4th June 2002
Safety & Technology Symposium
Who should do what to
STOP
the killing on our roads??
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by: Tony van Thiel, PDO-CSM/5
Head Corporate Road Safety
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Road transport in the world
Road transport is the backbone of
modern society & economy:
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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
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Road transport in the world
Road transport was the number 9 killer
in 1990 and will be number 3 in 2020:
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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
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Oman: Strong growth in vehicle numbers
Vehicle Numbers Oman (1970-2001)
600,000
Tot Nº Vehicles
Vehicles
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
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1997
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1991
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1976
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1970
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Oman: 614 fatalities in 1998, 499 in 2001
Oman Road Fatalities & Vehicle Numbers (1970-2001)
700
600,000
Fatalities
500,000
Tot Nº Vehicles
500
400,000
400
300,000
300
200,000
200
Vehicles
Fatalities
600
100,000
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1998
1996
1994
1992
1990
1988
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1984
1982
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1972
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PDO & Contractors: Road Safety Performance
Road Traffic Accidents per Million Km driven
RTA’s / Million Km
4.5
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3.5
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2.5
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PDO & Contractors: Road Safety Performance
1998
1999
2000
2001
Millions km driven
149
116
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123
Road Accidents
231
144
158
160
Rollovers
51
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Dead
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2002:
8+1ptd
4 Dead
4 LTI’s
Road Safety: 40% of the LTI’s (Lost Time Injury)
90% of the Fatalities
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The tragedy behind the statistics
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Stop the killing on our roads
Who are the players that can/must act:
• Gover nment
• Private sector
• Media: press, radio, TV
• Drivers
• Citizens
• Parents
• Schools/Teachers
All play a role:
co-ordinated by the Nat Road Safety Committee/Plan
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Road Fatalities Holland: 1946-99
This is achieved Road Fatalities x 1000
by rigorous
development &
implementation
of a
National Road
Safety Plan
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Stop the killing on our roads
The National Road
Safety Committee
in Oman:
development &
implementation
of the
National Road
Safety Plan
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Stop the killing on our roads
Key Road Safety Problems in Oman:
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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)
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Stop the killing on our roads
Typical Nat Road Safety Plan:
• Safer speeds
• Safer drivers:
– training and testing
– general road behaviour
– fatigue
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Education
Enforcement
Engineering
Encouragement
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• Evaluation/adjust
Safer passengers
Safer pedestrians
Safer infrastructure
Safer vehicles
Safer rescue and post crash care
Safer systems
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Stop the killing on our roads
Who are the players that can/must act:
Gover nment: Nat Road Safety Committee
• Defence
• ROP
• Town planning
• Health
• Environment
• Municipalities
• Housing
• Education
• Religious affairs
• Finance
• Chamber of commerce
• Transport
• MOG
• Economy
• Information
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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
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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
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Stop the killing on our roads
Who are the players that can/must act:
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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
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Conclusion:
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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
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YOU can and MUST play a role:
as an institution and as a person
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Stop the killing on our roads
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