ASF - 2002 annual report - Vinci

Road safety: the Group’s
The highest level of safety is constantly sought everywhere in the Group. This dimension is taken
into consideration when the motorway route is drawn and it is relayed at all stages of
construction and operation. Yet in 2002 there was an increase in the number of serious
accidents involving our customers and teams. ASF therefore immediately took a certain number
of decisions in terms of infrastructures, equipment, training and communication to make 2003
the year of safety.
In 2002, the number of accidents
overall fell but the number
of accidents with injuries
increased.
2002 can be considered a bad year.
Certainly the total number of accidents
(material damage and injuries
to persons) was virtually stable
(9,504 accidents in 2002 compared
to 9,543 in 2001). However this fall
conceals a rise in accidents with
injuries to persons which increased
from 1,345 in 2001 to 1,421 in 2002.
In particular, there were more fatal
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accidents (140 in 2002 compared to
104 in 2001).
The major events of 2002
■ Exceptionally serious accidents
There were several exceptionally
serious events which occurred in
2002:
- the pile-up on the A10 near
Coulombiers. Toll: 8 dead, 6 seriously
injured and 27 with minor
injuries;
- the accident on the A7, where a
car ran into 7 firemen from Loriol
who were dealing with an accident
on the bridge over the Dôme. Toll:
4 dead, 1 disappeared and 1
seriously injured;
- and finally, a very high upsurge of
accidents involving the Group’s
patrolmen and motorway workmen,
one of which caused the death of
an employee and serious injuries to
another.