{"id":4481,"date":"2023-12-13T12:01:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T01:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.temp.irap-dev.org\/speed-management-manual-2nd-edition-released\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T12:01:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T01:01:30","slug":"speed-management-manual-2nd-edition-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/speed-management-manual-2nd-edition-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Speed Management Manual (2nd edition) released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>De <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.who.int\/media\/docs\/default-source\/documents\/health-topics\/road-traffic-injuries\/3146-wbk-speed-mgmt-2nd-edition-131023-electronic.pdf?sfvrsn=696ed45e_3&amp;download=true\">Second Edition of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Speed Management Manual<\/a> has been released, sharing the link between reduced speeds and safer roads through iRAP partner case studies.<\/p>\n<p>The management of speed remains one of the biggest challenges facing road safety practitioners around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The speed at which a vehicle travels directly influences the risk of a crash as well as the severity of injuries sustained, and the likelihood of death resulting from a crash.<\/p>\n<p>Research shows that a 5% cut in average speed can result in a 20% reduction in the number of fatal road traffic crashes. We also know that when speed goes down, the iRAP Star Rating goes up!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speed management must be a part of every road design and every review of existing roads.<\/p>\n<p>The Voluntary Global Targets for Road Safety include by 2030, to halve the proportion of vehicles travelling over the posted speed limit, and achieve a reduction in speed-related injuries and fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>Produced as a collaboration of WHO, FIA Foundation, the Global Road Safety Partnership and World Bank, the Speed Management Manual is a valuable good practice guide for decision-makers and practitioners to support achievement of the Targets.<\/p>\n<p>It shares the role of speed management in the Safe System approach, evidence-based interventions and recommendations for implementation, the challenges and opportunities for implementing interventions, and how to evaluate progress and utilise results to empower action.<\/p>\n<p>As well as referencing the <a href=\"https:\/\/toolkit.irap.org\/\">Gereedschapskist Verkeersveiligheid<\/a>, the manual shares iRAP partner case studies as examples of successful interventions managing speed to improve road infrastructure safety.<\/p>\n<p>Thailand&#8217;s Speed Variation Analysis is featured:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.temp.irap-dev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/speed-image-2.png\" alt=\"speed image 2\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It also shares the highly successful Walk this Way Program in Vietnam leading the path for safer school zones in Ho Chi Minh City:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.temp.irap-dev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/speed-image.png\" alt=\"speed image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To download the new 2nd Edition of the Speed Management Manual, <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.who.int\/media\/docs\/default-source\/documents\/health-topics\/road-traffic-injuries\/3146-wbk-speed-mgmt-2nd-edition-131023-electronic.pdf?sfvrsn=696ed45e_3&amp;download=true\">klik hier.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on the relationship between speed and iRAP Star Ratings for road infrastructure risk, <a href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/impact-of-speed\/\">klik hier.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Second Edition of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Speed Management Manual has been released, sharing the link between reduced speeds and safer roads through iRAP partner case studies. 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