Compendium of best practices on motorcycle and scooter safety

APEC
2011



For information about vehicle numbers, population, helmet wearing rates and road user deaths for each APEC member economy, visit the Economies page. Click on each Economy name for details specific to that economy.

To read about important issues and contributing factors to serious crashes, injuries and deaths of motorcycle and scooter users, as identified by APEC economies, visit the Issues page.

To learn about countermeasures to improve motorcycle safety, as well as strategy development and how to evaluate programs, visit the Safety Interventions page.

To see examples of treatments and programs implemented by APEC member economies, visit the Case Studies page.

Useful links and selected references are located on the Links page.

More information about this Compendium, a glossary of terms and acronyms used, and links to download the Report to APEC and Literature Review on which this Compendium is based, can be found on the About page.

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Reading list on low carbon transport

GIZ - SUTP
April 2011

Transport is a fast growing sector. A steadily increasing motorisation along with urbanisation is a trend that can be observed in most developing countries. This and the oil dependence of the transport sector lead to considerable growth rates of carbon emissions. Actions to stop this trend are urgently needed. This paper shows how national and/or urban low-carbon transportation policies could help countries to achieve a smart, sustainable economic growth while at the same time stabilizing and later reducing transport emissions.

Sustainable Development Policies and Measures in the transport sector include a variety of co-benefits, e.g. reduced air pollution, social equity and economic development. In the context of the global economic crisis such measures promote economic growth, social stability and can also be implemented at reasonable costs.

The current document is one of the several efforts of GIZ-Sustainable Urban Transport Project to bring to the policymakers an easy to access list of available material. The document aims to list out some influential and informative resources that highlight the importance of low carbon transport in cities and shows opportunities to improve the existing situation.

Contents

1. Policy and Practice Documents
2. Case Studies
3. Agreements and Submissions related to Climate Change and Transport
4. Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA) related
5. Emissions related
6. Cross-Cutting Issues

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Intelligent Transport Systems - Thematic Research Summary

Transport Research Knowledge Center
July 2009
*2010 update

The ITS theme deals with several combinations of communication, computer and control technology developed and applied in the domain of transport to improve system performance, transport safety, efficiency, productivity, and level of service, environmental impacts, energy consumption, and mobility.

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Air Transport - Thematic Research Summary

Transport Research Knowledge Centre
October 2010

This Thematic Research Summary on Air Transport aims to provide the reader with a synthesis of results of completed European research projects and summarises the main relevant policy developments at EU level.

The first part includes a brief overview of the scope of the theme and summarises the relevant main policy developments at EU level. The second part contains a synthesis of the main findings and policy implications from research projects in this area, and identifies the implications for further research. This is done separately for seven sub-themes identified in the aeronautics and air transport related research reported in this summary.

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Road safety recommended reading and links

SUTP
September 2009



Emerging and developing countries are continuously increasing the capacity of their road networks, but often at the expense of the safety of vulnerable road users. As a result, over 1.2 million people are killed unnecessarily in road accidents every year, with the consequential social, economic and health burdens imposing heavy constraints on sustainable development.

Almost 86 percent of road accidents occur in emerging and developing countries, although these countries only own around 30 percent of the world’s vehicle fleet. The majority of road casualties in developing countries are not motor vehicle occupants, but pedestrians, motorcyclists and bicyclists.

Road deaths are expected to be ranked third as a cause of disability adjusted years of life lost in 2020. The World Bank estimates that developing countries lose around 1.5 percent of their GDP in road accidents. Also, around 35 percent of pedestrian fatalities are children.

The improvement of road safety is a demanding challenge to governments of developing countries. To effectively tackle the problems in road safety, decision makers must be aware of the detailed causes and consequences of road accidents. Additionally, knowledge about how to efficiently address the most crucial problems causing accidents is needed. Since financing of road safety measures is an important issue, the document about the Road Safety Cent (see GTZ-SUTP) is definitely worth a look.

The current reading list aims at providing the reader with an overview of relevant literature on Road Safety. In addition to relevant websites, links to recent and interesting publications of the respective organisations are listed. It is strongly recommended to visit the indicated websites for detailed information and additional reports and publications.

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Thematic Bibliographies

International Union of Railways
January 2009

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Use of new energy sources in the rail sector

International Union of Railways
February 2007

This bibliography is the result of cooperation between the member documentation centres of the UIC Documentation Group. The references are taken from the databases of the following documentation centres: DB AG, FFE (RENFE-ADIF), SNCF and UIC. This compilation was prepared by the UIC Documentation Centre

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Development and Optimisation of stations

International Union of Railways
April 2008

This bibliography is the result of cooperation between the member documentation centres of the UIC Documentation Group. The references are taken from the databases of the following documentation centres: DB AG, FFE(RENFE-ADIF), MAV, PKP, SBB, SNCF and UIC.
This compilation was prepared by the UIC Documentation Centre

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Accessibility of the rail system for persons with reduced mobility

International Union of Railways
May 2009

This bibliography is the result of cooperation between the member documentation centres of the UIC Documentation Group. The references are taken from the databases of the following documentation centres: CD, DB AG, MAV, PKP, SBB, SNCF and UIC.
This compilation was prepared by the UIC Documentation Centre

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Financing of rail infrastructure projects through Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)

International Union of Railways
November 2008

This bibliography is the result of cooperation between the member documentation centres of the UIC Documentation Group. The references are taken from the databases of the following documentation centres: CD, DB AG, FFE (RENFE-ADIF), RATP, SBB, SNCB, SNCF and UIC. This compilation was prepared by the UIC Documentation Centre

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Car Free Development and New Street Design: Recommended Reading and Links

SUTP
June 2009



The idea of Car Free Development is gaining increasing attention around the globe. Designing streets for people, not just cars, is considered to be a key issue in efforts aimed at reducing car dependency and promoting low carbon mobility, such as public transport enhancement and fostering non-motorised transport. Moreover, recent concepts summarised under the term New Street Design help to reconcile traffic movement with the needs of pedestrians and the desire for attractive public spaces.

This document aims at providing the reader with an overview of the latest available literature on Car Free Development and New Street Design. Moreover, it includes links to a wide range of related organisations and projects.

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Bibliography: Transport and Climate Change

SUTP

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Bibliography: Transport and Globalisation

International Transport Forum
April 2009

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