Division 44

Environment and Infrastructure

Sector project "Transport Policy Advice"

Sustainable Transport:
A Sourcebook for Policy-makers in Developing Cities
Module 5b

Urban Road Safety

– revised January 2004 –

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Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH
OVERVIEW OF THE SOURCEBOOK Modules and contributors
Sourcebook Overview and Cross-cutting Issues of
Sustainable Transport: A Sourcebook
Urban Transport (GTZ)
for Policy-Makers in Developing Cities
Institutional and policy orientation
What is the Sourcebook?
1a. The Role of Transport in Urban Development
This Sourcebook on Sustainable Urban Trans- Policy (Enrique Peñalosa)
port addresses the key areas of a sustainable
1b. Urban Transport Institutions (Richard Meakin)
transport policy framework for a developing
1c. Private Sector Participation in Transport
city. The Sourcebook consists of 20 modules.
Infrastructure Provision
Who is it for? (Christopher Zegras,MIT)
The Sourcebook is intended for policy-makers in 1d. Economic Instruments
developing cities, and their advisors. This target (Manfred Breithaupt, GTZ)
audience is reflected in the content, which
1e. Raising Public Awareness about Sustainable
provides policy tools appropriate for application
Urban Transport (Karl Fjellstrom, GTZ)
in a range of developing cities.
How is it supposed to be used? Land use planning and demand management
2a. Land Use Planning and Urban Transport
The Sourcebook can be used in a number of
ways. It should be kept in one location, and the (Rudolf Petersen, Wuppertal Institute)
different modules provided to officials involved 2b. Mobility Management (Todd Litman, VTPI)
in urban transport. The Sourcebook can be easily Transit, walking and cycling
adapted to fit a formal short course training 3a. Mass Transit Options
event, or can serve as a guide for developing a (Lloyd Wright, University College London;
curriculum or other training program in the Karl Fjellstrom, GTZ)
area of urban transport. GTZ is meanwhile 3b. Bus Rapid Transit
elaborating training packages for selected (Lloyd Wright, University College London)
modules, being available from June 2004.
3c. Bus Regulation & Planning (Richard Meakin)
What are some of the key features?
3d. Preserving and Expanding the Role of Non-
The key features of the Sourcebook include: motorised Transport (Walter Hook, ITDP)
A practical orientation, focusing on best
practices in planning and regulation and, Vehicles and fuels
where possible, successful experience in 4a. Cleaner Fuels and Vehicle Technologies
developing cities. (Michael Walsh; Reinhard Kolke,
Contributors are leading experts in their fields. Umweltbundesamt – UBA)
An attractive and easy-to-read, color layout. 4b. Inspection & Maintenance and Roadworthiness
Non-technical language (to the extent (Reinhard Kolke, UBA)
possible), with technical terms explained. 4c. Two- and Three-Wheelers (Jitendra Shah,
World Bank; N.V. Iyer, Bajaj Auto)
Updates via the Internet.
4d. Natural Gas Vehicles (MVV InnoTec)
How do I get a copy?
Please visit http://www.sutp-asia.org or http:// Environmental and health impacts
www.gtz.de/transport for details on how to order 5a. Air Quality Management (Dietrich Schwela,
a copy. The Sourcebook is not sold for profit. Any World Health Organisation)
charges imposed are only to cover the cost of 5b. Urban Road Safety (Jacqueline Lacroix,
printing and distribution. You may also order via DVR; David Silcock, GRSP)
transport@gtz.de. 5c. Noise and its Abatement
Comments or feedback? (Civic Exchange Hong Kong; GTZ; UBA)
We would welcome any of your comments or Resources
suggestions, on any aspect of the Sourcebook, by 6. Resources for Policy-makers (GTZ)
e-mail to transport@gtz.de, or by surface mail to: Further modules and resources
Manfred Breithaupt Further modules are anticipated in the areas of
GTZ, Division 44 Driver Training; Financing Urban Transport;
P. O. Box 5180 Benchmarking; and Car Free Days. Additional
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Module 5b

Urban Road Safety

Findings, interpretations and conclusions

expressed in this document are based on infor-
mation gathered by GTZ and its consultants,
partners, and contributors from reliable sources.
GTZ does not, however, guarantee the accuracy
or completeness of information in this document,
and cannot be held responsible for any errors,
omissions or losses which emerge from its use.

Author:
Jacqueline Lacroix
(Deutscher Verkehrssicherheitsrat e.V.)
David Silcock
(Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP))
With contributions from Peter Koehler
About the contributors
Editor:
The German Road Safety CounciI (DVR) was Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH
founded in 1969 as a non-profit organisation. P. O. Box 5180
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http://www.gtz.de
measures aimed at improving the traffic safety
of all road users. The main emphasis is given Division 44, Environment and Infrastructure
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to issues related to engineering, education,
legislation and enforcement. DVR coordinates Commissioned by
the different activities of its members, develops Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche
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programs and adapts them to new challenges Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 40
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Manager:
The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) Manfred Breithaupt
is an informal network of businesses, civil
Editorial Board:
society organisations and relevant government Manfred Breithaupt, Karl Fjellstrom*, Stefan Opitz,
departments. GRSP members have been Jan Schwaab
* We would like to acknowledge the role of Karl Fjellstrom for
identifying ways in which they can act critical review and appraisal of all contributed articles, identifying
together to improve road safety globally. The and coordinating with contributors, and other contributions
concerning all aspects of the sourcebook preparation as well
International Federation of Red Cross and Red as for editorial and organizational supervision during the entire
Crescent Societies host the GRSP Secretariat at process of the sourcebook‘s development, from its initial
conception until the final product.
its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. GRSP
aims to find more effective and innovative ways Cover photo:
Lloyd Wright
of dealing with road safety in developing and Panama City, Panama
transition countries. Through a comprehensive
Layout:
approach to road safety, GRSP partners Klaus Neumann, SDS, G.C.
collaborate and coordinate road safety activities.
Print:
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local institutions and enhance the ability of Bruchwiesenweg 19
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professionals and communities pro-actively to
tackle safety problems. Eschborn 2002 (revised January 2004)

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 1. Introduction 1

2. Organisation of local
road safety 3

3. Assessing the problem 5

4. Creating a safer road

environment 7

5. Raising public awareness

and road safety education 9

6. Enforcing safer road

user behaviour 12

7. Promoting the use of

safer vehicles 13

8. Providing assistance to
road crash victims 14

9. Sound financing of
road safety policies 14

10.Towards a comprehensive
road safety policy 16

References and resources 16

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1. Introduction 1999 that “we stand on the brink of a massive

transition in global health”:
Rapid urbanisation in developing countries Today, three conditions contribute disproportion-
presents tremendous challenges to the transport ately to the global burden of disease: respiratory
systems of expanding cities if they are to meet diseases, diarrhoea, and perinatal conditions. It is
the access and mobility needs of their com- a familiar landscape which has not changed much
munities and provide them with a sustainable, for the last 50 years ... Looking ahead to 2020 the
safe and healthy environment. It is estimated picture will change. The three leading causes of lost
that urban populations in developing countries years of healthy life are likely to be heart disease,
will grow at more than 6% per annum and that, depression and road accidents (WHO, 1999).
within a generation, more than a half of the The role of local authorities in reducing road
developing world’s population, and a third of casualties is crucial. However, despite the
its poor, will live in cities (World Bank, 2002). need to improve road safety, a comprehensive
To meet this expansion, many developing world road safety strategy often is not on top of the
cities are increasing the capacity of their road local political agenda. Difficult political deci-
networks, but often at the expense of the safety sion-making processes, other issues such as the
of the vulnerable road users. As a result many management of traffic flows, spatial and urban
people die and are injured unnecessarily in road planning, economic and financial problems
crashes, with the consequential social, economic often hinder local authorities in taking steps
and health burdens imposing heavy constraints to improve road safety. Nevertheless, all local
on sustainable development. authorities, whether or not they have a statutory
In 1999, around 800,000 people died around responsibility for road safety, must recognise
the world as a consequence of road crashes, and that they play a key role in reducing road
25 to 35 million persons were injured. Almost casualties through their statutory functions
86 percent of the crashes occur in developing and their local influence. An urban safety man-
countries, although these countries own only agement strategy should be developed which
around 30 per cent of the world’s vehicle fleet. focuses on reducing the number and severity of
Figure 1 illustrates the much higher fatality road crashes within the context of the develop-
rate, per vehicle, in developing and transition ment and transport goals of the local authority.
countries. These tragic outcomes occur predom- Road safety activities at the local level should:
inantly in urban areas, where around 680,000 Understand and consider the local situation
persons died and more than 18 million were and circumstances;
injured. The majority of road casualties (injuries Make specific provision for vulnerable road
and fatalities) in developing countries are not user groups such as pedestrians, cyclists,
motor vehicle occupants, but pedestrians, mo- children, elderly people, and look at concrete
torcyclists, bicyclists and non-motorised vehicle measures that are able to tackle their prob-
occupants. As poor people rely heavily on these lems in the urban environment;
modes of transport, this group is particularly
Encourage safer road user behaviour and en-
affected by road crashes. force traffic laws; and
Road deaths were ranked ninth as a cause of Improve the road safety situation on a short
disability adjusted years of life lost in 1998, and and medium-term basis with measures that
are expected to be ranked third by the year are easy to implement.
2020. Increasingly, road crashes reduce social
Widely acknowledged strategies to improve
welfare. The World Bank estimates that devel-
urban road safety include:
oping countries lose around 1.5 per cent of their
Co-ordinating road safety policies (Section 2
GDP in road crashes (fatalities, injuries, dam-
of this module);
ages), i.e. more than 67 billion. Also, around
35 percent of pedestrian fatalities are children. Assessing the problem and setting targets for
The UN World Health Organization Direc- casualty reductions; (Section 3);
tor-General, Gro Harlem Brundtland, stated in Creating a safer road environment (Section 4);

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Uganda Malawi
Guinea
Lesotho
Tanzania
Bangladesh
Kenya
Senegal
Nigeria
Cameroon
Swaziland
Syria
Botswana
Gabon
Mongolia
Kyrgyztan Africa
Nicaragua
Ecuador
Sri Lanka
Asia
Kongo Republic CIS and Eastern Europe
Algeria
Albania
Jemen Middle- and South America
India
Egypt North America and Western Europe
Morocco
Sierra Leone
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Cuba
Jordan
Mali
Südafrika
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
Oman
Moldava
Panama
Saudi Arabia
Irak
Russia
Benin
Chile
El Salvador
Thailand
Lithuania
Belarus
South Korea
Turkey
Georgia
Namibia
Lybia
Romania
Malaysia
Uruguay
Croatia
Lativa
Iran
Poland
Costa Rica
Macedonia
Slovenia
Slovakia
Brazil
Portugal
Hungary
Mexico
Estonia
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Irland
Greece
Cambodia
Madagascar
Cyprus
Israel
Czech Republic
Spain
Luxembourg
Denmark
Belgium
Philippines
France
Austria
Taiwan
United States
Germany
Canada
Italy
Finland
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Sweden
Japan
Norway
Iceland

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

People killed in road accidents per 10000 vehicles
People killed in road accidents per 10000 vehicles

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Raising public awareness and improving edu- 2. Organisation of local road

cation (Section 5);
safety
Traffic law enforcement to encourage safe
road user behaviour (Section 6); International experience shows that two aspects
Promoting use of safer vehicles (Section 7); of road safety make it difficult to manage road
Providing assistance to road crash victims safety effectively. First, road safety involves a
great number and variety of organisations to
(Section 8);
cover all aspects of road safety issues. Local
Sound financing of road safety policies (Sec- public authorities responsible for traffic manage-
tion 9); ment and road maintenance and construction
Integrating all of these elements into a “com- (public works), the police, school administra-
prehensive road safety policy” (Section 10). tions, civic and advocacy groups at the local
All road safety activities should be monitored to level, health care providers, emergency medical
ensure that the money is being spent effectively services, the local private sector and, last but not
and lessons are learned about the most and least least, concerned citizens are the key players in
improving safety on the road.
successful measures and schemes. Monitoring of
an action plan must focus on whether the objec- Secondly, the various organisations do not
tives are being achieved. usually have road safety as their primary objec-
tive. Hence, road safety activities often get
neglected. In order
to overcome these
difficulties, local
authorities should
make maximum use
of their influence
in support of road
safety promotion.
Therefore, they
should ensure co-
ordination between
the various disci-
plines, institutions
and organisations
involved. Only if a
community takes
Fig. 2  ownership of the road safety issue, can changes
A busy street scene in Delhi, with a broad mix take place.
of types of road users.
GRSP Two different approaches have been developed
to organise road safety at the national level.
Fig. 1  One approach favours the establishment of a
International comparison of the ratio between “National Road Safety Council” (NRSC), the
people killed in road accidents and vehicles. other names a Lead Agency among the various
The developed countries have better values than institutions involved. Both approaches, however,
most developing or transitional countries. Note aim at allocating responsibility at national,
however that data on road traffic deaths, and
the numbers of registered vehicles are of poor regional and local level and creating ownership.
quality, with both often under-recorded. While Given the multi-faceted and multi-level nature
this figure gives a general indication of the of road safety, co-ordination of road safety is es-
position in different countries, the data must sential (GRSP 2001, Road Safety Management,
be treated with caution. Information Note 1).
International Road Federation - World Road Statistics 1999

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The U.S. National Highway Transport As- many and too ambitious, or even unrealistic,
sociation, for instance, has developed the "Safe goals would undermine the motivation of
Communities Approach", where all partners all participants, but realistic targets can be a
participate as equals in developing solutions, powerful motivation. A step by step approach
sharing successes, assuming risks and building is recommended. It is important to focus plans
a community structure and process to continue on the most vulnerable groups, such as children,
improvement of community life through the elderly, poor and non-motorized transport users
reduction of injuries and costs (http://www. in general, and to keep the plans simple.
nhtsa.dot.gov/safecommunities).

Depending on the size and the magnitude of

the road safety problem, working groups, road Estimating global road fatalities
Source Jacobs et al (2000) "estimating global road fatalities"
safety units or commissions can be established TRL Report 445. TRL. Crowthorne. UK

to exchange information, to design a strategic WHO World Heath Statistics 1996 include ex-amples
urban road safety plan or programme, and to of under-reporting. For example, only one out of
implement the measures and activities. every five medically reported road deaths appeared
in police statistics in the Philippines. In Indonesia in
A strong link between the police authorities and
1995 insurance companies reported 37% more road
the local agencies related to road traffic man- deaths than the police, and in Taiwan the Dept of
agement and road building and maintenance Health in 1995 reported 130% more than the police.
should be established to exchange information In Karachi, in 1998, a study estimated that only 56%
about crash sites and characteristics. Road safety of road deaths appeared in police statistics and a
units have been established, for example, in Fiji, study in Bogotá in 1998 found that only 27% of the
where they work successfully in the identifica- mortuaries’ road fatalities were recorded as road
fatalities in the police system.
tion of black spots and dangerous sections of
the road network and the development of site
treatments, such as low cost engineering mea-
sures or targeted law enforcement.
Local politicians play an important role when
decisions related to road safety strategies and
the implementation and financing of road safety
measures have to be taken. The local adminis-
tration should therefore keep up a continuous
dialogue with these representatives to raise their
own awareness of the issue.
Co-operation between the public authorities
and the non-public sector has been successful
especially in the field of information, education
and awareness raising. Volunteer road safety
organisations support campaigns and educa-
tional programmes, primarily at the local level.
Public-private pilot projects supported by the
Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) related
to children’s safety in Warsaw and Bucharest
are good examples of sharing road safety re-
sponsibilities .
The design of a road safety plan which allows
the participation of all major stakeholders
should be elaborated by identifying areas that
need improvement (UN ESCAP, 2001). Goals
have to be set and partners agree to them. Too

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Deaths per hour: 2.4

Traffic fatalities increasing in 3. Assessing the problem
The severity of road safety
poor countries Assessing the road safety problem at the local problems in developing
Adapted from Kristian Pladsen, World Business Council for
Sustainable Development, Sustainable Mobility News, 10 Jan. 2002 level requires a clear understanding of the countries is illustrated by
the following article. Many
numbers, distribution and characteristics of
Traffic accidents are a major cause of death and aspects mentioned in the
injuries worldwide, but while declining in the de-
crashes and casualties and of the physical and
article (e.g. cooperation
veloped world, fatalities are still on the rise in many social environment within which the solutions between agencies) are dis-
developing countries. must be developed. Crash and casualty data are cussed further
The close correlation between health and economic commonly collected by the police but there is in this module.
growth was recently unveiled in a report from the an acknowledged problem of under-reporting.
World Health Organization (WHO). A commission The extent of this is much greater in developing Death toll hits 59 in
chaired by the US economist Jeffrey Sachs claims countries, so the scale of the problem is often mass exodus ahead
that each 10 percent improvement in life expectancy of Thai holiday
very much larger than revealed by police statis-
spurs between 0.3 and 0.4 percentage point rise in BANGKOK, April 12 (AFP)
tics (see text box “Estimating global road fatali-
growth rates. - The death toll from road
ties”). Given this, it is often useful to collect
Road accidents turn out to be a substantial cause accidents hit 59 on Friday
overall road casualty data from several sources,
of death in many areas of the world, according to and 3,000 others have been
particularly in the health sector, in order to injured as Thais stage the
the Mobility 2001 report issued by the Sustainable
Mobility Project. Toward the end of the 1990s, bet-
supplement police data. annual mass exodus from
ween 80,000 and 90,000 people were killed each However the data collected by the police is Bangkok to celebrate the
year in road accidents in Western Europe and North usually the only source from which detailed traditional new year, officials
America. In some countries, road accidents are the said.
information about the nature of individual
primary cause of death in the 15- to 30-year-old “As of now there has been
crashes can be obtained, and this data is essen-
age group. an average of 2.4 people
tial for detailed analysis of problems at specific dying and 155 injured every
Still these numbers seem low when measured against
locations in order to design remedial measures. hour,” Public Health Minister
traffic fatalities in developing countries. A few exam-
ples: The city of Bangalore suffered from 16.1 traffic
Police report forms should permit the collection Sudarat Keyuraphan said in
fatalities per 100,000 people in 1995, compared of data related to: a statement after the first 24
to 18.3 per 100,000 in Brazil in 1995 and 33.3 per the location of each crash (for example by hours of the toll count.
In the hopes of curbing the
100,000 in Johannesburg (1991/92). In comparison map coordinates, road name, road class),
the G7 countries in 1996 had 0.6-1.6 traffic fatalities fatalities that marr celebra-
the time - by year, month, day of the week,
per 100,000 people. tions for the “Songkran” wa-
time of the day, ter festival every year, police
The trends are also highly dissimilar throughout the
the participants’, casualties and vehicle details have said that a drink-driving
regions of the world. During the last decade all in-
dustrialized countries have experienced substantial
including age, sex, vehicle types (inc. pedes- ban will be strictly enforced.

abatements in traffic fatalities – down 25% in Wes- trians and animals), National police and the
public health and commu-
tern Europe and 30% in the US. Safer vehicles and the outcome of the collision such as the sever-
nications ministries have
highway designs and better post-accident care are ity of injuries and material damage, joined forces to set up 100
among the reasons.
road conditions – such as junction type, signs, checkpoints across the
In contrast, words like “unacceptable” and “dan- road markings, roadside obstacles, country to test motorists for
gerous” are used to describe the situation in the alchohol usage. If found to
developing World – and the situation appears to be
environmental conditions such as light and
have imbibed, they face a jail
deteriorating. Low-income countries suffer some weather,
term or a fine.
80 times more traffic fatalities per vehicle than a description including a collision diagram, During last year’s six-day
high-income countries (albeit the difference in fa- other contributing factors such as alcohol use, Songkran festival some 530
talities-per-capita is less severe). Pedestrians and
traffic law violations, use of seatbelts or hel- people died and 32,014 were
cyclists are generally disproportionately represented
among accident victims – and so are poor people.
mets. injured in road accidents.
This year, public health of-
The lack of institutional, engineering and infrastruc- Analysis systems should enable investigators to
ficials are braced for the toll
ture interventions are evaluated as more important identify, for example, involvement of alcohol or to rise to 600
explanations than merely the number of cars. Lack excessive speed so that they can select the most (AFP, 12 April 2002).
of driver training, public education and insufficient
appropriate countermeasures. Crash location
law enforcement are other reasons behind the tragic
statistics.
maps have also proven to be a useful tool. They
can be produced by using computer-based soft-

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Fig. 3
A crash location map
in Fiji, from the TRL
MAAP system.
TRL and the Fiji Police

Fig. 4 ware or in a less sophisticated manner, by using

A collision diagram pins on a map showing the type and location of
from Malaysia. the accident. These maps allow identification of
TRL and JKR, Malaysia
so called "black spots"; stretches or road sections
with a concentration of crashes which may well
be reduced by road engineering measures. With
computerised records, modern software enables
investigators to select crash records by location
and to carry out in-depth analyses of the data
(see Figure 3).
Another useful tool is a collision diagram
(Figure 4), especially for dangerous locations
where an accumulation crash records can be
studied. They provide information about the
driving direction and conflict situations such as
turning to the left/right or pedestrian involve-
ment. Common features in the diagrams for
a specific site identify the particular problem
which a remedial treatment should address.
The data should be supplemented by traffic and
appropriate demographic information to achieve
a comprehensive analysis which identifies higher
than expected crash rates, or unusually high
proportions of a particular crash type.

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Site investigations are also crucial for identify- 4. Creating a safer road Establishing a road
ing road problems and engineering solutions. safety working group
environment or commission
The inspections should also be carried out dur-
Designate or elect a
ing darkness at those places where crashes occur The process of adapting the layout and use of
chairperson and deter-
more frequently at night, to check whether the roads and footways in urban areas to manage mine what other executive
visibility or light conditions may contribute to the exposure of road users to risk will be in officers may be necessary
the problem. many cases a lengthy one. At every stage in this Decide how membership

By creating a working group or commission (see process, the responsible authorities should be will be determined and

margin note), composed of representatives of taking all practicable and affordable steps to how long members will
remain involved
reduce casualties in the prevailing situations
all local authorities involved in road safety such Specify the length and
and to contribute to their further reduction in
as the police, the traffic management author- frequency of meetings
the longer term. Short term measures should
ity and the road or highway authority, the Determine the procedure
address the existing transport system as a whole for making decisions
exchange of information and the elaboration
to reduce the number of collisions and injuries. (consensus, majority vote,
of proposals for short, medium and long-term
Longer term measures must consider the plan- board decision)
solutions can be done in a multidisciplinary ning and development issues surrounding the Determine roles and re-
way. Additional representatives from the school growth of the urban area and focus on policies sponsibilities for members
authority or interest groups such as cyclists or that prevent the creation of new situations in
Decide whether working
market traders can be included as advisors in sub-groups should be
which life and limb are put at risk. All new road established and if they are
these commissions to obtain a better under- proposals should be subject to a safety audit, by based on functions (data
standing about the risk situations which differ- independent safety specialists (see text box). workgroup, fund-rais-
ent road user groups have to grapple with. ing committee, planning
For the treatment of black spots and parts of
committee, public rela-
the urban road network which expose users to tion/communication) or by
high levels of risk, low cost measures (Figure priority areas (safety belts,
Road safety audit 5) have shown a great potential in reducing the impaired driving).
Road safety audit has been mandatory on major na- number and severity of crashes. These short- Source: NHTSA-safe communities,
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
tional road schemes in the UK for a number of years. term measures are easy to implement and often
Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Denmark, The
Netherlands and also Thailand have developed sound
guidelines in this field, and the practice is spread-
ing to low and middle income countries. The Public
Works Department of the Government of Malaysia
has developed, and uses, a particularly good set of
road safety audit guidelines (JKR, Malaysia, 1997).
These define road safety audit as:

“the formal examination of the planning, design

and construction of a road project, and of the char-
acteristics and operation of an existing road, by
independent and qualified examiners, to identify
any potentially unsafe feature or operational ar-
rangement that may adversely effect the safety of
any road user”.

It is important to recognise that this process:

is formal and independent of the design and

Fig. 5
construction teams, A combination of low cost measures described in
is done at various stages in the planning and
Table 1 – better channelisation, medians and
traffic signs, for example – could have averted
design process,
this accident in Bangkok, Thailand, which was
is carried out by properly qualified staff, and caused by confusion surrounding a contra-flow
considers the safety of all types of road user. bus lane.
Karl Fjellstrom, Dec. 2001

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do not need long bureaucratic procedures (also

see TRRL/ODA, 1991). Systematic analysis of
collision diagrams and crash reports identify the
features which should be improved. They often
include:
improvement of traffic signs,
improvement of road marking and delinea-
tion (for example bus, motorcycle or cycle
lanes),
small construction measures which can be in-
tegrated in road maintenance activities such
as improvement of the road surface.
Fig. 6
Some countries report poor performance of A road in Gaborone, Botswana without
road signs and markings, largely because of surfaced sidewalks. Pedestrians are forced to
poor understanding and compliance by road walk on the road after rain.
users. Trials can help identify such potential Peter Koehler, Sept. 2001

difficulties, and integration with publicity bution of road space and provision of special
and enforcement may help overcome poor facilities such as pedestrian crossing islands or
compliance. cycle paths (IHT,1996).
Speed management in urban areas can play a
"Well-designed measures, based on
decisive role in the reduction of the number
analysis of crash records, have shown and severity of accidents, since excessive and
a great potential in reducing the inappropriate speed is a major problem. The
number and severity of accidents, probability of a pedestrian fatality reduces from
often at low cost." 85 per cent with an impact at 50 km/hr to less
than 10 per cent at 30 km/hr. Speed manage-
It is important that road safety benefits are not ment is not simply about reducing speed, but
arbitrarily ascribed to highway/road proposals to a considerable extent about planning and
or developments without an assessment of their designing the road layout and the road network
casualty reduction potential. Therefore, all staff in such a way that an appropriate speed is
involved in the design and implementation of obtained. One of the key elements is the road
road improvement, maintenance and traffic and speed classification achieved by establishing
management schemes should have an under- a road hierarchy. A framework for the plan-
standing of crash prevention principles and easy ning and evaluation process was developed in
access to relevant data. the European Dumas-Project (Report no. 168,
Pedestrians and cyclists are the most vulnerable published by The Danish Road Directorate)
road users. They are often at risk due to the and describes the process from collecting and
conflicting use of the same road space by differ- mapping data, setting targets, forming a speed
ent types of road users, for example pedestrians management strategy, designing the programme,
using the roadway because of the absence of a involving the public, and implementing and
sidewalk (Figure 6). Measures to benefit non- evaluating the programme.
motorised transport users must be developed The two boxes illustrate the economic returns
within broad traffic, environmental, economic from low cost engineering schemes, from analy-
and urban planning objectives (ETSC, 1999). ses in the USA and the UK. Whilst the results
In the UK, the Institution of Highways and are not necessarily directly transferable to devel-
Transportation suggest that the following hier- oping world cities, they illustrate the potential
archy of measures should be considered before which can be achieved by carefully designed
a design solution is chosen: traffic reduction, schemes which target specific problems, as
speed reduction, junction treatment, redistri- revealed by analysis of crash records.

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Special attention should be given to road con- 5. Raising public awareness and
struction areas, where the risk of a crash is high.
road safety education
An appropriate arrangement of traffic signs and
safety devices, as well as public information, Public awareness campaigns have one or more
is important to enhance awareness about the of three goals:
specific traffic circumstances. to inform the public of the nature of prob-
lems and to prepare for change (e.g. in the
First year rates of return for local law),
authority road safety schemes in to change attitudes,
the UK to change behaviour.
If the general level of knowledge about road
On behalf of the UK Department for Transport, the
Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) maintains a
safety issues is low then it is important to pro-
database of local authority road safety schemes (the vide information which both raises awareness
MOLASSES database). These are generally low cost of the issues and provides a background against
schemes which address known problem locations. which more specific changes – for example in
Table 1 below presents the average first year rates legislation and/or enforcement – are more likely
of return by type of scheme. A total of almost 2,000 to be accepted by the general public. Research
schemes are included in this analysis. The average in the highly motorised, high income countries
cost of all schemes was GBP 23,400, with an overall shows that road safety publicity campaigns, by
average first year rate of return of 372%.
themselves, have only limited impact on atti-
tudes and behaviour. However, when combined
Table 1: Local authority road safety with other activities, especially law enforcement,
schemes in the UK – first year rates of the combined approach can reduce the number
return by type of scheme. and severity of injuries.
Gorell and Tootill (2001) "Monitoring Local Authority road safety schemes
using MOLASSES" TRL report TRL512, TRL, Crowthorne, UK
"Combined with enforcement, road
First year
Rank Measure rate of safety publicity campaigns improve
return % road user behaviour and reduce road
1
Bend treatment
722 crashes."
(revised signs and marking)
2 Priority junction 523 There is little evidence about the impact of
publicity campaigns in low and middle income
3 Route treatments 520
countries, but it seems reasonable to assume
4 Cycle schemes 444 that the lower the level of knowledge, the more
5 Overall link improvements 276 likely it is that a campaign or education will be
6= Signalised junction 266
of benefit, especially if combined with legisla-
tion and enforcement. Also, to raise public
6= General link treatments 266 awareness towards a safer traffic behaviour takes
8 Link traffic calming 260 time and can only be successful if the messages
9 Pedestrian facilities 246
are repeated periodically. Therefore, it is crucial
to link awareness raising measures to specific
10 Area-wide schemes 225 problems, and to a target group. It is also im-
11 Roundabouts 176 portant to have a clear objective and to evaluate
the impact of the measure.
GRSP has published guidance on road safety
publicity campaigns which stress the linkage
between campaigns and enforcement. The guid-
ance stresses the importance of clearly defining
the problem, setting out the objectives of the
campaign and evaluating its impact.

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Means of raising awareness include various pub-

lic communication tools such as public informa-
tion in the media, road side information, road
safety events (Figure 7), educational measures
(driver education, traffic schools for children),
"Walk-To-School" events (see Figure 8), and so
on. As Figure 8 illustrates, such events often
involve a large number of related governmental
and civil society organisations. Whilst these
activities are widespread, there is debate about
their effectiveness. They are rarely subject to
evaluation, in part because they usually are part
of a package of road safety measures and it is
impossible to attribute any changes in crash or
casualty numbers to such activities in isolation.
Road traffic schools (Figure 9) are used in a
number of countries to raise public awareness
about road safety through educating children.
They aim to teach school children better traffic
Fig. 7 behaviour, although there is debate about their
The government in effectiveness. In Germany, for instance, they
A Guiid
de to Promote Bogotá has supported have been used since 1949 in cooperation with
Wallk
kiin
ng to Schooll
many creative initia- the German Shell company, school authorities
tives to promote road
safety, including this and the police. This model has been transferred,
‘road safety’ game on for example, to the city of Montevideo, where a
Car Free Day. children road safety school provides theoretical
Karl Fjellstrom, 07 Feb. 2002
and practical education. Theoretical education
on traffic rules and behaviour is complemented
by practical exercises in a learning area that is
especially prepared for this purpose, usually
within the school ground or a nearby property.
The main emphasis, however, is placed on the
training and testing of the children as cyclists.
The system of road traffic schools in Germany
is part of the official school traffic education
and is included in the curricula of the third and

Department of Health and Human Services

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fig. 8 
Events like the US “Kids Walk to School Day” are supported not just by
the Dept. of Health and Center for Disease Control, but also by a range
of road safety oriented organisations including federal agencies (DOT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), national organisations
(National Safe Kids Campaign, National Safety Council), state, county
and city agencies (Washington Traffic Safety Commission), research
organisations (Florida Traffic Safety Education Program, Uni. of North Fig. 9 
Caroline Highway Safety Research Center), local advocacy organisations
(Pedestrians Educating Drivers about Safety - PEDS Atlanta, Georgia) and Children’s traffic school
international agencies (Safer Routes to School, Dorset, England). in Gaborone, Botswana.
Peter Koehler, Sept. 2001
Kids Walk-to-School, US Department of Health and Human Services, http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk.htm

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fourth school year. Shell provides the children’s course can also be a first step towards the cre-
traffic schools with bicycles, helmets, traffic ation of an institutionalised licensing system for
signs and, together with the police and the truck drivers, which often is lacking in develop-
school authorities, is involved in the improve- ing countries.
ment of the educational program.
The increased use of seat belts by car, bus and
The involvement of children in crashes, particu- truck occupants has a great impact on the
larly while travelling to and from school and in reduction of the severity of the injuries due to
the vicinity of their homes, is often the subject crashes. In many developing countries, particu-
of considerable local concern. The development larly in Asia, motorcycle use is widespread, and
of "safer routes to school" can be effective in the use of helmets offers substantial road safety
improving both children’s and parents’ aware- benefits.
ness and understanding of road safety problems,
and by making journeys to school safer. These Use of occupant and rider protection (seat belts,
kinds of projects are undertaken in cooperation helmets) is an area where the importance of
between parents, school staff and local traffic linking publicity, legislation and enforcement
authorities and have been implemented in many is vital to achieve the maximum safety benefit.
countries and cities around the world. Safe Unfortunately, however, experience to date
routes to school plans are developed to find the shows that decision-makers in most developing
roads or pedestrian roadsides which are the cities tend to give insufficient attention to these
safest for children, to provide a context for local aspects of road safety, and in particular to protec-
improvements to the road and footway network, tion of more vulnerable road users (Figure 10).
to provide pedestrian crossings to improve safety
and also to identify those parts of the road
network which should be avoided. Information
concerning the traffic flow, junctions and pedes-
trian crossings are gathered as well as the loca-
tion of bus stops and public transport services.
Road safety training can also be beneficial
for adult road users. Employers have found
that there is both a business and a social ben-
efit in providing training to their employees,
particularly those responsible for valuable
vehicles carrying valuable cargoes. Major oil
companies, such as Shell and BP, have led the
way in this respect in low and middle income
countries where more employee lives were lost
in road traffic crashes than from other types of
industrial accident. Training courses have been
developed for car, bus and truck drivers as well
as for motorcyclists. Fig. 10

In Argentina, a safety course for truck drivers Many developing cities have a diverse mix of
developed by the German Road Safety Council motorised and non-motorised transport modes,
within a German Government funded road moving at various speeds, often at high volumes
safety project was presented, including theoreti- within a shared, narrow right-of-way, as this
photo from Suzhou, China shows. This poses
cal and practical modules which were translated
particular road safety challenges, but police and
and adapted to the local needs. Local authori-
transport agencies in developing cities instead
ties (the ministry) have provided an unused tend to focus on how to assist motor vehicle
airport for the training sessions and Mercedes traffic – often resulting in greater hazards
Benz Argentina (DaimlerChrysler) supported for slower moving, non-motorised traffic.
the course by lending two trucks. This kind of Karl Fjellstrom, Jan. 2002

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6. Enforcing safer road user countries, and law enforcement is a critical

element of such a strategy. Two approaches
behaviour
of enforcement have been traditionally used:
Strong, but fair and targeted, enforcement is the stationary enforcement method generally
critical to the safe and efficient use of urban involves an observation unit more or less hid-
road systems. A substantial safety benefit can den at the roadside and an apprehension unit,
be achieved if road users are deterred from clearly visible, at which point speeding drivers
committing traffic offences. The presence of an are stopped. The mobile method is the enforce-
effective police force which is seen to enforce ment from a moving unmarked or marked
the law if it is broken, is a primary means of police car. The stationary method is much more
ensuring safe road user behaviour. The examples cost-effective, and is recommended here. In
of seat belt and helmet wearing cited in the pre- recent years the introduction of speed camera
vious section are good examples of this. Other technology has been highly cost-effective in
critical aspects of behaviour where substantial developed countries, but only if they are used in
road safety benefits can be achieved if properly the right way, which means putting the cameras
controlled are vehicle speeds and drunk driving. in high risk locations. (ETSC, 1999). Radar
detection may be more appropriate in low and
"Traffic law enforcement requires middle income countries if they do not have the
capacity to make use of the evidence provided
professional skills that are different by cameras and to bring offenders to court.
from other types of police work."
Local police authorities should adopt a road
The main objective of enforcing traffic regula- safety policy and the operational objectives
tions is to deter violations and thus ensure road should be coordinated with local/urban road
safety, not to maximise the number of infringe- safety plans. Urban Traffic and Transport
ment notices issued. Police activities should Authorities should support the police in the
primarily increase road users’ perception of the introduction of technological aids for traffic
likelihood of illegal behaviour being detected, law enforcement. As with many aspects of road
and of being penalised if they are caught. Traf- safety, the coordination of activities by the vari-
fic law enforcement requires professional skills ous actors is essential for maximum benefits.
that are different from other types of police
work, so the training of police officers therefore
plays an important role.
Detection and deterrence can only be achieved if
the law is specific about its sanctions. As urban
road legislation varies from country to country,
the main strategy should consist of combining
enforcement activities (mainly speed and alcohol
controls, helmet and seat belt wearing) with
information and awareness raising measures.
The involvement of civic and advocacy groups in
this area is needed to raise consciousness towards
the consequences of drink-driving or not wear-
ing a helmet or seat belt.
Excess and inappropriate speed is a com-
mon traffic offence. There is a strong body of
evidence which demonstrates that the risk of
a crash, and the severity of its consequences, in-
crease with vehicle speed. The development of a
speed management strategy is a common strand
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7. Promoting the use of safer

vehicles
As vehicle safety standards are generally set at
governmental level, or imposed de facto by the
standards of imported vehicles, local authorities
should ensure that all vehicles owned or oper-
ated by companies or under contract are main-
tained to standards of safety, especially those
safety-relevant parts such as braking systems,
steering system, lamps and tyres.
Increasingly, developing countries are adopting
inspection & maintenance and roadworthiness
regulations (see Module 4c: Inspection & Main-
tenance and Roadworthiness). A comprehensive
inspection, maintenance and roadworthiness
system requires close co-operation between ve-
hicle roadworthiness inspection teams, trained
vehicle mechanics and workshops (to guarantee
vehicle repair according to safety standards),
and traffic police (to enforce vehicle inspection).
In most cases, technical vehicle inspection is
complemented by vehicle emission testing, in
order to meet the rising need for air quality
measures to reduce pollution from mobile
sources. A comprehensive inspection, mainte- Fig. 11 
nance and roadworthiness system distinguishes Overloading is a major cause of crashes. The front wheels of a truck loaded
between private cars, heavy goods vehicles and with bamboo trunks in Bangladesh (top) barely touches the ground, while
public service vehicles. Heavy goods and public an overloaded truck in Amritsar, Punjab, India is a serious hazard.
Rainer Kuhnle (Bangladesh); Manfred Breithaupt (Amritsar)
service vehicles, due to their more frequent
use, should be inspected more frequently than
private cars.
Overloading (Figures 11 and 12) is a serious
problem in developing countries, related to
the technical specifications of vehicles. Each
vehicle has a maximum carrying capacity,
which depends on the structural strength of the
chassis and is usually linked to the strength of
roads and bridges in a country. If this capacity
is exceeded, vehicles may not react correctly in
critical situations. The problem of overloading
should be kept under special surveillance by the
traffic police or vehicle inspectors. This is not
only a safety issue, as overloaded vehicles cause
disproportionate damage to roads and impose
substantial economic burdens on the authori-
ties responsible for maintenance. Thus limiting
overloading is important both from a road Fig. 12 
safety perspective and to protect a city’s invest- In order to control overloading, traffic police in Tangail District,
ment in its road infrastructure. Bangladesh use mobile measuring units (‘mobile courts’).
Rainer Kuhnle

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8. Providing assistance to road 9. Sound financing of road safety

crash victims policies
The health consequences of road crashes can Without sound financing mechanisms, no seri-
be influenced by preventive actions before the ous road safety measures can be implemented
crash (active safety), during the crash (passive or sustainably maintained. At national level, the
safety) and after the crash (rescue, treatment major funding sources are:
and rehabilitation). budget lines for road safety in the relevant
The health services are usually only involved Ministries, drawn from general tax revenues,
after the crash, but appropriate management of levies added to insurance premiums,
road casualties following the impact is a crucial traffic fines dedicated to road safety activities,
determinant of the chance and quality of sur-
a certain percentage of road user charges,
vival. Improvements in the immediate treatment
of victims and emergency rescue systems have private sponsorship.
a great effect on road safety. When organised At local or municipal level, particularly im-
ambulance systems are absent, as is generally portant are traffic fines, private sponsorship,
the case in low and middle income countries, and local public budget line complemented
effective first aid at the crash site and appropri- by national public funding, for financing road
ate handling of injured people, are important safety activities. (see also GRSP, 2001).
(Figure 13). Efforts should be made to educate
In most countries, however, road safety is
the public and those commonly involved in the
regarded as a public sector responsibility, and
transport of casualties (such as taxi drivers) in
hence relies on state funding. In such cases
the basic actions that can be taken to preserve
a financial provision specifically allocated to
life and to avoid further injury to victims by
road safety should be integrated into the urban
inappropriate handling. transport or roads budget. It should be dedi-
Local authorities and employers can support cated not only to road infrastructure measures,
first aid training both for staff and the general but also consider traffic law enforcement linked
public. The growing use of mobile telephones, to financial support for publicity campaigns
even in countries without historic investment in and public relations. Depending on the local
cable-based telephone systems, offers an oppor- government responsibilities it may also include
tunity to develop a system of fast access to the elements for emergency services and education.
emergency services through a telephone number The amount of the budget will depend on the
which ideally operates throughout the country. local authority’s objectives, as specified in the
By providing basic first aid training to police, local road safety plan.
fire services and other rescue personnel who are In funding and implementing an urban/local
likely to attend road crashes, victims will have a road safety plan, the local authorities should
greater chance of survival. seek to maximise funding contributions from
those parties who benefit from the measures
within the plan – primarily road users. This
is why levies on motor insurance or local sales
tax on fuel have an obvious appeal as they link
directly to use of the road system, and provide a
potential source of revenues which will grow in
proportion to traffic in the city.
Private sector companies also will benefit from
safer roads on which to operate, and from
Fig. 13
an improved corporate image by investing in
First aid at a crash site local road safety activities. Large commercial
in Côte d’Ivoire. organisations such as banks, trading and oil
IFRC

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companies are often willing to support road political profile of road safety. They bring the
safety activities as part of their social obliga- skills and resources of the private sector to bear.
tions. For community-based road safety aware- They engage the community through NGO or-
ness activities, the sponsorship of local vehicle ganizations such as the local Red Cross or Red
traders, insurance companies (vehicle insurance Crescent society. The experience of GRSP is
and medical care), and transport operators can that more can be achieved by working together
support the work of local non-governmental in this way (see text box and Figures 14 and 15).
organisations by providing support for educa-
tion and information materials such as flyers,
posters, and so on. A high profile road safety
program in Bangalore
Whilst sponsorship has been used in some
countries for many years to support road In the Indian city of Bangalore, GRSP is working with
safety activities, it is generally ad hoc and not a local partnership organisation – the Bangalore
sustainable. More recently the development of a Agenda Task Force (BATF) – created by the Chief
Minister to make Banglaore the ‘best’ city in India.
partnership approach, lead by the Global Road
Safety Partnership, has brought together gov-
Engagement of police in the program
ernment, business and civil society to address
In road safety, BATF brings together the city
road safety issues. Such tri-sector partnerships authorities, local businesses and the public to deliver
add value in a number of ways. They raise the effective road safety projects such as a publicity
and enforcement campaign against drinking and
driving. Engaging the police in the program was a
vital step, as campaigns are known to be much more
effective when linked with appropriate enforcement.
The legal limit for blood alcohol whilst driving in
India is particularly low by international standards
(0.3), although the law is widely abused, as revealed
by surveys in Bangalore before this program was
initiated.

“Partnership approach”
The partnership approach which has been adopted
has enabled a high profile campaign with widespread
support from the police, local government and the
business community to be undertaken. A systematic
evaluation of its impact is being undertaken and
Fig. 14  results are expected mid-2003.
Launch of Bangalore drink driving campaign.
BATF

Fig. 15 
Breath tests being
administered in
Bangalore.
NIMHANS (National Institute of
Mental Health and Neuro Sciences),
Bangalore

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