Federative Republic of Brazil National Road Safety Capacity Review



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1.4The Safe System Approach


The Safe System approach12 accepts that people will make mistakes and the road toll will never be solved simply by improving the behavior of road users. Thus, within this approach, the managers of the system (roads, roadsides, vehicles, and people) identify and rectify the major sources of risk or design weakness that contribute to fatal and serious road crashes to mitigate the severity and consequences of crashes. No longer can system operators rely on measures designed to improve the behavior of road users or designed to reduce human error. A key principle is that the road transport system must be designed to accommodate the human failings that lead to crashes, injuries and deaths. Road design and especially roadside protection (such as barriers) must take account of the biomechanical limits of the human body and better manage crash forces down to levels which are not beyond those the human body can withstand, even in the event of human error leading to a crash. This can be achieved for example by determining speed limits that allow the use of the road to occur without death even in the inevitable event of human error. However, this does not mean that road users are no longer to be responsible for their actions or that they can ignore traffic rules, especially speed limits and the need to use seatbelts and helmets.

1.5World Bank and Other Partners for Road Safety in Brazil


Brazil and the World Bank have been in partnership in the area of transport for the past 50 years with an ever increasing focus on Road Safety. Most recent Road Safety projects have included Road Safety management capacity reviews of the states of Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, and Bahia. Several loans from the World Bank to State and local governments in Brazil also include Road Safety investments and capacity building. The present Capacity Review at a national level is a critical opportunity to review and revise Road Safety at the federal level. The central role of Federal Government in Road Safety dictates that activity at the national level is critical to achieving sustained improvement in Road Safety results in Brazil.

Road Safety in 10 Countries (RS10) is coordinated by WHO, Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), International Injury Research Unit (Johns Hopkins University), World Bank, EMBARQ and ASIRT and is funded by the Bloomberg Family Foundation. The RS10 is known in Brazil as Project Vida no Trânsito (PVNT), where the overall goal is to support the Government of Brazil to implement good practices in Road Safety in line. The World Health Organisation/Pan-American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) is overseeing assessment. The project includes promotion of Road Safety as a key issue for the cities, co-ordination of data and information use as well as actions, and ongoing evaluations of outcomes.

iRAP (International Road Assessment Program) assessments are in use in Brazil to evaluate the safety and risk of roads and guide engineering programs for improved safety, supported by funding from the World Bank – federal level, Sao Paulo state, and in preparation in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Bahia.

The recently announced program of Bloomberg support for Road Safety also includes a focus on two cities in Brazil: Sao Paulo and Fortaleza.


1.2.REVIEW DESCRIPTION

2.1Approach to the Review


The primary objective of this review is to carry out a multi-sectoral capacity assessment of Road Safety management in Brazil, including all levels of Government and non-government. The approach to the Review ensures the analysis undertaken, diagnosis provided, and recommendations made are, as far as possible, derived from a rigorous scientific evidence base. The key functional aspects (including those identified by the World Bank Guidelines) of Road Safety are examined within the Review are:

Lead agency (OLN) role and institutional management functions;

Results focus at the system level (including crash data systems);

Coordination;

Legislation;

Funding and resource allocation;

Promotion and education;

Monitoring and evaluation;

Research and development and knowledge transfer;

Capacity to deliver results over the elements of the system to be managed:

Planning, design, maintenance and operation and use of the road network.

Management of vehicles on the road network.

Management of road users on the road network.

Management of travel speeds on the road network13.

Recovery and rehabilitation of crash victims from the road network.

Encouraging and facilitating reduced road use15.


2.2Aims of the Review


The ultimate expected outcomes of this Review are to assist Brazil to enhance its strategic framework, improve management, and delivery capacity for Road Safety. This will facilitate improved efficiency and sustainability of Road Safety activities and contribute to the achievement of the ambitious Road Safety goals set within the United Nations Decade of Action14, as supported by Brazil. Specific outcomes of the Review include:

Sharing best evidence-based practices and international experience in Road Safety strategic planning and management based on the Safe System approach;

Guiding future Road Safety management structures, functions, accountabilities, and responsibilities;

Providing an action plan containing recommendations for better capacity of key stakeholders to plan, coordinate, manage, monitor and deliver effective Road Safety activities.


2.3Scope


The scope of the review includes the management of all road traffic crashes and trauma within Brazil. Thus, it includes crashes on all public roads and road related areas be they state, federal or municipal. It is critical for the people of Brazil, as well as the Federal Government, to have an overall performance measure for Road Safety and a broad understanding of the extent of the problem as well as a measure of the costs of road crashes and trauma.


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