Performance Targets Dr. Rohit Baluja President – Institute of Road Traffic Education
South East Asia (with 11 Nations) accounts for 30.4% (highest) of the World’s Road Deaths Number of Countries Percent Share of Road Deaths 70 60 11.3% 50 10.5% 20.5% 40 15.7% 30 11.6% 30.4% 52 43 20 31 23 21 10 11 0 African Region Region of Americas Eastern European Region South-East Asian Western Pacific Mediterranean region Region Region Source: Data computed from Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015, WHO
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The First Step to Solution Scientific Means of Investigation : • Factual Causes behind: Serious & fatal Crashes • What are the issues/agents Catalyzing • Road Traffic Violations/ hazardous situations www.irte.com
There is an almost vacuum in scientific recording and analysis of road crashes. Hence the real causes and consequences of a crash are never known. Remedial measures are arbitrary. Data generated has no real value.
Road Safety is not a stand alone phenomenon
Roads are unsafe due to deficiencies in Unsafe Roads
Road safety can be achieved by plugging the deficiencies, developing an effective coordination and supplementing these with education Safer Roads
Myths & Beliefs Road Safety Road Safety Week Campaigns/Painting Celebrations/ Drives Competition Banners, Posters, Introducing Road Newspaper Safety in School Advertisements Curriculum
A Busy Intersection : Melbourne, Australia www.irte.com
A busy Intersection: Kanpur, India www.irte.com
Confused Pyramid of Road Safety Faulty Environment Absence of Driver Training Outdated Legislation Poor Cut Paste Research Enforcement Support from Development Road Safety Bank with no Capacity Awareness Building www.irte.com
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