Population (2008): 81 527 000
Income group: Middle
Gross national income per capita (2008): $2015
Road traffic death rate (estimate): 41.6/100 000 population
Number of registered vehicles (2008): 4 300 000
Every year about 12 000 Egyptians lose
their lives as a result of a road traffic
crash. Many thousands are non-fatally
injury - some with resultant long-term
disability.
Almost half of those killed in motor
vehicle crashes are occupants
(passengers and drivers) of four-wheeled
vehicles although pedestrians make up
an additional one-fifth.
Traffic flows in Egypt are chaotic with
trucks, pedestrians, two-wheelers,
buses and motor vehicles all sharing the
same space. In addition, there is poor
infrastructure, particularly for vulnerable
road users.
Although there are laws on speed, blood
alcohol concentration for the general
population, seat-belt wearing and helmet
wearing, they are poorly enforced.
Sustained and highly visible policing,
coupled with public education and
infrastructural improvements are the key
challenges which need to be addressed
in order to reduce the road traffic injury
and death toll in Egypt’s roads.
Egypt is one of ten countries included in the Road safety in
10 countries (RS10) project funded through a grant from the
Bloomberg Philanthropies. It is implemented by national partners
with technical support provided by a consortium of road safety
partners. The partners in Egypt are WHO (in the lead), the Global
Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), the International Injury Research
Center from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and the Association for
Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT).
DEATHS BY ROAD USER CATEGORY
Occupants 4-wheelers
(48%)
Other (30%)
Pedestrians (20%)
Cyclists (2%)
Riders motorized
2- or 3-wheelers (<1%)
IN TEN COUNTRIES
ROAD SAFETY
EGYPT
EGYPT
The overall goal of RS10 in Egypt is to support the Egyptian government to
implement good practices to reduce deaths and injuries due to road traffic
collisions. The focus of the project will be on speeding, particularly on the “ring
road” around Cairo and seat-belt wearing in both Cairo and Alexandria. In addition
to the road safety prevention work, national and international partners will also
work in the area of data system development.
Activities to be implemented during the first phase (2010–2011) of the
project include:
•Reviewing and revising road safety legislation;
•Enhancing enforcement of road safety regulations;
•Advocating and raising public awareness about the high burden of traffic
injuries and the potential for improving road safety;
•Training key personnel on road safety planning, risk factor assessment and
enforcement of road safety legislation;
•Strengthening nongovernmental organizations to
conduct advocacy and awareness raising;
•Providing equipment to assist in addressing risk
factors;
•Improving road traffic injury and fatality data
systems; and
•Conducting studies to monitor and evaluate
impact of interventions.
Seat-belt laws
Applies to all occupants
Seat-belt wearing rate (drivers only)
Child restraint law
Speeding laws
Set nationally
Maximum limit (urban roads)
Maximum limit (rural roads)
No, drivers only
70%
No
Yes
60km/h
60km/h
International Consortium partners:
WHO Responsible for overall coordination of the consortium partners;
providing financial and technical support to elements relating
to social marketing, enforcement operations, legislative review,
revision and the procurement of enforcement equipment and data
system setup.
GRSP Responsible for capacity development.
ASIRT Responsible for engaging the nongovernmental organizations in
Egypt and working with the media to promote road safety.
JHU Responsible for ongoing monitoring and impact/outcome evaluation
of the programme.
All consortium partners will provide technical support to the Government of
Egypt throughout the implementation of the programme.
© World Health Organization
Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention and Disability, 2010
The key objectives in Egypt will be to:
• Develop model programmes which
address speed management and seatbelt use that can be replicated in other
sites in Egypt;
• Improve the quality of road traffic injury
data through the implementation of
a road traffic “accident” database as
well as through injury surveillance in
hospitals, community-based surveys and
improved death certification;
• Raise public awareness through an
appropriate social marketing campaign;
• Strengthen the road safety capacity of
multisectoral professionals through
appropriate training programmes;
• Stimulate the involvement of
nongovernmental road safety
organizations; and
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of the
interventions.
Project implementation
sites:
The project is being
implemented in Cairo –
focusing on the Ring Road
which surrounds the city and
Alexandria city.
Cairo city – Cairo governorate
Population (2009): 8 128 671
Alexandria city – Alexandria governorate
Population (2009): 4 230 569
The boundaries shown on the map do not imply the expression of any opinion
whatsoever on the part of the WHO concerning the legal status of the country, territory, city
or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
National partners:
Ministry of Health
Traffic Police
General Authority for Roads, Bridges and
Land Transport (GARBLT)
Egyptian Red Crescent
Egyptian Society for Road Safety
Union for Road Traffic Injuries
Central Agency for Public Mobilization and
Statistics (CAPMAS)
Contacts:
WHO country office:
Magdy Bakr
Email: [email protected]
WHO regional office:
Jaffar Hussain
Email: [email protected]
WHO headquarters:
Meleckidzedeck Khayesi
Email: [email protected]
Source:
http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Egypt
2005, National Information Center for Health & Population
Global status report on road safety, WHO, 2009.
http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_traffic/countrywork/egy/en/index.htm