Road Safety Solutions in Sweden.

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Road Safety Solutions in Sweden.

• Anders Lundqvist
• Swedish Road Administration

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Sweden

• 9 million inhabitants
• 4.5 millions motorvehicles
• 50 000 are heavy heavy trucks
• 449 964 km² area
• 400 000 km roads (of which about
• 130 000 km are public roads )

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Number of people killed in traffic accidents 2003
Country Killed per 100 000 inhabitans Killed per 100 000 motor vehicles
Sweden 5,9 11,7
France 10,2 16,8
EU 15 9,8 16,2
USA 14,7 18,5
Australia 8,2 12,3
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People killed in traffic accident in Sweden
through the decades
Year People killed Killed per 100 000 inhabitans Killed per 100 000 motor vehicles
1953 921 169,9 12,8
1963 1217 71,7 16
1973 1177 44,1 14,5
1983 799 24,2 9,4
1993 632 16,3 7,2
2003 529 11,7 5,9
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Speed limits Regular roadworthiness
test Alcohol restrictions Seat belts
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Shared responsibilitythroughVision Zero

• Politicians who make decisions concerning
  community planning and traffic issues.
• Planners who implement political decisions
  concerning the shape and designof society and the
  road transport system.
• Road managers, like the Swedish National Road
  Administration and the municipal authorities,
  that construct and maintain roads.
• The police who ensure that traffic rules are
  followed.
• Vehicle manufacturers and dealers.
• Organisations that strive to improve road safety
  in society.
• Companies, organisations and private individuals
  that purchase transport services.
• Companies, organisations and private individuals
  that transport goods and people.
• All those who use roads and streets.

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OSI (OLA)

• Objective analyses
• Solutions
• Intentions

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Moving towards Vision ZERO

• Intermediate goal for the road safety work is a
  reduction by 2007 of people killed in traffic
  accident to half what it was in 1997.
• Thank you for your attention