El Fundación para la Seguridad Vial y RAC Foundation recently hosted a reception to celebrate winning, along with the Department for Transport, a Premio Internacional Príncipe Miguel a la Seguridad Vial for their “fine example of collaboration” and the “outstanding achievement” of the Safer Roads Fund*.
HRH Prince Michael of Kent presented the award. The RAC Foundation’s Steve Gooding, Road Safety Foundation Chair Lord Whitty and Emma Ward, Director General of the Department of Transport welcomed guests from local authorities and National Highways whose roads** were identified for safety improvements through investment from the fund.
In his speech, Prince Michael said: “We all understand just how important it is to ensure high standard roads for the benefit of the community and the economy to provide roads which are of the highest safety standards is equally important but to do so is expensive. So to have a well-funded, scientifically-based process for determining priorities is essential.”
Steve Gooding, Director of the RAC Foundation, said: “We were delighted to commission and financially support the Road Safety Foundation to embark on the Safer Roads Pathfinder Project, which quickly made the case for a larger scale Safer Roads Fund. The pathfinder and wider Department for Transport project together represent a significant step change in practice in supporting local authorities to apply a new proactive safe systems approach to risk management on exceptionally high-risk routes. The tools and guidance developed by this project will undoubtedly benefit countries beyond the UK. We are delighted that the scope and impact of this work has been recognised with this award.”
Roads Minister Baroness Vere previously said: “I was honoured that our Safer Roads Fund won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award at yesterday evening’s event. Despite already having some of the safest roads in the world, a light was shone on all the work being done to make them safer still. This fund alone is expected to save nearly 1500 lives over the next twenty years, and we will continue our efforts to save countless more.”
Suzy Charman, Executive Director of the Road Safety Foundation said: “We look forward to building on the success of the Safer Roads Fund in our work with local authorities, continuing to help deliver the best possible outcomes in making their roads safer.”
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A selection of photos from the event are available AQUÍ
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About the Safer Roads Fund
El Fondo para Carreteras Más Seguras se creó tras un exitoso programa piloto llevado a cabo por la Fundación para la Seguridad Vial, con el encargo y el apoyo financiero de la Fundación RAC y el Departamento de Transporte. En 2018, el programa del Fondo para Carreteras Más Seguras se centró en la intervención de ingeniería vial correctiva en los 50 tramos de carretera A locales de mayor riesgo en Inglaterra. En conjunto, los proyectos del Fondo para Carreteras Más Seguras de 2018 tienen como objetivo prevenir alrededor de 1450 lesiones graves y mortales en los próximos 20 años. El valor de la prevención para estos proyectos es de 550 millones de libras esterlinas, en comparación con el coste total de los tratamientos a lo largo de su vida útil, que asciende a 125 millones de libras esterlinas. La relación beneficio-coste para esta cartera de carreteras se estima en 4,4, lo que significa que por cada libra esterlina invertida, se obtienen 4,40 libras esterlinas en beneficios para la sociedad. Esto demuestra cómo las intervenciones de seguridad vial pueden competir favorablemente con otros grandes proyectos de transporte.
Two reports of the results of the Safer Roads Fund are available here: https://roadsafetyfoundation.org/project/safer-roads-fund/.
About the Award
El Premios Internacionales Príncipe Miguel a la Seguridad Vial recognise achievements and innovations which will improve road safety. Established by HRH Prince Michael of Kent in 1987 and organised by RoadSafe, each year the most outstanding examples of international road safety initiatives are given public recognition through the scheme.
Reactions to the Award:
In a letter to Dr Suzy Charman, Executive Director of the Road Safety Foundation, His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent said: “I was delighted when the Westminster Government announced the Safer Roads Fund. The importance of sound investment at local level will provide many long-overdue improvements, not just in the 50 most dangerous stretches of ‘A’ roads in England, but elsewhere too. The innovative approach which the fund has triggered by bringing new methodologies to so many local authorities is indeed a step-change in practice and a huge stimulus to deploying a Safe Systems approaches by many roads authorities.”
Roads Minister Baroness Vere said: “Our Safer Roads Fund has been recognised for its life saving work. It was designed to prevent thousands of tragedies on our roads, and the Department will continue to work tirelessly on this priority as we move forward.”
Dr Suzy Charman, Executive Director of the Road Safety Foundation said: “The DfT’s investment in the Safer Roads Fund is recognised with this award and we hope that the fund will be replicated both here in UK and overseas. We share this award with the RAC Foundation whose initial support allowed us to undertake the pathfinder project that was a catalyst to the Safer Roads Fund, and of course we also share the award with our local authority partners who worked hard to design and implement their schemes.”
Acerca de la Fundación para la Seguridad Vial (RSF)
El Fundación para la Seguridad Vial is a UK charity, founded in 1986, that aims to help reduce road trauma through employing the Safe System philosophy by:
- Identificar paquetes de inversión con probabilidades de generar altos rendimientos y analizar el desempeño en materia de seguridad de las carreteras a lo largo del tiempo.
- Proporcionar el enfoque, las herramientas y la formación necesarios para ayudar a las autoridades viales a adoptar un enfoque proactivo para la reducción de riesgos en las carreteras.
- Realizar investigaciones para avanzar en el conocimiento y las políticas.
Over the last 20 years, the charity has maintained a particular focus on safer road infrastructure through the establishment of the European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP) and the development of the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) and its protocols for measuring infrastructure safety. The RSF is responsible for supporting the Road Assessment Programme in the United Kingdom, and its work serves as a model of what can be achieved, with key research and innovation being replicated in RAP programmes across the world.
Recientemente, la organización benéfica ha:
- Apoyó la inversión del Fondo para Carreteras Más Seguras del Departamento de Transporte (DfT) de 2018, realizando estudios de las 50 carreteras locales de categoría 'A' con mayor riesgo en Inglaterra, capacitando a las autoridades locales y modelando el impacto de los programas que, en conjunto, conformaron la cartera de inversión de 100 millones de libras esterlinas.
- Brindó apoyo y asesoramiento técnico a Highways England en su iniciativa iRAP a nivel de SRN.
- Realizó una revisión independiente para la Oficina de Ferrocarriles y Carreteras sobre cómo Highways England prioriza las inversiones para mejorar los resultados de seguridad en la red de carreteras estratégicas.
- Lideró el informe del Grupo de Trabajo sobre Conductores Mayores con el apoyo del gobierno para desarrollar la Estrategia Nacional de Conductores Mayores que Fomenta la Conducción Segura en la Vejez.
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