Information sharing project on road safety strategies

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Information sharing project on road safety
strategies Joe Motha Australia
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• Road safety was recognised as a priority by
  APEC transport Ministers at the 5th
  Transportation Ministerial Meeting (TMM5) held in
  Adelaide in March 2007.
• It was agreed at TMM5 that each APEC economy
  would develop a comprehensive road safety
  strategy.

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• At TPT WG29 in Chinese Taipei in July 2007 It
  was decided that A project be initiated for
  individual APEC economies to share information on
  their road safety strategies. The project would
  be led by Australia with support from Indonesia,
  Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand and Viet Nam.
• This project, initiated by Australia, is the
  first step in developing formal and structured
  information sharing in road safety among
  economies.

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• Australia developed three matrixes for
  consideration by the five other economies
  involved in the project.
• The matrixes were intended to be easy to use.
• Each matrix was designed to fit on a single page
  and to contain important summary information for
  each economy.

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• (1) National Road Safety Strategies and Targets
  in APEC Economies. This matrix summarises
  information relating to each economys national
  road safety strategy and target.
• It includes information on the responsible
  national agency, the vision or principle on which
  the target is based, strategy period, monitoring
  arrangements and current performance against the
  target.

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• (2) National Road Safety Strategies in APEC
  Economies Status and Information Sources. This
  matrix provides information on where information
  on the national strategy can be obtained and
  contact details of responsible officers.
• If an economy does not yet have a national
  strategy, the matrix provides information on
  whether or not a strategy is being considered. It
  also provides for (optional) information on any
  obstacles that are hindering the development of a
  national strategy.

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• (3) Planning Matrix for Implementing a National
  Road Safety Strategy. This is a basic tool to
  assist economies which do not have a national
  strategy.
• It is not intended as a reporting matrix (other
  economies do not need to see it). It is a
  structured internal planning tool for economies
  that may wish to use it to progress development
  of a national road safety strategy and target.

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• This matrix is provided as a guide only and
  therefore there is no need to require its
  adoption by any economy.
• The matrix can be modified, if required, to suit
  the individual needs of economies.

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• In November 2007 Australia provided the three
  draft matrixes to Indonesia, Malaysia, New
  Zealand, Thailand and Viet Nam for comment.
• Malaysia indicated that the matrixes were
  straightforward and easy to use.
• Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand did not
  indicate that any changes were required and
  provided information for inclusion in the
  matrixes.

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• Need to consider if any changes are required to
  these matrixes.
• Finalise matrixes by incorporating any agreed
  changes.
• Recommend to LEG that matrixes 1 and 2 be
  adopted by all economies and that economies
  without a national strategy could consider using
  matrix 3 or a variant of it.

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• Could we consider whether any changes are
  required to these matrixes?
• Could we recommend to LEG that matrixes 1 and 2
  be adopted for information sharing and that
  matrix 3 be considered for use as a planning tool
  by economies which do not yet have a strategy?