Good practices

Unsafety is the main reason for people not to cycle. What makes cycling unsafe? It can be due to both objective elements such as inappropriate infrastructure, but also subjective elements such as the behaviour of other road users. To get more people cycling, it is important to locate, identify and address both elements.

In an effort to achieve a permanent reduction in the number and consequences of traffic accidents, there are situations where it is not possible to further decrease the numbers, but the numbers of accidents and their consequences fluctuate around a certain constant. A strategy was developed due to better identification of the weak points in the transportation system of the Zlín Region. This strategy has become the key document of the region in the field of road safety, providing conceptual and planning guidelines for reducing the number and consequences of traffic accidents on roads in the Zlín Region. The strategic goal is to achieve halving the number of fatalities and severely injured persons in traffic accidents on roads by 2030, which means a 50% reduction compared to the average for the years 2017-2019. These goals are based on international commitments of the Czech Republic. The consistent implementation of traffic measures outlined in the action plan is determinative for achieving the strategic goals of the strategy.

The Action plan is divided into four pillars:
1. Road users
2. Infrastructure
3. Vehicle and technology
4. Coordination of the traffic safety (BESIP )

The action plan includes defined specific goals, concrete measures, and responsibility for implementing each traffic measure. The activities are complemented by financial requirements and completion deadlines. Within the action plan, there are implemented a several measures and activities such as reducing vehicle speed, eliminating traffic accidents and their locations, promoting advanced technologies, and informing the public about traffic safety activities.
During the development of the strategy, socio-economic characteristics of the region, budget, key conceptual documents, and alignment with the new national BESIP Strategy 2021-2030 were considered. The strategy was developed in line with other conceptual documents in the field of transportation in the Zlín Region, with the aim of establishing a unified concept for addressing road traffic safety in the region.

Personen mit geistiger oder körperlicher Beeinträchtigung haben oft Schwierigkeiten, sicher im Verkehr unterwegs zu sein und zu ihrer Arbeitsstelle oder Betreeungseinrichtung zu kommen. Durch diese fehlende Mobilitätskompetenz kommt es häufig zu gefährlichen Situationen und leider auch zu Unfällen.

Het overgrote deel van ons wegennet wordt beheerd door de steden en gemeenten. Zij hebben dan ook veel mogelijkheden om, samen met de lokale politie, de verkeersveiligheid te verbeteren. Vaak heeft een lokaal bestuur echter niet de expertise of de ruimte om sterk in te zetten op verkeersveiligheid en gebeuren de inspanningen ad hoc. Vanuit het traject Verkeersveilige Gemeente willen we de lokale besturen en de politiezones ondersteunen en begeleiden bij het uitwerken en implementeren van een structureel en geïntegreerd verkeersveiligheidsbeleid. We willen een verkeersveiligheidsreflex bij hen creëren. Om dit te realiseren, werkt de provincie Antwerpen samen met de vzw Ouders van Verongelukte Kinderen (OVK), de Federale diensten van de Gouverneur en de Vlaamse Stichting Verkeerskunde (VSV).
We geven de lokale besturen een intensieve begeleiding bij de opmaak van een eigen geïntegreerd verkeersveiligheidsactieplan en bieden hen ondersteuning op maat bij de implementatie ervan.
Het traject Verkeersveilige Gemeente heeft als doel het aantal verkeersslachtoffers zo snel mogelijk terug te brengen naar nul en streeft naar een sterk, geïntegreerd en volgehouden lokaal verkeersveiligheidsbeleid.

Individuals who are blind or have low vision face unique challenges when it comes to navigating our roads. These challenges include not being able to access traditional signage and visual warning signals, not being able to make eye contact with drivers and other road users, veering on crossings or collision with obstacles due to an absence of visual information. The NCBI conducted research and found that 63% of individuals with a vision impairment reported being injured in a public place at least once when navigating outdoors and 59% indicated increases in micro mobility and changes in public space reduced their confidence to walk and access the community. Research also highlighted that despite not having legislation for e-scooters in Ireland, 64.9% of individuals with a vision impairment had experienced a near miss with an E-Scooter on Irish roads.