International Conference on Road Safety "A commitment to the present and a challenge for the future"
19-20 April 2018, Lisbon (Portugal)
This international Conference was organized by the Technical Committee C.1 "National Road Safety Policies and Programs" of PIARC (World Road Association).
Preparatory documents for the International Seminar
International Conference Program - 19-20 April 2018 |
Day 1 - April 19, 2018
8:30-9:00 Conference Registration
9:00-10:00 - Welcome Address
- Infraestruturas de Portugal, CEO - António Laranjo
- First Portugal Delegate of PIARC (Portugal) - Eduardo Peralta Feio
- Introduction - Patrick Malléjacq, General Secretary of the World Road Association (France)
- PIARC/AIPCR - A manual for the global road safety - Roberto Arditi, Chairman of PIARC Technical Committee on Policies and Programs for Road Safety (Italy)
- Minister for Planning and Infrastructure (Portugal) - Pedro Marques
9:30-11:00 -Journey 1: The Safe System Approach
Moderator: Imelda Julies, Project Manager of the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL)
- Safe System State of the Art - Blair Turner (Australia)
- Vision Zero and human factors design principles - Ruggero Ceci (Sweden)
- Sustainable Safety - Targeting Zero Fatal Crashes - John Milton (USA)
Discussion and Conclusions
11:00-11:30 Networking Break
11:30-13:00 - Journey 2: Road Safety Policies and Programs
Moderator: Dorota Marzy?ska, Director of Quality Assurance and Transportation System Safety (USA)
- The Portuguese Road Safety Strategy 2020 - Jorge Jacob (Portugal)
- Policies to unlock the win-win investment in safer infrastructure - Rob McInerney (Australia)
- Measures for Safer Roads in Spain - Ana Blanco (Spain)
- Plans for the safety of Iranian roads - Javad Hedayati (Iran)
Discussion and Conclusions
13:00-14:00 Networking Lunch
14:00-15:30 - Journey 3: The Role of Infrastructure on Road Safety
Moderator: Laurent Carnis, General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (Poland)
- The Role of the infrastructure on Road Safety - The Portuguese Case - Ana Tomaz (Portugal)
- Highway Safety Improvement Program - Karen Scurry (USA)
- A new conceptual design for the motorways of the future: perspectives of safety - Malika Seddi (France)
- Introduction to Research on Light Environment of Expressway Tunnel for Safety & Energy-Saving Guizhou - Lianfu Shi (Iran)
Discussion and Conclusions
15:30-16:00 Networking Break
16:00-17:30 - Round Table: Effectiveness and Acceptance of Road Safety Policies and Programs
Moderator: António Pinelo, Vice President of CRP (Portugal)
Day 2 - April 20, 2018
9:30-11:00 - Journey 4: New Trends and Technologies in Mobility: Impacts on Road Safety
Panel Members: Laurent Carnis, French Institute of Science and Techonology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR)
- C-ROADS PORTUGAL - cooperative systems linking Citizens to Roads towards zero road safety fatalities - Ricardo Tiago (Portugal)
- Can Automated Vehicles and Smart Roads be the ultimate solution towards Vision Zero? - Leonardo Annese (Italy)
- Evolution of Polish road infrastructure toward safety - Pad?o Przemys?aw (Poland)
11:00-11:30 Networking Break
11:30-12:15 - Round Table: New Roles of Transport Administrations and Infraestructure Managers with New Tendenciesand Technologies on Mobility
12:15-12:40 - Conclusions of the Conference
Moderators: Roberto Arditi, Chairman of PIARC Technical Committee on Policies and Programs for Road Safety (Italy) and Ana Tomaz, Road and Rail Safety Department Director (Portugal)
12:40-13:00 - Official Closing of the Conference
António Laranjo, Infraestruturas de Portugal, CEO and Eduardo Peralta Feio, Instituto da Mobilidade e Transportes (IMT), CEO, Portugal
13:00-14:00 - Networking Lunch
14:00-17:00 Technical Visit