Meeting in Paris March 12th and 13th

Meeting in Paris
March 12th and 13th
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Continues as a key focus of the World Road
Association
Strategic Theme 3: Safety
TC 3.1 National Road Safety Policies and Programs
TC 3.2 Design and Operations of Safer Road Infrastructure
TC 3.3 Road Tunnels Operations
TF 1 Road Safety Manual Task Force
TF 2 Security Task Force
Support for the UN Decade of Action for Road
Safety
Road Safety Manual – Flagship product
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Published in 2003
Accompanied by a CD with a set of software
tools
Volunteer effort
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1,500 copies distributed
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Review of the existing manual was completed
Need for significant changes, updates, and
upgrades
Need for a new manual that promotes the latest
safety knowledge, policies, and notable
international practices
Technical committees discussed concepts and
scope for a new manual
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WRA’s Secretary General and Strategic Theme
Coordinator requested a plan
Initial objectives –
1) Easy to use and relevant to the broad international
community
2) Convert the manual from hardcopy to a web-based
document
3) Provide significant upgrade and update of manual
Proposal submitted for new manual
Policy makers
and Executive
management
Middle Management
Practitioners
National plans,
policies, and
targets
Infrastructure
safety
management
Strategic Plans and
Policy planning
Road safety action
plans
Design guidelines
Implementation of
plans and guidelines
Implementation of Strategies
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Authoritative global safety resource
Support the UN Decade of Action
Structured knowledge-base organized from policylevel considerations to technical guidelines
Policy makers, middle management, and practitioners
Countries in different stages of development
Cover different road environments (urban and rural)
and different users (motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists,
etc.)
Web-based document
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Produce new manual in 2012-2015 work cycle
Form a Task Force to oversee development and
delivery of the RSM
Funding approved to obtain a consultant
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Developed a Statement of Work and Request
for Proposals
Selected the ARRB Group’s proposal
1)Define the structure of the manual
2) Define the content
3) Identify key international
documents
Each chapter should include:
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Main concepts
Approaches and notable practices to be
promoted (Leading countries will be identified)
Identification of key documents and references
in priority order
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Stage 1: Final Table of Contents - July/August
2012
Stage 2: Final document outlining the drafting
and editorial requirements – April 2013
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Produce content for the second edition of the
Road Safety Manual
Complete in first half of 2014
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Tawia Addo-Ashong, World Bank
Matts-Ake Belin, Sweden
Girma Bezabeh, African Development Bank
Randall Cable, South Africa
Obio Chinyere, Zimbabwe
Veronique Feypell, OECD
Mike Greenhalgh, England
Mike Griffith, USA
George Mavroyeni, Australia
Alberto Mendoza, Mexico
Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah, Malaysia
Margie Peden, World Health Organization
Hans-Joachim Vollpracht, Germany
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Strategic Theme Coordinator for Safety and
General Secretariat
Road Safety Manual Task Force
Consultant, ARRB Group
Safety Technical Committees
Users’ group
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On Wednesday
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Users’ Group
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Produce a globally recognized document that
will make a difference in saving lives on the
world’s roads