infrastructure • 22 measures aimed at: • - lower speeds • - reduce potential conflicts between users / improve coexistence between users • - improve traffic conditions for vulnerable road users: PRM, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists

  9. 3. EGRS BCR 2003 (4/4) • Infrastructure: review- Measures overall entered in the practice of road managers- Differences between road managers- Disperse of good practices in road management: vademecum “PRM”, vademecum “bicycle”, training “mobility advisers”, ...- Sometimes conflict of interest between road safety and capacity, urban design, parking capacity- Many stakeholders: levels of authority, public authorities and public services …

  10. 4. Evolution (1/2)Died 30 days

  11. 4. Evolution (2/2)Seriousinjured

  12. 5. Perspectives (1/2) • IRIS2 Plan (2010-2018)    - Encourage active modes of transportation: walking, biking    - Improving road safety - … • Strategic Plan for Public Works and Transport of Minister of Transport (2010-2014)   - Priority to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport   - Public spaces on a human scale - …

  13. 5. Perspectives (2/2) • c) New action plan 2011-2020, 9 goals:- reduce speed- increase seat belt-carrying- reduce driving under influence- encourage prudent and proactive behavior and reduce high risk behaviors- protect vulnerable road users: pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists- develop an intrinsically safe road management - improve the control-sanction- improve knowledge of accidents- anchor road safety in culture and in structures

  14. Thank you for your attention

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