Ομιλία:Theodora Calinescu, Project Officer, European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) Τίτλος ομιλίας: «Fitting Safety as Standard: ETSC's work on vehicle safety»

1. Fitting Safety as Standard:
ETSC's work on vehicle safety
7 November 2018
AutoForum, Athens
Theodora Calinescu Project Officer ETSC

2. European Transport Safety Council
• A science based approach to road safety
• Secretariat in Brussels
• 60 member organisations from across Europe
• More than 200 experts contributing to ETSC’s work
• The European Commission, member organisations, Member
States and corporate sponsors are funding our work

3. NETWORK

4. Monitoring EU transport
safety policy
Road Safety
Performance Index (PIN)
Ranking EU countries‘ performances
SAFE & SOBER DRUG DRIVING

5. 25,250
people died in
road traffic in the
EU in 2017

6. DEATHS PER MILLION INHABITANTS IN 2017

7. NO PROGRESS FOR 4 YEARS

8. EU VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS
• Death figures would have been significantly higher without
vehicle safety measures already taken by the EU
• Vehicle safety standards: exclusive power to legislate (Article 114
of the EU Treaty)
• Last revision of the EU common vehicle safety rules in 2009
• 17 May 2018: the European Commission proposed to make 15
new vehicle safety measures mandatory on all new vehicles

9. Source: DG GROW
Main car safety features covered by EU rules today

10. Source: DG GROW
New mandatory vehicle safety measures =
improvement in road safety

11. 3rd MOBILITY PACKAGE PUBLISHED BY THE
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Two legislative proposals
• Revision of the General Safety 2009/661 (and
Pedestrian Safety 2009/78 Regulations)
• Revision of the Road Infrastructure Safety
Management Directive 2008/96
Two communications
• Strategic Action Plan on Road Safety
• Strategy on Automated Driving

12. SAFETY MEASURES CONSIDERED FOR MANDATORY
IMPLEMENTATION (1)
Passenger cars
Light
commercial
vehicles
Buses
Trucks and
trailers
M1 N1 M2 & M3 N2 & N3
Advanced emergency braking (cars/vans) Phase 1 Phase 1 already already
Advanced emergency braking
for pedestrians and cyclists
Phase 2 Phase 2 - -
Alcohol interlock installation facilitation Phase 1 Phase 1 Phase 1 Phase 1
Drowsiness and attention detection Phase 1 Phase 1 Phase 1 Phase 1
Distraction recognition / prevention Phase 2 Phase 2 Phase 2 Phase 2
Event (accident) data recorder Phase 1 Phase 1 - -
Emergency stop signal Phase 1 Phase 1 Phase 1 Phase 1
Frontal crash protection updates Phase 1 Phase 1 - -
Head impact zone enlargement for pedestrians and cyclists
(to include the windscreen area)
Phase 2 Phase 2 - -
Intelligent speed assistance (through non-intrusive haptic
feedback)
Phase 1 Phase 1 Phase 1 Phase 1

13. SAFETY MEASURES CONSIDERED FOR MANDATORY
IMPLEMENTATION (2)
Passenger
cars
Light
commercial
vehicles
Buses
Trucks and
trailers
M1 N1 M2 & M3 N2 & N3
Lane keeping assist (emergency lane keeping system
that intervenes only in case of an imminent threat such
as leaving the road, or leaving the lane with oncoming
traffic)
Phase 1 Phase 1
already
LDWS
already
LDWS
Side crash protection updates Phase 1 Phase 1 - -
Reversing camera or detection system Phase 1 Phase 1 Phase 1 Phase 1
Tyre pressure monitoring system already Phase 1 Phase 1 Phase 1
Vulnerable road user detection and warning on front and
side of vehicle (trucks and buses)
- - Phase 1 Phase 1
Vulnerable road user improved direct vision from
driver’s position (trucks and buses)
- - Phase 3 Phase 3
Rear crash protection updates Phase 1 Phase 1 - -

14. HUGE LIFE SAVING POTENTIAL

15. •Overridable assisting ISA on all new vehicles default ON
•Alcohol interlocks on professional vehicles and a
standard interface for all vehicles to allow fitment
• Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) for cars and vans
with cyclist/pedestrian protection
• Improved pedestrian protection for cars (crash test
changes)
• Improved direct vision to allow truck drivers to see
pedestrians and cyclists
• Event Data Recorders (EDR)
ETSC SUPPORTS ALL MEASURES, IN PARTICULAR:

16. “Speed remains a very important risk factor. It has a
greater effect on the number of accidents and injury
severity than almost all other known risk factors.”
Rune Elvik, The Power Model of the relationship between speed and road safety:
Update and new analyses (2009)
SPEED

17. INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE

18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoZLrZTnUGs

19. INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE
+ ISA helps drivers avoid speeding tickets !

20. With ISA, top speeds are curtailed. So:
• AEB will have more opportunity to
prevent crashes
• When there are crashes, occupant
protection systems will have a greater
chance of preventing harm
SYNERGIES

21. PAVING THE WAY FOR AUTONOMOUS CARS
• ISA is a building block for future autonomous driving. Respecting
speed limits is a pre-requisite for vehicle automation.
• Semi-automated systems are already available and approved for
use and have the potential to save many lives today.
Fitting #SafetyAsStandard as soon as possible

22. STAKEHOLDERS’ WORK FOR AMBITIOUS PACKAGE

23. DIRECT VISION
•Improving direct vision and
awareness of pedestrians and
cyclists in close proximity of the
driver's cab, by the driver.
•Eye contact by pedestrian or
cyclist, for confirmation of being
seen.
•Structural changes required to
truck cabs.

24. • Pedestrian/cyclist windscreen hits
• Frontal Crash Protection Updates
• Side Crash Protection Updates
•Pole Side Impact test
CRASH TEST UPDATES

25. AVERAGE AGE OF PASSENGER CARS IN
THE EU
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
LU BE DK UK IE AT DE FR NL SE FI IT SI ES PT SK EL HR CZ HU EE LV RO LT PL
EU average: 11 years

26. • Vehicle fleet renewal is a long process
• A need to introduce new highest level vehicle
safety standards without delay
• GSR promises a major breakthrough: it’s as
important for saving lives as the introduction of
the seatbelt
• New mandatory vehicle safety measures = lives
saved and injuries prevented
CONCLUSIONS

27. ETSC CALLS FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO
NOT WATERDOWN THE EC PROPOSAL
• No further delay in the implementation dates / reduce the
number of years for some (ISA, direct vision)
• Passive safety and active safety should be both improved
(contrary to industry claims)
Active safety = AEB for instance
Passive safety = protection in case of a collision

28. www.etsc.eu/PIN @etsc_eu
theodora.calinescu@etsc.eu
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION