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Welcome to Oman Driving in Oman - Road Safety

Welcome to Oman Driving in Oman - Road Safety. Trevor Harrison - CSM/6 Corporate Road Safety Adviser. Driving in Oman is Different!. Arrive in Oman Fit & Healthy. Enjoy Working & Living In Oman (2 - 4 years?). Road Traffic Accident?. Leave Oman Fit & Healthy. NO.

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Welcome to Oman Driving in Oman - Road Safety

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  1. Welcome to OmanDriving in Oman -Road Safety Trevor Harrison - CSM/6 Corporate Road Safety Adviser

  2. Driving in Oman is Different!

  3. Arrive in Oman Fit & Healthy Enjoy Working & Living In Oman (2 - 4 years?) Road Traffic Accident? Leave Oman Fit & Healthy NO No Injury / Minor Injury! YES The PDO Journey

  4. Coastal Driving - Some Characteristics • Rule Breaking is Common • Erratic / Unpredictable • Inconsiderate • Roads Difficult Summary - Immature Driving Environment

  5. Interior Driving - Some Characteristics • Graded Roads • Wadis • Animals - Collision Risk • Remote - In the event of an Accident: • may take hours to get help • Police Only • NO EFFECTIVE AMBULANCE OR FIRE SERVICE • Hostile Environment Summary - Harsh / Unforgiving Environment

  6. What Are the Risks? Driving is probably Your MostDangerous activity Driving in Oman is some 5 to 10 times more dangerous than driving in Europe Oman: 1996: - 512 Road Accident Fatalities 1997: - 549 Road Accident Fatalities 1998: - 614 Fatalities - Including 50 children below the age of 6(not wearing Seat Belts?) PDO Road Safety Figures are comparable with some European countries Note - 1966 to 1998. RTA Fatalities have increased by 20%

  7. What causes most accidents? The Driver • Acts to cause an accident - Deliberate Acts of Rule Breaking - eg speeding, illegal overtaking • Fails to act to prevent an accident - eg not looking ahead, not driving defensively • Fails to act to reduce the consequences of an accident- eg does not ensure seatbelts are worn

  8. What Keeps you Safe on the Road? A GOOD DRIVER The Driver controls 90% of the Risk - see below “Root cause analysis, shows that human error accounts for more than 90% of road accidents.” -Safety Features of Light Vehicles and Mini Buses. Shell Health, Safety and Environment Committee, July 1997. “In more than 90% of traffic accidents, human error is the cause; accidents do not just happen by chance, they are the consequences of unsafe driving practices.” - Roadcraft - The Police Driver’s Handbook, Page 1, Chapter 1, The Stationary Office, UK, 1997.

  9. What Does it Mean to be a Good Driver? Medically Fit A Good Driver Experience ATTITUDE Knowledge Skills Personal Decision Training

  10. ATTITUDE • Expect the Unexpected • Be Fully Aware of what is happening around you on the road - at the same time maintain a Relaxed and Detached ATTITUDE • Make a Personal Decision that: • Safety of People Comes First • Anything Else Comes Second Your First Objective should be to: To Complete Your Journey Safely

  11. ATTITUDE • Personal Decision: • Safety of People Comes First • Anything else comes second

  12. Some Local Laws • Illegal to Drink and Drive - Permitted Alcohol Level for driving is ZERO(Check your insurance policy - you are probably not insured if you have been drinking) • Illegal to drive whilst using GSM • Illegal to overtake on the right • Traffic from the left has priority - traffic turning right gives way to traffic turning left- see ‘A Guide to Family Safety, p62’

  13. Vehicle Wish List - Safety • Keep the Driver Comfortable and in Control: • Good:- Lights / Brakes / Steering / Tyres • Accident Mitigation: Mass of at least 1000 kg / 3 point inertia seat belts / air bags / head restraints / side impact protection / roll cage & luggage screen (4WD) Personal Choice

  14. 2 to 3 Tonnes 1 Tonne Conceptual Difference - 2WD vs 4WD 4WDs - BIG DISADVANTAGES: Large mass / High CG / Long, soft springs Can be difficult to control DANGER OF ROLLOVER 4 Wheel Drive Saloon Car 4WDs - BIG ADVANTAGES: High Driving Position / Excellent Visibility Enables: - look ahead / early hazard identification / early reaction to hazards

  15. Safety Notice displayed inside a Jeep Cherokee This utility vehicle handles and maneuvers differently from many passenger cars both on-road and off-road. You must drive it safely. As with other utility vehicles if you make sharp turns or abrupt maneuvers, you may cause this vehicle to go out of control and roll over and crash. You or your passengers may be seriously injured.

  16. Danger - Rollover • Avoidance: • Good Driving • Rules - Speed • Tyres • Driving Course • Survival: • Speed • Seat Belts • Rollcage • First Aid

  17. Danger - Collision • Survival: • Seat Belts • Air bags • Mass • First Aid • Avoidance: • Good Driving • Rules - Speed • Safe Distance Rule • Defensive Driving • ATTITUDE

  18. Danger- Graded Road: - Collision - Rollover • Avoidance: • Good Driving • Dust Code • Headlights • Speed - 80 kph max • Survival: • Seat Belts • Rollcage • First Aid

  19. Danger - Getting Lost - Stuck - Broken-down • Avoidance: • Planning / Maps • Good Maintenance • 2nd Vehicle • Equipment: • Spade / Rope / • Sand boards • Air Jack / Spares • Survival: • Journey Management • Stay with vehicle • WATER!

  20. Danger - Rain - Wadis • Avoidance: • - Stay home if it is Raining! • Roads: • - Safe Following Distance • Wadis • - Slow down • - Don’t cross unless it is safe • - 4WD Low Ratio • - IF IN DOUBT WAIT! • Survival: • Water level can change quickly • Reach place of safety if possible

  21. Danger - Driving on Camp • Survival: • Seat Belts • First Aid • 5555 • Avoidance: • Good Driving • Rules - Speed - 50 kph

  22. That Extra Speed does make a Difference! Vehicle - Pedestrian Collision Likelihood of killing the Pedestrian 30kph - 5% 50 kph - 50% 65 kph - almost 100% Bullbars make the front of a vehicle “more aggressive”. In the event of a collision the likelihood of a fatality is increased.

  23. Danger - School Car Park School Car Park: - The place where 20 kg children meet 2000 kg vehicles • Avoidance: • Speed - Walking Pace!!! • Survival: • First Aid • 5555

  24. Night Driving Avoid it if you can outside of the coastal area: • Difficult on graded roads • Increased risk of hitting camels and other animals • Other vehicles may not be using lights or do not use them properly Try to complete your journey by sunset

  25. What to do in case of an accident • Documents to carry: • Driving Licence / Motor Vehicle Licence / Labour Card-Expats • Call Police Directly or Call PDO • Do Not Move Vehicles • Injured people - first aid / common sense • Emergency Numbers: • ROP EMERGENCY - 999 • PDO - Immediate Assistance - (67)5555 • PDO - Vehicle Damage - 677488 / 675445 • Pager 9124003 - Outside Office Hours

  26. Occupational Training International Al Khuwair Tel - 604741 / 695363 Fax 692201 / 692203 Driving: Interior Driving - 1 Day - OR45 Off Road -  Day - OR 45 Defensive Driving - 1 Day - OR 85 First Aid: Basic Life Support - 1 Day - OR 25 Practical 1st Aid - 2 day - OR 40 Industrial 1st Aid - 4 day - OR 70 National Training Institute Madinat Qaboos Tel- 605273 Fax - 607720 Offroad Driving - Thursday am (Now cancelled due to lack of interest!) Defensive Driving - Thursdays 8 am to 3 pm - OR 60 Child & Infant CPR - 1 Day - OR 22 Courses

  27. Enjoy Driving in Oman • Personal Decision: • Safety of People Comes First • Anything else comes second Seatbelts Save Lives - Use Them!

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