{"id":67541,"date":"2020-09-24T23:24:10","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T22:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irap.org\/?p=67541"},"modified":"2023-11-05T23:28:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T23:28:25","slug":"on-road-safety-zero-is-the-only-acceptable-number-rap-journey-interview-with-ana-tomaz-vice-presidente-autoridade-nacional-de-seguranca-rodoviaria-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irap.org\/es\/2020\/09\/on-road-safety-zero-is-the-only-acceptable-number-rap-journey-interview-with-ana-tomaz-vice-presidente-autoridade-nacional-de-seguranca-rodoviaria-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201c(Sobre la seguridad vial) Cero es el \u00fanico n\u00famero aceptable\u201d \u2013 RAP Journey Entrevista con Ana Tomaz, Vicepresidenta Autoridade Nacional de Seguran\u00e7a Rodovi\u00e1ria, Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]What is your current role and what is\u00a0<\/strong>ANSR\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0vision on road safety in Portugal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since January 2019 I am the Vice President of Portuguese Authority of Road Safety \u2013 Autoridade Nacional de Seguran\u00e7a Rodovi\u00e1ria (ANSR). Our Vision is a safe mobility word, free of road fatalities and road injuries.<\/p>\n

ANSR is implementing the Safe System (SS) approach that implies a significant paradigm shift, from a \u201cperson\u201d approach to \u201csystems\u201d approach. Traditionally, road safety policy has focused on correcting human errors, and road safety efforts have depended heavily on actions directed at the driver. This was a traditionalist approach focused on \u201cindividuals\u2019 mistakes, blaming them for forgetting, inattention or weakness\u201d, without looking at the road environment, and the design of the infrastructure and how it affects their behavior and their choices. The SS approach focuses on the conditions under which drivers use the road system and the construction of defenses to avoid errors or mitigate their effects.<\/p>\n

This approach means shifting a major share of the responsibility from road users to those who design the road transport system. System designers include primarily road managers, the automotive industry, the government and of other organizations which involved in the performance of the road transport system and the way roads and roadsides are used, all have responsibility for ensuring that the system is self-explanatory and forgiving when people make mistakes.<\/p>\n

The traditionalist approach failed, and nowadays, with the Safe System approach the world has reformulated its vision on road safety with more ambition and with a clear objective, which until the beginning of the century was unthinkable, Vision Zero.<\/p>\n

ANSR is at the forefront of tracing the path of Vision Zero, but this is only possible with the contribution of everyone with responsibilities on the road transport system and with investment in safer infrastructure. This is a fundamental step to save lives and to build a safe mobility system towards Vision Zero, so Portugal can reach European and United Nations goals by 2030.
\nEveryone has the right to use the road without the risk of being involved in an accident that could result in serious or even fatal injuries and no one should pay with one\u2019s life for a driving error.\u00a0 It is an inevitable price to be paid for mobility.<\/p>\n

And everyone with responsibilities on the road transport system, \u00a0have a huge responsibility. Our mission is the noblest mission you can have. If at the end of each working day we can save a life, we are making a huge contribution to a better future and we are achieving the best result any professional can hope for, which is saving lives. This is the essence of our mission.<\/p>\n

A total of 4,880km has been assessed in the Portuguese road network. Could you please tell us about the latest EuroRAP Study results?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The EuroRAP evaluated about 20 Portuguese roads with an approximate length of 4,880 km (about 35% of the National Road Network, and 5% of the road network in Portugal).
\nThese 20 roads were selected because they recorded the highest level of road and were responsible for 43% of the road fatalities.
\nRegarding the star rating, the results of this evaluation for the 4880 km of roads on the National Road Network and for car occupants are:<\/p>\n