To face the high level of road accidents in Portugal the National Plan for the Prevention of Road Accidents (NPPRA) was approved in 2003. The Plan established the general aim of cutting the rate of deadly victims and serious injuries by 50% until 2010 and laid down further aims targeting more vulnerable members of the population. Having realized that such Objectives had been met before their deadline, this document was designed by ANSR — Autoridade Nacional de Segurança Rodoviária [National Road Safety Authority] under the scrutiny and scientific review of ISCTE and according to the 2008 GOP concerning Road Safety (Law No. 31/2007, of 10 August). The aim of this document was to present the definition of the National Road Safety Strategy (NRSS) for 2008-2015 and its development in the second part. The NRSS (Part I), assesses the progression of fatalities at European Union level in Chapter 1. It is followed in Chapter 2 by the Strategic Objectives for 2008-20015 and 2008-2011. The latter time span is considered for the purpose of monitoring and assessing any actions that will be implemented in the future. Chapter 3 explains the methodology that was adopted in designing the NRSS. It includes three phases: definition, development and implementation. The responsibility and organization of the projects that are to be developed at each phase are treated in Chapter 4. The first phase of this project, the definition of the NRSS is presented in Chapter 5 where the current situation is diagnosed based on four criteria. As a consequence, groups and risk factors that deserve special attention as regards road fatalities are identified. After choosing the indexes that will be used, the Strategic Objectives for 2008-2011 and 2008-2015 are laid out. It was also necessary to establish the Operational Objectives and the corresponding Key-Actions (which matter is discussed in detail part related to the development of NRSS). This is treated in detail in the part on the development of the NRSS. In chapter 6 brief mention is made on how the NRSS shall be implemented, e. g., the Actions shall be carried out and their monitoring and assessment. In chapter 7 the expected social and economical benefits are pointed out. As to the development of the NRSS (Part II), chapter 1 summarizes the guidelines and framework rules aimed at the Technical Structure. While representing several bodies and institutions the Technical Structure was tasked to develop the Operational Objectives under ANSR and submit a first set of Key Actions to implement the Strategic Objectives. The consolidation of the Operational Objectives resulting from the study performed by the Technical Structure and the Key Actions and their operational Framework are presented in chapter 2, which is also the last. The documents that have been produced by the various working groups are available at the ANSR internet site. (Author/publisher)
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