ITS Czech Republic

1
ITS Czech Republic

• National ITS Platform Progress

Ing. Roman TURZA CityPlan Ltd. ITS CZ Junior
Project Manager
November 21, 2005
2
Content

• Brief statistical data on traffic safety in the
  Czech Republic

• ITS CZ key members and their activities

• Progress in eSafety activities in the Czech
  Republic

• eSafety activities to be improved

3
Road traffic accidents in the Czech Republic

• The number of accidents is decreasing very slowly!

• The number of people killed in road traffic
  accidents remains on approx. the same level, even
  rises! in comparation to previous 4 years

4
Safety statistics

• 196 000 accidents per year
• - 5 300 serious injuries
• - 1 300 people killed

• main accidents reason
• wrong driver behavior 92

• most dangerous means of transport
• motorcycle 41 deaths per 1 000 accidents

5
The possibility to reduce the number of road
accidents by 30 with the help of

• road infrastructure network improvement

• appropriate road maintenance

• effective traffic management

• appropriate ( optimal) location of possible
  dangerous objects near-by roads

• evaluation of road artificial constructions by
  Safety Audit tools

Areas where advanced ITS and eSafety systems
should be implemented!!

• suitable warning and information systems

• implementation of intelligent telematic
  applications for on-vehicle systems

6
ITS CZ Members Goals

• contribution to the increase of traffic safety by
  implementation of state-of-the-art technologies
  and approaches

• contribution to the improvement and optimization
  of public transport services by the application
  of modern electronic and IT systems

• development of sustainable and environment-friendl
  y forms of transport, especially in urban areas

7
ITS CZ key members and their activities
CityPlan, Ltd.

• evaluation of infrastructure constructions by
  Safety Audits, solutions for elimination of
  dangerous situations in traffic operation,
  analyses with High Operation Studies, design of
  traffic signal schemes

• High Operation Study of 2 nothern parts of
  Prague Transit Bypass (risk analysis of
  artificial constructions bridges, tunnels
  and their equipment recommendations on traffic
  signals management and optimization

• research projects for the Ministry of Interior
  on the implementation strategies of advanced
  UTC systems and other telematic applications for
  information and navigation systems

8
ITS CZ key members and their activities
SATRA, Ltd.

• designing, recommending and evaluating
  innovative technology systems for road
  infrastructure projects, artificial
  constructions equipment (safety, security,
  optimal operation)

• cooperation on the project of Prague City Ring
  Road tunnels, especially the new Mrázovka
  tunnel and influenced surrounding infrastructure
  (safety, emergency equipment, variable message
  signs, etc.)

9
ITS CZ key members (private bodies)
Agency VIACO, Ltd.

• promotional and consulting agency focused on
  presenting and informing on state-of- the-art
  technologies in transport, civil engineering and
  construction

• organization of conferences, meetings and work
  sessions to promote the latest development
  approaches in various fields of technology and
  services

10
Areas of strong potential for implemetation of
new ITS strategies in the Czech Republic

• on-going bulding of modern and representative
  infrastructural constructions Prague Road
  Rings, new motorway links to Northern Bohemia
  and Moravia

• modernization and optimization of public
  transport services in cities and regions

• development of appropriate information and
  navigation systems for traffic participants

11

• Mrázovka Tunnel

Mrázovka
12

• Mrázovka Tunnel

• traffic and technology operation and control
  systems
• automated, autonomous, connected to the main
  control centre
• monitoring and variable message signs control
  (direct and automated)
• coordination with traffic signals on surrounding
  network

13

• Mrázovka Tunnel

• safety systems
• colour and brightness of tunnel walls
• escape corridors
• SOS boxes (telephone, push button, fire
  extinguisher)
• radio circuits for emergency, rescue and
  information services
• TV monitoring and detecting system (volumes,
  occupancy, speed, density, fluency)
• electronic intelligent fire-detection system

• ventilation and lighting systems
• ventilation programs according to off-peak or
  peak concentration of emissions
• different types of lighting including different
  intensity levels (main lighting, secondary area
  main lighting, alternative and emergency lighting)

14

• Conclusion
• eSafety activities necessary to be improved

• to continue the successful process of
  implementation of advanced telematic systems
  according to the pace of new infrastructural
  projects construction (UTC, VMS, RTTI, etc.)

• to give the emphasis on the on-vehicle
  intelligent systems as an effective tool for
  increasing road safety (eg. eCall)

• to accelerate the process of digital road
  mapping implementation as one of the primary
  actions to be done in the field of eSafety in
  the Czech Republic

15
ITS Czech Republic
Headquarters Jindrišská 17 110 00 Prague 1
Czech Republic tel. [phone]
304 fax [phone] email
secretariat_at_its-cz.cz http www.its-cz.cz
16

• THANK YOU FOR
• YOUR ATTENTION