Latest Publications     Reporting on Serious Road Traffic Casualties Combining and using different data sources to improve understanding of non-fatal road traffic crashes This special International Road Traffic and Accident Database (IRTAD) report was prepared by a Working Group on Linking Police and Hospital Data with a view to identify and assess methodologies for linking different sources of accident data in order to develop better estimates of the real number of road traffic casualties. 108 pages; OECD/ITF, Paris, December 2011 Free         Highlights of the International Transport Forum 2011 Transport for Society How can transport provide even more benefits for our citizens and societies? How can all transport modes contribute to growth that is sustainable? Transport Ministers and business leaders, mayors of major cities, top researchers and representatives of non-governmental organisations met together at the International Transport Forum's annual summit on 25-27 May 2011 in Leipzig, Germany, to examine these strategic issues. This publication condenses their main findings. 90 pages; OECD, Paris, October 2011 Free  --                Trends in the Transport Sector. 1970-2009 How have the passenger and freight transport sectors evolved in recent years and during the crisis? And what about road safety? This publication presents data on global trends in the transport sector with up-to-date figures on the impact of the recent economic crisis. In addition to highlighting major trends in the transport sector, this brochure provides the reader with the latest statistics on transport markets in the International Transport Forum member countries for the period 1970-2009 for all modes of transport. It also describes trends on transport infrastructure investment and maintenance expenditure.. 92 pages; OECD, Paris, August 2011 €28 ;  $39;  £25 ;  ¥3600 ISBN 978-92-821-0359-3 Other languages:         Car Fleet Renewal Schemes: Environmental and Safety Impacts. France, Germany and the United States Many governments have subsidised fleet renewal schemes to stimulate consumer spending on cars during economic downturns. Subsidies are often linked to the environmental performance of vehicles, but how effective is accelerated fleet renewal in reducing emissions and can schemes be designed to improve the safety of cars on the road? This report examines three of the largest programmes introduced in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, in France, Germany and the United States. It investigates the impact of 2.8 million transactions trading-in old cars for new on CO2 and NOx emissions and on road safety. It assesses value for money and identifies critical design elements for success in meeting environmental and safety objectives. The results of the analysis provide guidance for the design of any future schemes. 71 pages; ITF/ FIA, Paris, June 2011 Free           Better Economic Regulation: The Role of the Regulator. Roundtable 150 Efficient provision of transport infrastructure is critical to economic growth. The long asset lives of much transport infrastructure indicates governance through regulation, rather than through contract or public ownership. This can ensure predictability in long-term relationships whilst preserving some flexibility to deal with changes in external circumstances. The transparency created by a fully independent regulator is invaluable for ensuring sufficient investment is forthcoming, while maintaining reasonable conditions for user access. Discussion at the Roundtable focussed on how to achieve effective independent regulation and how to reconcile independence with the legitimate control of policy by the executive part of government. Summary and Conclusions 117 pages; OECD, Paris, May 2011 €31 ;  $44 ;  £28 ;  ¥4000 ISBN 978-92-821-0327-2 Other languages:     motion magazine. Issue 1 | May 2011 Transport for Society. How can transport better serve its users? Road Safety: Programmes that work Urban car sharing: One for all Financing: Tougher times         Transport Outlook 2011. Meeting the Needs of 9 Billion People The world’s population will reach 9 billion by 2050. Meeting their transport demands will be challenging. As both population and incomes rise, global passenger mobility and global freight transport volumes may triple by 2050. The International Transport Forum’s 2011 Outlook examines these trends, exploring the factors that may drive demand even higher and the limits imposed by infrastructure capacity, fuel prices and policies to accommodate or limit potentially expolosive growth of car use in rapidly developing countries The Outlook traces scenarios for emissions of CO2 from transport and the impact of policies to improve the fuel economy of conventional vehicles and promote the use of electric cars, including implications for fuel tax revenues. Trends in passenger car traffic are given particular attention, examining evidence for saturation of demand in high income countries. The report also focuses on future directions for trade, as suggested by trends in the current economic recovery. 44 pages; ITF, Paris, May 2011 Free   Other languages:         Key Transport Statistics 2011 Published earlier than comparable studies, these statistics provide the most recent figures on selected transport variables in the Forum countries and they throw light on transport activities during 2010. This edition covers the impact of the global economic crisis on freight transport in ITF countries as well as latest road safety trends. It also contains 2010 data for national and international rail freight transport, passenger transport by rail, national and international road freight transport, road traffic, brand-new vehicle registrations, road fuel deliveries, road fatalities, national and international freight transport by inland waterways as well as statistics on countries' imports and xports in euros. 4 pages; ITF, Paris, May 2011 Free         Road Safety Performance. National Peer review: Russian Federation. 2010 Update This update of the 2006 report has been compiled under the auspices of the International Transport Forum in partnership, with the World Health Organisation and World Bank and in cooperation with the Ministries of Transport and Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. The objective is to review the current road safety performance in the Russian Federation, to reflect upon the many developments since the first peer review and to outline recommendations for possible next steps to enhance road safety. The peer review team has used the findings and frameworks of the ITF/OECD Towards Zero (2008) in this assessment, representing as it does the state of the art in good practice countries in addition to the findings and knowledge base of the 2006 peer review. 39 pages; ITF, Paris, May 2011 Free         Moving Freight with Better Trucks: Improving Safety, Productivity and Sustainability. The purpose of this report is to identify potential improvements in terms of more effective safety and environmental regulation for trucks, backed by better systems of enforcement, and to identify opportunities for greater efficiency and higher productivity. The report is based on a review of literature, consultation among stakeholders, and research and analysis from working group members. It also presents the results of a comprehensive benchmarking study of 39 truck configurations in operation around the world – from typical workhorse vehicles to very high capacity vehicles – and assesses their performance in terms of dynamic stability, productivity and impact on the infrastructure. Summary Document 360 pages; OECD, Paris, May 2011 €75 ;  $105 ;  £67 ;  ¥9700 ISBN 978-92-821-0293-0         Improving the Practice of Transport Project Appraisal. Roundtable 149 Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is indispensable for making good decisions on what transport projects to fund. It essentially aims to figure out which projects offer the best value for money. However, the practical relevance of CBA does not always live up to its appeal in principle. One problem is that there is sometimes disagreement over what to include in CBA, both on the cost side and the benefits side of the analysis. As a result, value for money is not always fully transparent. More politically, value for money is only a partial criterion for decision-making, leading to disagreement about the relative importance of the results from CBA compared to other inputs to the decision-making process. This report examines the extent to which these shortcomings can be addressed. In terms of what to include in CBA, discussion focuses on equity and distributional impacts, productivity effects, agglomeration benefits and external costs. The focus then turns to how best to present guidance on project selection to decision makers. The report includes papers on the way CBA is used in three countries – France, Mexico and the United Kingdom – and how it is evolving in response to changing policy priorities. Summary and Conclusions 112 pages; OECD, Paris, April 2011 €43 ;  $60 ;  £38 ;  ¥5500 ISBN 978-92-821-0129-2 Other languages:         Stimulating Low-Carbon Vehicle Technologies. Round Table 148 Governments around the world are increasingly intervening in automobile markets to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions of CO2 from new vehicles. This report reviews the rationale for such intervention and examines measures for maximum effectiveness and minimum cost. The Round Table brought together economists, policy makers and auto engineers with the aim of advancing understanding of why car markets currently fail to deliver sufficient fuel economy. It started by questioning whether any additional measures would be necessary once an appropriate price for carbon dioxide is established via fuel taxes. It confirmed that there are indeed market imperfections that merit additional government intervention. Fuel economy and CO2 regulations are an essential part of the package. The key to maximising the benefits of such regulations is long-term planning. The longer the timeframe, the less industry investment is handicapped by uncertainty. Subsidies to electric vehicles are more problematic because of the risks of prematurely picking winning technologies and creating subsidy dependence. And electricity production has yet to be decarbonised. However, intervention to steer innovation in this direction is merited so long as the risks of not attaining climate policy targets are seen as higher than the risks of intervention. Summary and Conclusions 164 pages; OECD, Paris, January 2011 €65 ;  $91 ;  £58 ;  ¥8400 ISBN 978-92-821-0291-6 Other languages:         IRTAD 2010 Annual Report This report provides an overview of safety trends for the year 2009 as well as preliminary data for the year 2010 for 31 countries. It includes detailed reports for each of these countries, focusing on safety performance since 1970, driving behaviour, national strategies and targets and performance towards these targets.. 335 pages; OECD, Paris, December 2010 Free         Reducing Transport Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Trends and Data. 2010 This report provides a brief update of greenhouse gas emission trends from the transport sector and discusses the outcome of the United Nations Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change held in December 2009 in Copenhagen. It is based on material collected for the OECD-ITF Joint Transport Research Committee's Working Group report on GHG emission reduction strategies which will be released later in 2010. The report besides providing data on Co2 emissions of ITF Member Countries also includes data on certain non-ITF economies. 79 pages; ITF, Paris, December 2010 Free         Drugs and Driving: Detection and Deterrence Driving while impaired by drugs - whether licit or illicit - has emerged as an important road safety issue. This report provides a state-of-the-art review of the role and impact of drugs in road accident risk. It reviews the legislation, deterrence and roadside detection practices in member countries as well as preventive measures to combat drug use while driving. It provides recommendations on strategies to adopt in addressing this issue, with a view to contributing to a safe system approach and saving further lives on the road. 110 pages; OECD, Paris, November 2010 €35 ;  $49 ;  £31 ;  ¥4500 ISBN 978-92-821-0275-6 Other languages:    Summary Document              Highlights of the International Transport Forum 2010 Transport & Innovation: Unleashing the Potential The International Transport Forum 2010, entitled "Transport and Innovation: Unleashing the Potential", took a close look at the role of innovation in shaping transport systems of the future. It highlighted the crucial importance of innovation in the transport sector for our common future in a globalised world. This publication condenses the main findings of expert panels and round tables bringing together leading figures from politics, industry, research and civil society. 85 pages; OECD, Paris, October 2010 Free  --                Safety and Regulatory Reform of Railways Does deregulation reduce rail safety? Many countries have envisaged or implemented pro-competitive regulatory reforms of their rail sectors. Concerns have been voiced regarding the impact of these reforms on rail safety performance, especially in cases of reforms that have privatised or deregulated state ownership and control of railways. This report addresses these concerns with a detailed investigation of pre- and post- reform rail safety data in countries where complete and comparable data exists. 55 pages; OECD, Paris, October 2010 Free  --             Implementing Congestion Charges. Round Table 147 Recent advances in the scientific understanding of urban traffic congestion have only strengthened the already solid case for congestion charges as an element of a successful urban transport policy. But examples of real-world congestion charging systems remain few and far between. What can be done to improve the chances of their more widespread adoption in practice? This report draws lessons from attempts to introduce congestion charges. Technology is not an obstacle, and technologies should serve policy purposes instead of define them. Charging systems are not cheap and thus should only be used where congestion is severe. Public acceptance is seen to be the key to successful implementation. Although environmental benefits and careful deployment of toll revenues may improve acceptance, a charging system should never lose sight of its principal aim, which is to reduce congestion. Summary and Conclusions 147 pages; OECD, Paris, September 2010 €65 ;  $91 ;  £58 ;  ¥8400 ISBN 978-92-821-0284-8 Other languages:         Trends in the Transport Sector. 1970-2008 How have the passenger and freight transport sectors evolved in recent years? And what about road safety? This publication presents the most up-to-date statistics on transport markets in International Transport Forum countries for the period 1970-2008, including charts to highlight the major trends This brochure provides the reader with first-hand figures on key transport trends. Data are also provided on air and maritime transport as well as on investment and maintenance expenditures undertaken in the transport sector. 88 pages; OECD, Paris, June 2010 €25 ;  $35;  £22 ;  ¥3200 ISBN 978-92-821-0271-8 Free PDF             Transport Outlook 2010. The Potential for Innovation Growing population, increasing urbanisation and higher incomes will boost demand for transport and put great pressure on transport systems around the globe. This is one of the key findings of Transport Outlook 2010 According to research by the ITF/OECD’s Joint Transport Research Centre, the current crisis has had a relatively greater impact on trade and transport than previous economic downturns. This is reflected in very large volume and price effects, especially in freight transport. For the management of future greenhouse gas emissions from transport, the analysis strongly suggests that technologies to improve fuel economy and ultimately transform the energy basis of transport are the key. 28 pages; ITF, Paris, May 2010 Free  --             Key Transport Statistics 2009 Published earlier than comparable studies, these statistics provide the most recent figures on selected transport variables in the Forum countries and they throw light on transport activities during 2009. This edition covers the impact of the global economic crisis on freight transport in ITF countries. It also contains 2009 data for national and international rail freight transport, passenger transport by rail, national and international road freight transport, road traffic, brand-new vehicle registrations, road fuel deliveries, road fatalities, national and international freight transport by inland waterways as well as statistics on countries' imports and imports in euros.. 4 pages; ITF, Paris, May 2010 Free         Improving Reliability on Surface Transport Networks Passengers and freight shippers alike want reliable transport services. Surprisingly, little research has been undertaken in incorporating reliability into the assessment of transport projects despite the increasing importance of scheduling in economic activities. This report provides policy makers with a framework to understand reliability issues, to incorporate reliability into project assessment and to design reliability management policies. It also explores a range of reliability performance measures. Case studies across OECD and ITF countries provide examples of several core policy tools that can be used to deliver more reliable networks in a cost-effective manner. The report makes significant progress in identifying appropriate methodology for incorporating reliability into policy and project evaluation, as well as exploring the pitfalls that need to be avoided. Summary Document 164 pages; OECD, Paris, May 2010 ISBN 978-92-821-0241-1 Free Other languages:         The Future for Interurban Passenger Transport: Bringing citizens Closer Together. 18th International ITF/OECD Symposium on Transport Economics and Policy Economic growth, trade and the concentration of population in large cities will intensify demand for interurban transport services. Concurrently, the need to manage environmental impacts effectively will increase. How successful we are in coping with demand will depend on our ability to innovate, to manage congestion, and to improve the quality of transport services. Technological and regulatory innovation will shape the future of transport. These conference proceedings bring together ideas from leading transport researchers from around the world related to the future for interurban passenger transport A first set of papers investigates what drives demand for interurban passenger transport and infers how it may evolve in the future. The remaining papers investigate transport policy issues that emerge as key challenges: when to invest in high-speed rail, how to regulate to ensure efficient operation, how to assign infrastructure to different types of users, and how to control transport’s environmental footprint by managing modal split and improving modal performance. 556 pages; OECD, Paris, May 2010 €140 ;  $196 ;  £126 ;  ¥18.200 ISBN 978-92-821-0265-7 Other languages:         Effective Transport Policies for Corporate Mobility Management Many companies and other large employers have put in place initiatives to address the traffic-related nuisances generated by their activities and, in particular, the traffic generated by their workers and customers Such Corporate Mobility Management (CMM) initiatives are the focus of this report which investigates success factors in individual best practice cases at the company level as well as the roles, if any, public authorities can play in facilitating the uptake of CMM The report provides guidance to governments on effective strategies for addressing and mitigating the traffic generated by commuter and customer travel. 108 pages; OECD, Paris, April 2010 €35.00 ;  $47.00;  £29.00 ;  ¥4 300 ISBN 978-92-821-0249-7 Other languages:         Integration and Competition between Transport and Logistics Businesses. Round Table 146 Some very large multinational transport and logistics firms have emerged to provide integrated transport services to shippers in the globalised economy. Do these firms escape regulatory oversight from national competition authorities because of their sheer scale? Do they pose additional threats to competition when they merge with or acquire other companies in the supply chain? The Round Table brought competition experts together with researchers on maritime shipping, rail freight and logistics to identify critical competition issues and appropriate regulatory responses. An examination of the strategies of transport and logistics companies reveals that vertical integration can yield efficiencies but usually reflects a need to improve the use of expensive fixed assets rather than control all parts of the supply chain. This usually explains why shipping lines acquire terminal operators. Horizontal acquisitions, where similar companies serving the same market merge, are more likely to raise competition concerns. Problems are particularly prone to arise at bottleneck infrastructure facilities. The Round Table report provides an economic framework for examining competition in global transport and logistics businesses, it discusses the adequacy of the remedies available to regulators when competition is threatened and explores the role of competition authorities and Transport Ministries in ensuring markets are efficient. Summary and Conclusions 184 pages; OECD, Paris, March 2010 €65 ;  $91 ;  £58 ;  ¥6.400 ISBN 978-92-821-0259-6 Other languages:         Highlights of the International Transport Forum 2009 Transport for a Global Economy: Challenges and Opportunities in the Downturn The International Transport Forum 2009 took place at a very difficult time, with finances drying up, companies failing, supply chains weakened, and protectionism on the increase. There are real fears that the transport sector will be seriously damaged by this sudden and profound downturn, with important implications for economies and societies. One certainty is that transport is more important than it has ever been - in business, in the lives of citizens and in the world economy. The transport sector is at the heart of globalisation. At the same time it is clear that the crisis does not alter fundamental challenges, particularly for transport to be more sustainable and show more concrete results in the lead up to and after the December 2009 UN limate Change Conference in Copenhagen. This publication condenses the main findings of workshops and round tables bringing together leading figure from politics, industry, research and civil society on key questions linking transport, economic recovery, global trade flows and sustainable development. 110 pages; OECD, Paris, December 2009 Free  --                Road Safety: Recommendations from Ministers This CD-ROM contains the Recommendations and Resolutions adopted by Ministers of ECMT (predecessor of ITF) countries over a period of 30 years. It also contains two reports used as a basis for Ministerial discussions on the adoption and on the mid-term review of the target of reducing road fatalities by 50% in Europe by 2012. The transport sector is at the heart of globalisation. At the same time it is clear that the crisis does not alter fundamental challenges, particularly for transport to be more sustainable and show more concrete results in the lead up to and after the December 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. This publication condenses the main findings of workshops and round tables bringing together leading figure from politics, industry, research and civil society on key questions linking transport, economic recovery, global trade flows and sustainable development. CD-ROM; November 2009 Bilingual English/French; Free         Competitive Interaction between Airports, Airlines and High-Speed Rail. Round Table 145 How should airports be regulated to contain market power? This report first examines whether they need to be regulated at all. It concluded that because regulation is inevitably imperfect and costly, policy makers should establish conditions for competition to emerge between airports in preference to comprehensive regulation, whenever possible. Economic regulation is sometimes necessary, such as when airports are heavily congested. The report determines which approaches are likely to work best and also assesses strategies for managing greenhouse gas emissions. It finds that although including aviation in an open emission trading scheme could help mitigate emissions efficiently across the economy, it should not be expected to produce major cuts in CO2 emissions in aviation itself. Finally the report identifies the economic conditions under which high-speed rail can provide a competitive substitute for aviation, revealing the limited relevance of rail to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from this part of the transport market. Summary and Conclusions 208 pages; OECD, Paris, November 2009 ISBN 978-92-821-0245-9 Free    Other languages:         Port Competition and Hinterland Connections. Round Table 143 This Round Table discusses the policy and regulatory challenges posed by the rapidly changing port environment. The sector has changed tremendously in recent decades with technological and organisational innovation and a powerful expansion of trade. Although ports serve hinterlands that now run deep into continents, competition among ports is increasingly intense and their bargaining power in the supply chain has consequently weakened. Integration of supply-chain operations on a global scale has greatly increased productivity but raises issues of both competition and sustainability. Concentration among shipping lines and terminal operators may generate market power. National competition authorities have the power to address this but might not fully appreciate the international dimension. Greater port throughput meets with decreasing resistance from local communities because of pollution and congestion. In addition, local regulation is warranted but made difficult by the distribution of bargaining power among stakeholders. Higher-level authorities could develop more effective policies. Summary and Conclusions 176 pages; OECD, Paris, July 2009 ISBN 978-92-821-0224-4 Free      Other languages:         Illustrated Glossary for Transport Statistics The present fourth edition is the result of continuing valuable cooperation between three organisations (Eurostat, UNECE and ITF), that - through the action of the Intersecretariat Working Group (IWG Trans.) - have put a sustained effort into meeting the need to harmonise transport statistics at the international level. The Glossary now comprises 735 definitions and represents a point of reference for all those involved in transport statistics. By following the guidance contained within these definitions, a considerable contribution will be given to the improvement in both the quality and comparability of the data. 183 pages; EUROSTAT / UNECE / ITF, July 2009 Electronic version available Free         Trends in the Transport Sector 1970-2007 How have the passenger and freight transport sectors evolved in recent years? And what about road safety? This publication presents the most up-to-date statistics on transport markets in International Transport Forum countries for the period 1970-2007, including charts to highlight the major trends. Published earlier than comparable studies, this brochure provides the reader with first-hand figures on key transport trends. Data are provided on air and maritime transport as well as on investment and maintenance expenditures undertaken in the transport sector. All the data is available free as tables 80 pages; OECD, Paris, June 2009 ISBN 978-92-821-0159-9 Free    Other languages:         Truck Parking Areas 2009 This brochure presents the list of truck parking areas in 44 countries, on the Euro-Asian Continent, with their addresses, phone and fax numbers, access to the parking area, tariffs and facilities available. 144 pages; IRU/ITF, May 2009 Multilingual: English, French, German, Russian Free         Terrorism and International Transport: Towards Risk-Based Security Policy. Round Table 144 Security is critical to transport systems as they are often appealing targets for terrorist attacks. The significant costs of potential damage make effective security policies a key concern for transport decision makers. This Round Table examines the contribution economic analysis can make to improving security. The analysis covers the impact of uncertainty in assessing security policies and on the cost effectiveness of security measures in aviation and maritime shipping. Much can be criticised in current policies, which are often seen as unduly expensive and inadequately assessed. This Round Table identifies methods for quantifying the benefits of security measures and assessing their effectiveness, and examines techniques to allocate resources to targeting the highest risks. Applying these techniques would achieve better levels of security with current resources. Summary and Conclusions 150 pages; OECD, Paris, May 2009 ISBN 978-92-821-0231-2 Free      Other languages:         Intermodal Transport. National Peer Review: Turkey Turkey is growing fast, owing mainly to rapidly increasing trade. In order to facilitate this trade, efficient logistics and transport services are crucial. Yet Turkey is at an early stage in developing sophisticated and modern logistic services and at present is too dependent on road transport. This book argues that Turkey's continuing economic expansion depends on the diversification of its transport modes and especially on the development of efficient multimodal services. Turkey's role as a hub for Europe, Asia, and the Middle East and as a facilitator of global exchange will be enhanced with a strategy and measures to support a range of intermodal logistic and transport services. This work analyses the current situation and sets forth some of the actions and policies needed to stimulate the development of a truly multimodal transport system. Summary Document  --  also available in Turkish 168 pages; OECD, Paris, April 2009 €50 ;  $67;  £42 ;  ¥6200 ISBN 978-92-821-0222-0         Cognitive Impairment, Mental Health and Transport. This is one of the first publications to deal with international transport policy issues related to cognitive impairment and mental health. It aims to help those who plan, design and run transport systems and infrastructure to understand and find practical solutions to these issues for the benefit of the travelling public as a whole. 29 pages; OECD, Paris, January 2009 €17 ;  $24;  £13 ;  ¥2500 ISBN 978-92-821-0216-9