Session 1 UK and International perspective
Key issues for the operator of a high quality network, is ITS the key?
Ginny Clarke, Chief Highway Engineer, Highways Agency
Ginny Clarke is a member of the Highways Agency Board with responsibilities for Technical Services, Procurement and Network Performance and Planning in the Agency. She was First Delegate to the World Road Association from 2001 for seven years and during this period was responsible for preparing the current Strategic Plan where Road Safety is a key theme for the organisation.
Ginny Clarke - Key issues for operator of high quality network - is ITS the key?
Road Safety: the current context
Robert Gifford, Executive Director, PACTS
Robert Gifford is executive director of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) He is a member of the Ministerial Road Safety Advisory Panel. Since 1997 he has acted as a special adviser on transport safety matters to the House of Commons Transport Select Committee. He sits on the Safety Advisory Board set up by the Rail Safety and Standards Board and on the National Steering Group of the Driver Offender Retraining Group. He is also an external research adviser for the Department for Transport on road and vehicle safety.
Robert Gifford - Road Safety the Current Context
A Scottish perspective - how do you deliver casulty reduction in rural communities
Hugh Gillies, Development Management & Strategic Road Safety Mansager, Transport Scotland
Hugh has over twenty years experience in roads and transportation, the last 6 of which have been with Transport Scotland (TS). Presently, his responsibilities cover development management and strategic road safety.
Hugh Gillies - A Scottish perspective - how do you deliver casulty reduction in rural communities
Major challenges for Northern Ireland: are they specific to NI
Bob Cairns, Director of Engineering Roads Service NI
Bob Cairns is Director of Engineering for the Department of Regional Development’s Roads Service, the sole road authority in Northern Ireland. As Director of Engineering he is responsible for the development, review and updating of engineering standards, policies, and procedures; and strategic planning, management and deployment of professional and technical staff throughout the agency, fulfilling the role of Head of Profession.
Bob Cairns - Major Challenges for Northern Ireland are they specific to NI
An international perspective, where are the innovatied ideas coming from?
Elizabeth Alicandri, Director, Office of Safety Programs, US Department of Transportation, FHA & member
In 2003, Elizabeth Alicandri became Director, Office of Safety Programs. She leads a multidisciplinary staff in the development and administration of programs to improve the safe operations of roadways with an emphasis on coordinating with partners and stakeholders. She provides national oversight and leadership in the largest infrastructure safety program in the US, including over $7 Billion in the Highway Safety Improvement Program and $600 Million in the Safe Routes to School Program.
Beth Alicandri - An international perspective, where are the innovative ideas coming from?