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Road Safety and Eco-drivingEUROPEAN COMMISSION Annie CANEL DGTREN – Road Safety 8 mai 2008 Showing 1 - 19 of 19 items

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Road Safety and Eco-driving EUROPEAN COMMISSION Annie CANEL DGTREN – Road Safety 8 mai 2008 1

Road Safety and Eco-drivingEco-driving, a combination of : - road safety issues - environment issues 2

Road safety and Eco-driving What is eco-driving ? Attitude and respect for society and the environment Minimising the effects of transport on the environment Reducing the numbers of road deaths and accidents Specific techniques for driving a car 3

Road safety and Eco-driving Impact on environment 4

Sectoral trends GHG emissions from transport keep growing while other sectors’ contributions are going down Sector evolution 1990 – 2004 by sector: Sector projections 1990 – 2010 with existing measures: Source: EEA 2006 5

Transport GHG emissions, by mode Road dominates although international shipping and aviation are growing fast 6

Source: TREMOVE baseline 2.41 Cars Road transport CO2 - shares 7

Fuel economy in gears

20 0 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 40 60 80 100 120 382* 287* km/h 1st gear 2nd gear 3rd gear 4th gear 5th gear l/100 km Source: VROM, Netherlands The sustainability of the project results in Latvia will be ensured by including the eco-driving programme in the training programme of truck drivers in Latvia and by including it in the programmes of the examiners of the examining body. Besides a reference guide a brochure /leaflet and a checklist were drafted in the English and Russian language. These products will be made available via the website www.ecodrive.org. In addition many CEE countries are member of EuroTra, the European Transport Training Association. EuroTra represents 20 leading transport training centres in 15 countries. EuroTra was created to meet the growing needs of transport and logistics training organisations to mount training programmes on an international scale. Since then EuroTra succeeded in building up a network of transport training organisations and co-operated in various European programmes aimed at jointly developing and exchanging training programmes. More information about EuroTra can be found on th

How Gear Shifting Affects Fuel Consumption Seat Ibiza 1,4 l. 55 kW at 50 km/hr: in 2nd gear = 3600 RPM = 8 km/l = 12.5 l/100km in 3rd gear = 2600 RPM = 12 km/l = 8.3 l/100km in 4th gear = 1900 RPM = 17 km/l = 5.l/100km in 5th gear = 1400 RPM = 20 km/l = 5 l/100km 9

Fuel economy and CO2 reduction potential

ECO-DRIVING training 10% to 25% savings on average 10% in practice HOW? Gear change at 2000 – 2500 RPM, less vehicle dynamics (acceleration/deceleration/speeding/overtaking/aggression), less idling and cold start short trips In-car devices (on-board computer, cruise control, RPM, MDD, GSI) EU 15 reduction estimates: 10% fuel costs = 25 billion litres / Euro = >50 Mton CO2 Source: VROM, Netherlands 10

Road safety and Eco-driving Impact on road safety 11

Road safety and Eco-driving Eco-driving / safe driving Evidence shows that drivers using eco-driving techniques have less accidents The benefits of eco-driving in respect to road safety: driving is safer, due to greater anticipation and less erratic and unpredictable behaviour 12

Eco-driving / safe driving Learner/novice drivers Professional drivers Influencing behaviour / training and testing Designing in-car devices National authorities / EU Associations and stakeholders - environment - road safety Car industry Research Campaigns Legislation Target groups Specific Objectives Measures Competent bodies Car industry Different aspects 13

Eco-driving / safe driving on driving licences (91/439/EEC and 2006/126/EC) on initial qualification and periodic training of professional drivers (2003/59/EC) contain provisions for the environment-friendly use of vehicles EU legislation 14

Eco-driving / safe driving

Some countries have already introduced eco-driving in training and testing (NL, DE, CH, SE, FI) Example in The Netherlands: Energy-conscious driving is part of the official category B training and testing curriculum: Energy-conscious driving is one of 13 criteria which can be used in reaching a pass-fail decision in the practical driving test. But: candidates will not fail on the basis of poor eco-driving as long as his/her safe driving behaviour is otherwise excellent. However, poor eco-driving can contribute to failure if other (safe driving) aspects of the candidate’s performance are found to be lacking. Experiments and pilot projects 15

Eco-driving / safe driving Eco-driving instructions to a new driving style Shift up as soon as possible Maintain a steady speed Anticipate traffic flow Decelerate smoothly Check the tyre pressure frequently Smooth and consistent driving, in a well-tuned vehicle 16

Eco-driving / safe driving

possible conflicts ? Drifting around junctions and pedestrian crossings in an attempt not to stop Coming too close to the vehicle in front in an effort to maximise your evenness of speed Coasting too early and disrupting the pattern of traffic to the rear, thereby increasing the risk of a rear-end collision Rapid acceleration to cruising speed could cause shorter safety margins to vehicles in front Trying to stay in a high (fuel-efficient) gear, but therefore manoeuvring at too high a speed (e.g. cornering) Switching off the engine at short stops can lead to the steering wheel locking 17

Road Safety and Eco-driving A need for :- more research on the impact of eco-driving on road safety- clear messages for policies 18

More information

CIECA internal project on ‘Eco-driving’ in category B driver training & the driving test (2007) - Final Report 05-11-07 Ecodriven http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/projects/steer_en.htm Networks www.eurotra.org www.ecodrive.org www.hetnieuwerijden.nl www.senternovem.nl The sustainability of the project results in Latvia will be ensured by including the eco-driving programme in the training programme of truck drivers in Latvia and by including it in the programmes of the examiners of the examining body. Besides a reference guide a brochure /leaflet and a checklist were drafted in the English and Russian language. These products will be made available via the website www.ecodrive.org. In addition many CEE countries are member of EuroTra, the European Transport Training Association. EuroTra represents 20 leading transport training centres in 15 countries. EuroTra was created to meet the growing needs of transport and logistics training organisations to mount training programmes on an international scale. Since then EuroTra succeeded in building up a network of transport training organisations and co-operated in various European programmes aimed at jointly developing and exchanging training programmes. More information about EuroTra can be found on th

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