Presentation by Maria Segui-Gomez, Spain, at Safety 2016 World Conference, 18-21 September 2016, Tampere, Finland #Safety2016FIN

1. State-of-the-art session: Traffic Safety
Monday, September 19, 2016
María Seguí-Gómez MD, MPH, ScD

2. Sweden vs. Spain traffic fatality rates
Per 100 000 population
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16.8
24.1

3. Emerging =
1. Newly created or noticed and growing in
strength or popularity ;
2. Becoming widely known or established
Firstly used in 1646
Source: Merriam Webster

4. Emergent issue 1: No decrease in deaths and
gap between countries
Sweden 2.7;
Spain 3.6

5. Expectations set forth

6. Emergent issue 2: Increase in citizen s frailty
…

7. …and cognitive impairment to drive: illegal drugs

8. Emergent issue 3: Increase in mobility but
change in modes and patterns

9. Motorized vs. Non motorized vehicles
European mobility week (16-22 September 2016):
Smart mobility. Strong economy Yet…

10. Traditional vs. Autonomous motorized vehicles

11. Political will
• September 21, 2016 Zero road
victims day in EU
• EU´s Amsterdam declaration signed
by all EU Ministers of Transport and
Ministers of Environmental Affairs
(EU as a“living lab”: target 2019)
• UNECE working on legislatory
changes to disitribute responsibility
away from “traditional” driver

12. In summary: Emergent action needed to
• Adopt existing effective measures everywhere
• While remembering that a few countries have large potential for quick
returns
• Recognize frailer populations when it comes to both accident control
and injury control allowing for better connections between health
and transportation sectors to effectively screen out people with
temporary or permanent cognitive impairments to operate a
“traditional” vehicle or travel unassisted
• Ensure reduction of unproductive travel patterns and shift to safer
and more efficient vehicles

13. Thank you
Dr. Maria Segui-Gomez
Adjunct Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Visiting Professor, University of Virgina School of Medicine
Special consultant for FIA (starting soon)
mariaseguigomez@gmail.com