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Traffic Accidents Symposium Sultan Qaboos University 6 th May 2003 How does PDO Manage the Road Safety Habib Al-Maamari PDO-Corporate HSE, Road Transport Advisor. Road transport in the world. Estimated Global Road accidents 1998 Highly motorised Countries = 110,000 per year
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Traffic Accidents Symposium Sultan Qaboos University 6th May 2003 How does PDO Manage the Road Safety Habib Al-Maamari PDO-Corporate HSE, Road Transport Advisor
Road transport in the world • Estimated Global Road accidents 1998 • Highly motorised Countries = 110,000 per year • Developing countries = 640,000 • Total = 750,000+ • Equivalent to approximately 2,000 Boeing 747 crashes per year!! Or Five a day = killing all the passenger !!
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 • equal to 6 full Boeing 747’s every day • 25-35% are pedestrians • 10-20% are children under 15 • cost: 1 billion US$ every day • the suffering is NOT measurable • this is a world wide problem NOT ACCEPTABLE
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 cannot and do not want to “live” without it
Oman:Strong growth in vehicle numbers 614 fatalities in 1998, 580 in 2002
PDO & Contractors: Road Safety Performance Road Traffic Accidents per Million Km driven Improving RTA’s / Million Km BUT..!
PDO & Contractors: Road Safety Performance 1998 1999 2000 2001 Millions km driven149 116 118 123 Road Accidents231 144 158 160 Rollovers51 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
The tragedy behind the statistics NOT ACCEPTABLE
The transportsystem Other Road Users The Driver Roads & Environment Vehicle &Load Accidents are caused by threats created by:
Low CoG Rollovers & Centre of Gravity High CoG Would you drive these cars in the same manner when taking a corner or bend ??? Of course NOT !!!4WD High CoG car: adjust your driving & speed.
Rollovers & Centre of Gravity ! Adjust your driving & speed???
Roads & Environment.. Adjust your driving & speed???
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)
Stop the killing on our roads The National Road Safety Committee in Oman: development & implementation of the National Road Safety Plan
Stop the killing on our roads Typical National Road Safety Plan: • Safer speeds • Safer drivers: • training and testing • general road behaviour • fatigue • Safer passengers • Safer pedestrians • Safer roads/infrastructure • Safer vehicles • Safer rescue and post crash care • Education • Enforcement • Engineering • Encouragement + • Evaluation/adjust
Stop the killing on our roads Key Road Safety Problems : Rule Breaking,Attitude, and Poor Driving Behaviour:
Rule Breaking,Attitude, and Poor Driving Behaviour: He decided to overtake on the right !!
3 Dead/1 Injured Wrong overtakingVery high speed Speed and wrong overtaking
The Rules for the Driver.. NEVER use a GSM. NOT even hands-off GSM
25/2/2003 14/3/2003 130 km/hr 80 km/hr 2 Black Top Roads2 Cars driving
25/2/2003 14/3/2003 80 km/hr 130 km/hr 2 Tyres blown
25/2/2003 14/3/2003 130 km/hr 80 km/hr 2 Rollovers
25/2/2003 14/3/2003 Passenger25 years old (driver’s son) Very badly Injured Will he ever recover? Driver: Minor scratches and bruises 130 km/hr 80 km/hr Driver:Dead No Injury 1 Dead1 Badly Hurt
SAFE JMP & Night Driving! Why not? The drivers of these vehicles all collided with camels in the dark
Some actions are so simple to take: CHILDREN IN CARS Why use YOUR seatbelt and not strap in YOUR CHILDREN ? They are the most precious gifts you will ever be given - look after them !
PDO Defensive Driving Frameworkas of 01/July/2001: courses by OTI, NTI and TATI DDC-2 Defensive Driving Heavy Vehicle Blacktop Roads2 days (one off) DDC-1 Defensive DrivingLight Vehicle Blacktop Roads2 days (one off) DDC-5Bus1/2 day(one off) DDC-3Graded1/2 day(one off) DDC-4Tanker1/2 day(one off) + Yearly: Professional Assessment Drive Test on knowledge of PDO-Rules
Stop the killing on our roads • Know & Follow the Rules: • WEAR Seat-belts • Stick to the SPEED LIMITS • Drive Defensively NOT Aggressively • Get your car serviced REGULARILY • Look after your Children - STRAP THEM IN • Don’t get frustrated by others • Don’t drive if you are tired • No GSM while driving
Stop the killing on our roads • Many actions (not one single solution) • Many players/sectors (no one can do it alone) • Strong co-ordination required (Government + All)
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