eSafety Regional Observers hold successful meeting in The Netherlands

Creation date: 30 May 2007

Key road safety players from The Netherlands and the UK gathered in Rotterdam and Delft, The Netherlands 30 May – 1 June 2007 to discuss actions regarding how intelligent safety systems for cars (eSafety systems) can help reduce the number of fatalities and injuries on Europe’s roads.

Organised by the eSafety Support project and co-sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Water Management and Connekt/ITS Netherlands, the aim of the Rotterdam/Delft eSafety Observers Regional meeting was to review how eSafety players in The Netherlands and UK can work together to increase awareness of the benefits of eSafety systems such as emergency call (eCall). It attracted over 25 enthusiastic participants. 

Held at the Connekt/ITS Netherlands’ premises in Delft, the meeting featured presentations by Francisco Ferreira of the European Commission, Alessandro Carrotta of eSafety Support and national eSafety experts, which gave an overview of the eSafety initiative and its achievements to date at both the European and national levels. The eSafety initiative, launched in 2002, is dedicated to halving the number of road deaths in Europe by 2010 through the development and deployment of eSafety systems.

Two technical visits
Besides the stakeholders’ presentations and discussions, attendees also ventured to Rotterdam for two technical visits. At the Dutch Centre for Traffic Systems on 31 May, the eSafety Observers witnessed the centre's test facilities for dynamic traffic management systems, and learned more about its training programmes and R&D research activities. A 1 June visit to Rotterdam’s PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) at the World Port Centre enabled participants to experience the “beating heart” of the Safety Region Rotterdam-Rijnmond and see how its devoted staff responds to an emergency situation.
 

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