O Fundação de Segurança Rodoviária e RAC Foundation recently hosted a reception to celebrate winning, along with the Department for Transport, a Prêmio Internacional Príncipe Michael de Segurança Rodoviária 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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About the Safer Roads Fund
O Fundo para Estradas Mais Seguras foi criado após um programa piloto bem-sucedido, desenvolvido pela Fundação para a Segurança Rodoviária (Road Safety Foundation) e financiado pela Fundação RAC e pelo Departamento de Transportes (Department for Transport). Em 2018, o programa do Fundo para Estradas Mais Seguras concentrou-se na implementação de intervenções de engenharia de segurança viária corretiva nos 50 trechos de rodovias locais de maior risco na Inglaterra. Juntos, os projetos do Fundo para Estradas Mais Seguras de 2018 devem prevenir cerca de 1.450 mortes e lesões graves nos próximos 20 anos. O valor da prevenção proporcionado pelos projetos é de £ 550 milhões, comparado ao custo total das intervenções, estimado em £ 125 milhões. A relação custo-benefício para esse conjunto de estradas é estimada em 4,4, o que significa que para cada £ 1 investido, o retorno é de £ 4,40 em termos de benefício social. Isso demonstra como as intervenções de segurança viária podem competir favoravelmente com outros grandes projetos de transporte.
Two reports of the results of the Safer Roads Fund are available here: https://roadsafetyfoundation.org/project/safer-roads-fund/.
Sobre o Prêmio
O Prêmio Internacional Príncipe Miguel de Segurança Rodoviária 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.”
Sobre a Fundação para a Segurança Rodoviária (RSF)
O Fundação de Segurança Rodoviária is a UK charity, founded in 1986, that aims to help reduce road trauma through employing the Safe System philosophy by:
- Identificar pacotes de investimento com potencial para gerar altos retornos e analisar o desempenho de segurança das estradas ao longo do tempo.
- Fornecer a abordagem, as ferramentas e o treinamento necessários para apoiar as autoridades rodoviárias na adoção de uma postura proativa em relação à redução dos riscos nas estradas.
- Realizar pesquisas para promover o conhecimento e as políticas públicas.
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.
Recentemente, a instituição de caridade:
- Apoiamos o Fundo de Estradas Mais Seguras do Departamento de Transportes (DfT) na realização de levantamentos das 50 estradas locais de maior risco (estradas "A") na Inglaterra, no treinamento de autoridades locais e na modelagem do impacto de projetos que, juntos, compuseram o portfólio de investimentos de £ 100 milhões.
- Fornecemos suporte e conhecimento técnico à Highways England em sua iniciativa iRAP, que abrange toda a rede SRN.
- Realizamos uma revisão independente para o Escritório de Ferrovias e Rodovias sobre como a Highways England prioriza os investimentos para melhorar os resultados de segurança na rede rodoviária estratégica.
- Liderou o relatório da Força-Tarefa de Motoristas Idosos, com apoio governamental, para desenvolver a Estratégia Nacional de Apoio à Condução Segura na Terceira Idade.
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