Jordan Ministry of Transport Road Safety in Jordan 72 nd Session of - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Jordan Ministry of Transport Road Safety in Jordan 72 nd Session of the Road Safety Forum (WP.1) 29 March- 1 April 2016 Palais Des Nations, Geneva Sharihan Abu- Haswah Ministry of Transport , JORDAN

Road Safety in Jordan  Introduction  Institutional Framework  Facts, Numbers & Figures  Road Safety Efforts  Road Safety Challenges  Needed Actions 2

Road Safety in Jordan Introduction  Traffic accidents cause serious threat to human life worldwide, Traffic fatalities nowadays compete deaths diseases such as heart disease and cancer.  Jordan is considered one of the top countries worldwide in terms of having higher number of traffic accidents involving fatalities and injuries. In 2014 were left (688) fatalities and (2063) Seriously injured  Estimated cost of traffic accidents about 238 million (JD) in 2014.

Road Safety in Jordan Institutional Framework Ministry of Transport Land Transport Traffic Department Regulatory Commission Drivers & Vehicles licensing Department Public Security Main Directorate Jordan Traffic Institute Authorities Ministry of Public Works & Housing External patrols Greater Amman Municipality Municipalities

Road Safety in Jordan Facts, Numbers & Figures

* SOURCE: Statistical Database - JTI 10 15 20 25 30 0 5 Sweden Switzerland Fatalities per 100,000 Population in 2013 Netherlands Denmark Spain Norway Road Safety in Jordan Germany Japan Northern Ireland Iceland Finland Austria Belgium New Zealand Hungary Slovenia Egypt Greece Poland Korea Algeria 11.76 Jordan Saudi Arabia

Road Safety in Jordan Fatalities in road accidents (per 100,000 Population ) in Jordan (2005-2014) compared with the global average and the average for developed countries Low-income countries= 18.3 20 18 17.3 16 16.1 14.4 14 12.8 12.65 12 11.76 11.3 11 11 10.31 10 8 6 4 2 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 *SOURCE: JTI 2014

Road Safety in Jordan The causes of fatalities accidents in Jordan, 2014 Road Vehicle 1.85 3.19 Human element 94.96% Accidents according Type of accident , 2014 Fatalities according to Road User, 2014 Driver Run Over Deterioration Passenger 31.54% 1.80% 3.75% 31.40% Crash Pedestrian 94.45% 37.06% *SOURCE: JTI 2014

Road Safety in Jordan Chronological index of traffic accidents and results, 2014 every 2.28 hours ,a pedestrians every 5.13 minutes Approximately accident occurs. a traffic accident occurs Approximately every 13 hours, Approximately every 35.54 minutes, a person is injured in a traffic accident a person is killed in a traffic accident *SOURCE: JTI 2014

Road Safety in Jordan Number of vehicles and increasing rate (2005-2014) 1331563 1400000 1213882 1200000 1075453 1263754 1147258 1000000 905592 994753 755477 800000 841933 679731 600000 400000 200000 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014  Annual Increase Rate in Vehicles Numbers (7.78%) for the last 10 years *SOURCE: JTI 2014

Road Safety in Jordan Number of accidents and increasing rate (2005-2014) 140014 160000 140000 112817 101066 98055 142588 102441 120000 122793 110630 100000 107864 80000 83129 60000 40000 20000 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014  Annual Increase Rate in Traffic Accidents ≈ (3.2%) for the last 10 years *SOURCE: JTI 2014

Road Safety in Jordan Fatalities and increasing rate (2005-2014) 1200 992 1000 790 768 694 676 800 899 816 740 688 600 670 400 200 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014  Annual Decrease Rate in Fatalities Numbers (0.7%) for the last ten years *SOURCE: JTI 2014

Road Safety in Jordan Injured and increasing rate (2005-2014) 17579 18122 17969 20000 15662 15954 18000 18019 16000 17403 17143 14000 14790 13913 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014  Annual Decrease Rate in Injured Numbers (1.4%) for the last ten years *SOURCE: JTI 2014

Road Safety in Jordan Fatalities, Age category , Road user, 2014 45 Pedestrian Driver 40 Passenger 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0-2 03--05 06--08 09--11 12--14 15-17 18-20 21-23 24-26 27-29 30-32 33-35 36-38 39-41 42-44 45-47 48-50 51-53 54-56 57-59 60  Recorded Age category (+60) and (3-5), the highest rate of pedestrian fatalities (16.47%) and (10.20%), respectively.  And Age category (27-29) the highest percentage (11.98%) of the fatalities of drivers.  And recorded Age category (0-2), the highest percentage (14.81%) of the fatalities of the passengers. *SOURCE: JTI 2014

Road Safety in Jordan Estimated cost for road accidents (2005- 2014) (million JD) 314.5 311 350 281 267 259 258 258 300 245 239 220 250 200 150 100 50 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 *SOURCE: JTI 2014

Road Safety in Jordan Road Safety Efforts  A National Transport Safety Program in place within the Long Term National Transport Strategy (LTNTS).  A Traffic Safety Plan (2013 - 2017) prepared by traffic police, which targets the reduction of road traffic crashes (20%).  EuroMed Transport Project: Funded by EU and targets actions related to Safety & Security specifically in Land through implementing a Regional Action Plan (RTAP) 2014-2020.  Legislation (Traffic Law, Transport Law, Regulation of Affairs of Transport Accident, Instructions of Investigation of Transport Accident).

Road Safety in Jordan  Studying the most dangerous intersections and road sections, in cooperation with the Traffic Police and other agencies, and finding safety-enhancing solutions, such as traffic signals, crosswalks, pedestrian bridges and pedestrian tunnels.  Applying intelligent traffic control and management systems (ITS) (E-kroka system, violation using Personal Digital Assistant, Speed cameras (fixed and removable),Automatic vehicle location, Geographic Information System).  Participating in traffic safety awareness campaigns, in cooperation with other agencies and non-governmental organizations, such as the Hikmat Road Safety Organization and the Royal Health Awareness Society (KAFA Program).

Road Safety in Jordan Road Safety Challenge s  Large growth of vehicles ownership 1 vehicle \ 12 persons in 1985 while 1 vehicle\ 5 Persons in 2014.  Aggressive driving behavior  Lack of safe roads design and routine maintenance  Poor protection for pedestrians  Children, youths and elderlies are the most affected  Public transportation is the less safe transport mode  Driving without a driving license still widespread  Poor operating conditions in the trucking sector

Road Safety in Jordan Needed Actions  Activate the Supreme Council for Road Safety (SCRS),which was set up in 2008 under the Ministry of Interior, including all relevant stakeholders.  SCRS will take the lead on setting up policies, overseeing all areas of traffic safety in terms of the preparation of plans and programs, the development of specific design standards of roads, and examination of drivers, in addition to traffic awareness.  Invite all key stakeholders at least once a year to discuss nationwide road safety problems in view of international best practices and national priorities.  Assistance from the UN, Special Envoy, Agencies is requested.

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