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October 2011, Mid-Term Progress Report: Towards S afer R oads in the Western Cape. South African Roads Are Among the Most Dangerous in the World. Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Netherlands, Malta, San Marino. New Zealand, Australia.
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October 2011, Mid-Term Progress Report: Towards Safer Roads in the Western Cape
South African Roads Are Among the Most Dangerous in the World Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Netherlands, Malta, San Marino New Zealand, Australia Columbia, Surinam, UnitedStates, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Peru, Ecuador, Chile Slovenia, Albania, Armenia, Croatia, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Kyrgyz, Mongolia, Vietnam, Korea, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Lebanon, Sri Lanka Namibia, Lesotho, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Mauritius, Zimbabwe Latvia, Poland, Georgia, Belarus, Slovakia, Moldova, Greece, Estonia, Ukraine , United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait Russian Federation, Lithuania, Ukraine, Montenegro, Turkmenistan Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Oman, Thailand Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, Gabon Annual Road Traffic Fatalities per 100,000 Population
The Annual Death Toll, South Africa 1935 - 2007 15,000 Dead Per Annum 10,000 Dead Per Annum 5,000 Dead Per Annum 1935 1950 1980 1995 2007 1965 Fatalities Crashes
2009 – 2014 Month by Month Comparison Projected to December 2014
Jan 2009 – Dec 2014 Road Traffic Accident (RTA) Deaths Projection January 2009: Forensic Pathology Services report 1739 RTA deaths in the last year September 2011: Forensic Pathology Services report 1335 RTA deaths in the last year December 2014: Projected total of 874 RTA deaths in the last year
Will We Halve the Death Toll by 2014? • Annual Death Toll At Jan 2009: 1739 • Projected Death Toll At Dec 2014: 874 • Death Toll Reduction: 49.75% • Conclusion: Very close. We will need to work harder.