EuroRAP Poland Programme Launched05/Mar/2009  Over 5,400 were killed on roads in Poland in 2008. In spite of programmed improvements, preventive activities such as education and enforcement, and capital expenditure, Poland occupies the unenviable position of having one of the highest mortality rates per 100 million inhabitants in the European Union, currently 14.2, compared with just 4,2 in Great Britain. In the last 10 years (1999 - 2008) some 57,500 people were killed in road crashes and 643,000 were injured - costing the economy nearly 300 billion zloty. Forecasts suggest that by 2020 the number of personal vehicles will increase by 50-70%. The EuroRAP programme in Poland aims to raise awareness of risk on roads across the country, and to demonstrate the countermeasures that can help to reduce the death and serious injury toll. With the central message that "Safer Road Save Lives", it will demonstrate the countermeasures that can help to reduce the death and serious injury toll. The inaugural results mark the first stage of work that will see Risk Mapping on the whole of the road network, incorporating over 19,500km by 2010. Risk Mapping for the remaining national roads (approximately 11,000km) will be completed during autumn 2009/2010, and regional roads in the Pomeranian and Warmin'sko-Mazurskie voivodship (approximately 3,000km) will be added in 2010. Safety on the international network is considered to be the highest of all road categories within Poland. Between 2005 and 2007, international roads accounted for 3,021 crashes resulting in death and a further 4,669 resulting in serious injury, equating to 17% of road casualties during the period. The network carries just 10% of traffic flow. Mapping for both individual risk (the risk to individual road users of being involved in a fatal or serious road crash per kilometre travelled) and collective risk (the density of fatal and serious crashes per kilometre) present a concerning picture.
Results from the former show the majority of roads falling into the higher risk categories, with 55% rated as high risk (black) and a further 23% rated as medium-high risk (red). Only 1% of roads fell into the low risk category.
When the latter reveal 10% of sections falling into the high risk category - the majority being access roads to large cities and conurbations, where traffic flow is greatest. Only 9% of sections were rated as low risk. Twenty one sections (situated along national roads 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 17) were classified as high risk on both maps. With over 10 fatal and serious crashes every year, these sections therefore offer the largest potential for casualty reductions and show where action and investment should be targeted. For the full results and information go to the EuroRAP programme in Poland (in Polish). The following risk maps can be viewed in our mapping section:
A summary of results can also be found in the document library:
Download the powerpoint presentations from the results launch (in Polish) here
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