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Figure 1. The accident rate per million driven kilometers on selected routes in East Iceland 2002-2022
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Figure 2. Traffic accident on the route Egilsstaðir - Reyðarfjörður.
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Figure 3. Traffic accident on the route Reyðarfjörður - Fáskrúðsfjörður. Fáskrúðsfjörður tunnel was opened on September 9, 2005. Therefore, figures for the years 2002 - 2004 apply to the road through Vattarnes.
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Figure 4. Traffic accident on the route Egilsstaðir - Hallormsstaður 2002-2022.
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Figure 5. Traffic accident on the route Reyðarfjörður - Neskaupstaður. The Norðfjörður tunnel was opened in November 2017. Figures for the years 2002-2016 apply to Oddskarðsvegur.
Updated: February 13, 2024.
Source: Vegagerðin (2024)
Metrics, Targets and Monitoring Protocol
What is measured?
Number of accidents per km on selected roads. (Project effect: induced):
- Road between Egilsstaðir and Reyðarfjörður
- Road between Fáskrúðsfjörður and Reyðarfjörður
- Road from Egilsstaðir to Hallormsstaðaskógur
- Road between Reyðarfjörður and Norðfjörður.
Monitoring Protocol
Information about accidents per km on selected roads is collected by the Public Road Authority, that has meters counting the number of cars passing on different roads. Information is gathered by automatic counting.
Changes of indicator
In annual general meeting 2018 a change in wording was approved.
| Orginal text | Changed text |
|---|---|
|
Accident frequency on the number of kilometers driven on the following routes:
|
Accident frequency on the number of kilometers driven on the following routes:
|
Rationale for changes: Neskaupstaður og Eskifjörður are within the business area of the smelter, and it is therefore natural that measurements of accident rates include this route.
This indicator was originally number 8.1 and was then part of the indicator Safety in the Community and can be found under that number in documents of the project from 2005 and 2006.
The indicator number has been changed twice.
| Year | Nr. | Indicator name |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.5.2 | Traffic accidents |
| 2007 | 1.18b | Community Wellbeing |
Baseline
| Route | Accident rate (accident / million driven kilometers) |
|---|---|
| Egilsstaðir - Reyðarfjörður | 0,9 |
| Reyðarfjörður - Fáskrúðsfjörður | 4,9 |
| Egilsstaðir - Hallormsstaðaskógur | 0,4 |
Rationale for Indicator Selection
The Alcoa and Landsvirkjun projects will also increase the numbers of cars in the Fljótsdalur and Fjardaal areas due to employees driving to/from the sites as well as commercial traffic delivering supplies and raw materials to the projects. Monitoring the occurrence of traffic accidents on specific roads associated with the projects will help indicate overall traffic safety so accident mitigation measures could be implemented, if necessary.
From phase I/II report on indicators and baseline from April 2005
Further reading
The Icelandic Transport Administration's accident map shows locations of traffic accidents in Iceland classified by type.