La città di New York si unisce per strade più sicure? Consiglio di leadership globale per la sicurezza della flotta

La città di New York si unisce per strade più sicure? Consiglio di leadership globale per la sicurezza della flotta

DCAS si impegna in una partnership pubblico/privato per migliorare la sicurezza della flotta

BROOKLYN, NY ? 31 ottobre 2019 ? Together for Safer Roads (TSR), una coalizione di aziende leader del settore privato spinte a salvare vite umane, ha annunciato oggi che New York City Fleet, sotto la direzione del NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services. (DCAS)ha aderito come membro del consiglio fondatore del Global Leadership Council for Fleet Safety (GLCFS) di TSR. Il GLCFS è un nuovo programma di TSR che utilizza la condivisione delle conoscenze tra pari per aiutare gli operatori delle flotte più piccole a creare culture della sicurezza e a ridurre i rischi.

Geraldine Sweeney, consulente capo per la strategia, NYC Mayor's Office of Operations e presidente della City's multi-agency Vision Zero Task Force con David Braunstein, presidente, Together For Safer Roads

L'impegno della città di New York a collaborare con TSR e a diventare un membro fondatore del Global Leadership Council for Fleet Safety è ancora un altro passo a sostegno dell'impegno del sindaco Bill de Blasio per una serie di miglioramenti della sicurezza attuati per raggiungere Visione Zero, un'iniziativa per la sicurezza incentrata sull'eliminazione degli incidenti stradali, delle lesioni e dei decessi. La città di New York gestisce il la più grande flotta municipale del paese.

Mentre le morti legate al traffico a New York City sono diminuite negli ultimi anni, con il 2018 che ha visto un minimo record di 200, le morti dei pedoni rappresentano la maggior parte delle vittime del traffico e continuano ad aumentare. A causa delle loro dimensioni e della loro massa, i veicoli di grandi dimensioni e i camion rappresentano una minaccia particolarmente mortale per le persone che vanno a piedi o in bicicletta. Quasi la metà delle morti di ciclisti a New York quest'anno ha coinvolto operatori di veicoli di grandi dimensioni. Il Global Leadership Council for Fleet Safety accetterà la missione specifica di aiutare gli operatori delle flotte più piccole - che spesso non hanno accesso alla tecnologia e ad altre risorse disponibili per le flotte più grandi - a creare e sostenere una cultura della sicurezza nel tentativo di eliminare le morti nel traffico causate dai camion.

?DCAS Fleet Management is pleased to join with Together for Safer Roads and other partners in the launch of the Global Leadership Council for Fleet Safety. Through Mayor de Blasio?s Vision Zero and our Safe Fleet Transition Plan, NYC Fleet is doing everything it can to outfit our vehicles and trucks for safety including mandating truck side-guards, installing automatic braking, and specifying high vision designs that improve line of sight for fleet operators,? said Keith Kerman, DCAS Deputy Commissioner for Fleet Management and NYC Chief Fleet Officer. ?It is critical that other public and private fleets take these safety steps with us. The Global Leadership Council will help us expand our outreach and advocacy and focus the fleet industry on safety.?

The Global Leadership Council for Fleet Safety is focused on supporting under-resourced, small- to midsize fleets with access to peer advisors, training experiences and organizational development to establish a safety culture and create positive change. The Vision Zero-aligned offering created by the Council will have three core pillars: Vehicle Technology Solutions, Professional Development and Organizational Change.

?Traffic deaths continue to be an epidemic and working with partners like the City of New York is a crucial component in our effort to keep  all road users safer,? said David Braunstein, President, Together for Safer Roads. ?DCAS, specifically, is a very analytical-based organization with an extensive set of performance reporting and tracking. That data, combined with their practical experience and insights, will help our smaller fleet operators to gain a deep understanding of how to become safer operators. In turn, New York City?s streets, ideally, become safer and traffic deaths can be reduced. New York City has shown their alignment with our belief that death and serious injury on our streets are not inevitable and can be prevented. They are a positive example to other cities looking to make change a reality.?

?As a Founding Member of TSR, we look forward to furthering our partnership with Together for Safer Roads and the City of New York through the Global Leadership Council for Fleet Safety by helping make our communities safer for all road users, pedestrians, bus riders, bicyclists, and drivers,? said Adam Warrington, Vice President, Better World at Anheuser-Busch. ?We believe that road safety can be significantly improved through collective action to better understand and improve road behaviors. Together, the GLCFS has the opportunity to scale data, learnings and best practices to help change behaviors and make a tangible difference in saving lives.?

SU INSIEME PER STRADE PIÙ SICURE

Together for Safer Roads is a global NGO that builds public-private partnerships around local projects, fleet safety management and technology initiatives to prevent traffic crashes, injuries and deaths. TSR was started in conjunction with the UN’s Decade of Road safety and has partners around the world. TSR?s members include AB InBev, AIG, AT&T, CalAmp, Republic Services, Lyft, Ericsson, GM, iHeartMedia, Octo Telematics, Geotab, PepsiCo, UPS, Walmart, and others. Learn more at www.togetherforsaferroads.org.

ABOUT DCAS

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) provides effective shared services to support the operations of New York City government. Its commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides its work with City agencies on recruiting, hiring, and training employees; providing facilities management for 55 public buildings; acquiring, selling, and leasing City property; purchasing more than $1 billion in supplies and equipment each year; and implementing conservation and safety programs throughout the City’s facilities and vehicle fleet.