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4th June 2002 Safety & Technology Symposium Who should do what to STOP

4th June 2002 Safety & Technology Symposium Who should do what to STOP the killing on our roads?? by: Tony van Thiel, PDO-CSM/5 Head Corporate Road Safety. Road transport in the world. Road transport is the backbone of modern society & economy: Fast Comfortable & convenient

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4th June 2002 Safety & Technology Symposium Who should do what to STOP

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  1. 4th June 2002 Safety & Technology Symposium Who should do what to STOP the killing on our roads?? by: Tony van Thiel, PDO-CSM/5Head Corporate Road Safety

  2. Road transport in the world • Road transport is the backbone of • modern society & economy: • Fast • Comfortable & convenient • Provides communication links • Generates jobs & income • It is fun • It is essential • We can not & do not want to “live” without it

  3. Road transport in the world • Road transport was the number 9 killer • in 1990 and will be number 3 in 2020: • 2000 die on the road every day • same as 6 full 747’s every day • 25-35% pedestrians • 10-20% children under 15 • cost: 1 billion US$ every day • the suffering is NOT measurable • this is a world wide problem NOT ACCEPTABLE

  4. Oman: Strong growth in vehicle numbers

  5. Oman: 614 fatalities in 1998, 499 in 2001 NOT ACCEPTABLE

  6. PDO & Contractors: Road Safety Performance Road Traffic Accidents per Million Km driven Improving RTA’s / Million Km BUT !

  7. PDO & Contractors: Road Safety Performance 1998 1999 2000 2001 Millions km driven 149 116 118 123 Road Accidents 231 144 158 160 Rollovers 51 32 43 33 Dead 8 0 10 8+1ptd 2002: 4 Dead 4 LTI’s NOT ACCEPTABLE Road Safety: 40% of the LTI’s (Lost Time Injury) 90% of the Fatalities

  8. The tragedy behind the statistics NOT ACCEPTABLE

  9. Stop the killing on our roads • Who are the players that can/must act: • Gover5nment • Private sector • Media: press, radio, TV • Drivers • Citizens • Parents • Schools/Teachers • All play a role: co-ordinated by the Nat Road Safety Committee/Plan

  10. Road Fatalities Holland: 1946-99 This is achieved by rigorous development & implementation of a National Road Safety Plan Road Fatalities x 1000

  11. Stop the killing on our roads The National Road Safety Committee in Oman: development & implementation of the National Road Safety Plan

  12. Stop the killing on our roads Key Road Safety Problems in Oman: • Speeding • Driver behaviour (overtaking, tailgating) • Young drivers • Driver training and testing • Impaired drivers: fatigue • Dangerous road locations • Pedestrians • Passenger protection (rear seat belts, children) • Rescue system (communications, ambulances)

  13. Stop the killing on our roads Typical Nat Road Safety Plan: • Safer speeds • Safer drivers: • training and testing • general road behaviour • fatigue • Safer passengers • Safer pedestrians • Safer infrastructure • Safer vehicles • Safer rescue and post crash care • Safer systems • Education • Enforcement • Engineering • Encouragement + • Evaluation/adjust

  14. Stop the killing on our roads • Who are the players that can/must act: • Gover5nment: Nat Road Safety Committee • ROP • Health • Municipalities • Education • Finance • Transport • Economy • Information • Defence • Town planning • Environment • Housing • Religious affairs • Chamber of commerce • MOG

  15. Stop the killing on our roads • Who are the players that can/must act: • Private sector: • Vehicle manufacturers/importers: Toyota, a.o. • Insurance companies • Oil companies: PDO, a.o. • Al-Maha / Shell / BP • ONTC • Transport companies • Galfar, Desert Line, a.o. • Retailers/marketers/restaurants/advertisers • OPAL

  16. Stop the killing on our roads • Who are the players that can/must act: • Media: press, radio, TV • Radio Oman • Oman TV • Arabic newspapers: Al Shabiha, Oman, Watan • English newspapers: Observer, Times of Oman • Magazines

  17. Stop the killing on our roads • Who are the players that can/must act: • Drivers: you, me, us, them • Citizens: you, me, us, them • Parents: you, me, us, them • Schools/Teachers • Play acts • Religious bodies • Women associations • etc, etc

  18. Stop the killing on our roads • Conclusion: • Many actions (not a single golden bullet) • Many players/sectors (no one can do it alone) • Strong co-ordination required: NRSC • NRSC supported by RS secretariat/specialists • & • YOU can and MUST play a role: • as an institution and as a person

  19. Stop the killing on our roads End

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