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ROAD SAFETY- A Practical Approach
KESTER HINDSMaintenance/Traffic/Safety Engineer, WSG, Ministry of Public Works
GLOBAL LOCAL(Guyana)
million people DIE IN THE WORLD every year1.3
million people are INJURED in the world every year
50
of road deaths occur in LOW and MEDIUM INCOME countries
90%
of ACCIDENT VICTIMS are vulnerable road users50%
road accidents cost around 500 billion dollars every year
138 people DIE IN GUYANA every year
Unknown
67%
64%
122
INJURY for last ten years 453
of road deaths occur in G/TOWN, ECD & EBD corridors
of ACCIDENT VICTIMS are vulnerable road users
road accidents cost around USD 14.3 million dollars every year
SITUATION
The Ministry of Health’s Statistical Bulletins 2004 – 2009 highlights road traffic crashes as one of the top ten causes of death in Guyana.
GUYANA’S ROAD SAFETY CHALLENGE
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014FATAL ACCIDENTS 165 140 169 99 98 101 106 102 103 135FATALITIES 182 164 207 113 117 115 115 110 112 146
CATEGORIES OF ROAD USERS KILLED Pedestrian 73 42 63 38 42 40 41 34 39 60Motor Cyclist 20 27 30 18 15 22 17 19 18 26Pedal Cyclist 25 25 32 13 17 17 20 18 13 20Driver 22 16 20 14 13 7 11 20 17 16Passenger in Cars 16 22 19 12 17 8 5 10 11 17Passenger in Buses 7 17 22 7 8 13 12 6 7 1Passenger in Lorries/Vans/Tractor/Trailer 12 12 16 6 2 6 3 2 4 5Pillion Rider 6 3 5 5 2 2 5 1 3 1Controller of Animal Drawn Vehicle 1 1 1
YEAR NO. OF FATAL
COST OF FATAL ACCIDENTS (USD)
NO. OF SERIOUS
COST OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS (USD)
NO. OF MINOR
COST OF MINOR ACCIDENTS (USD)
NO. OF DAMAGE
COST OF DAMAGE ACCIDENTS (USD)
TOTAL ACCIDENT
TOTAL ACCIDENT COST
2005 165 9,900,000 440 3,300,000 655 4,912,500 1,219 243,800 2,479 18,356,300
2006 140 8,400,000 492 3,690,000 618 4,635,000 1,186 237,200 2,436 16,962,200
2007 169 10,140,000 429 3,217,500 650 4,875,000 1,111 222,200 2,359 18,454,700
2008 99 5,940,000 354 2,655,000 550 4,125,000 938 187,600 1,941 12,907,600
2009 98 5,880,000 364 2,730,000 531 3,982,500 1,070 214,000 2,063 12,806,500
2010 101 6,060,000 348 2,610,000 471 3,532,500 784 156,800 1,704 12,359,300
2011 106 6,360,000 321 2,407,500 502 3,765,000 791 158,200 1,720 12,690,700
2012 102 6,120,000 318 2,385,000 434 3,255,000 784 156,800 1,638 11,916,800
2013 103 6,180,000 336 2,520,000 454 3,405,000 668 133,600 1,561 12,238,600
2014 135 8,100,000 351 2,632,500 441 3,307,500 627 125,400 1,554 14,165,400COST /
ACCIDENT (USD)
60,000 7,500 7,500 200 19,455 142,858,100
AVERAGE/YEAR 1,946 14,285,810
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Fatal 165 140 169 99 98 101 106 102 103 135
Serious 440 492 429 354 364 348 321 318 336 351
Minor 655 618 650 550 531 471 502 434 454 441
Damage 1219 1186 1111 938 1070 784 791 784 668 627
50150250350450550650750850950
1,0501,1501,250
Categories of Accidents (2005-2014)
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GUYANA’S ROAD SAFETY CHALLENGE
YEAR NO. OF FATAL NO. OF SERIOUS NO. OF MINOR NO. OF DAMAGE TOTAL ACCIDENT
2005 165 440 655 1,219 2,4792006 140 492 618 1,186 2,4362007 169 429 650 1,111 2,3592008 99 354 550 938 1,9412009 98 364 531 1,070 2,0632010 101 348 471 784 1,7042011 106 321 502 791 1,7202012 102 318 434 784 1,6382013 103 336 454 668 1,5612014 135 351 441 627 1,554
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014FATAL ACCIDENTS 165 140 169 99 98 101 106 102 103 135
FATALITIES 182 164 207 113 117 115 115 110 112 146
FATALITY RATE 24.27 21.87 27.60 15.07 15.60 15.33 15.33 14.67 14.93 19.47
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Fatality Rate
24.266666666
6667
21.866666666
6667
27.6 15.066666666
6667
15.6 15.333333333
3333
15.333333333
3333
14.666666666
6667
14.933333333
3333
19.466666666
6667
14.50
15.50
16.50
17.50
18.50
19.50
20.50
21.50
22.50
23.50
24.50
25.50
26.50
27.50
Fatality Rate for 2005-2014
Year
Fat
alit
y R
ate
GUYANA’S ROAD SAFETY CHALLENGE
Country Accident per 100,000 persons
Venezuela 21.8
Mexico 20.7
Guyana 18.41 (2005-2014)
Suriname 18.3
Brazil 18.3
Trinidad and Tobago
16.7
Bahamas 14.5
Honduras 13.5
Jamaica 12.3
Ecuador 11.7
Barbados 7.3
Division 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 TOTAL
Georgetown 30 21 24 16 4 19 26 17 15 16 188East Bank Demerara 35 30 32 19 19 19 12 22 21 24 233Highway to Dora 3 1 10 2 1 3 4 2 5 7 38
New Amsterdam 3 5 6 5 2 5 4 5 2 2 39
Corentyne 14 15 13 7 19 21 8 5 8 14 124
West Coast Berbice 13 16 25 9 5 3 9 3 9 13 105
East Coast Demerara 41 22 32 22 26 22 20 27 19 21 252West Coast Demerara 24 16 13 10 11 7 12 9 11 16 129
West Bank Demerara 6 8 12 7 4 4 7 7 5 7 67
Linden/Wismar 5 11 22 8 13 3 4 4 5 8 83
Bartica/Interior 6 9 10 1 6 4 6 1 2 4 49
Essequibo Coast 2 10 8 7 7 5 3 8 10 14 74
TOTAL 182 164 207 113 117 115 115 110 112 146 1381
GUYANA’S ROAD SAFETY CHALLENGE
GUYANA’S ROAD SAFETY CHALLENGE
Years New Vehicles Registered2000 5,336
2001 4,375
2002 4,192
2003 5,977
2004 7,757
2005 7,810
2006 10,841
2007 8,763
2008 9,213
2009 10,285
2010 12,538
2011 10,198
2012 16,172
2013 15,694
Total 129,151
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Vehicles 5336 4375 4192 5977 7757 7810 10841 8763 9213 10285 12538 10198 16172 15694
1,000
3,000
5,000
7,000
9,000
11,000
13,000
15,000
17,000
New Vehicle Registration Per Year (2000-2013)
Year
Veh
icle
s R
egis
tere
d
ANNUAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION
Adequately funded Agency and a National Plan or Strategy with realistic measureable targets.
1. Incorporate Road Safety features into Land-use, Urban Planning and Transport
Planning
2. Road Safety Audits
3. Improving the safety features of vehicles
4. Promoting Public Transport
5. Effective speed management through the use of traffic-calming measures
6. Setting and Enforcing internationally harmonized laws requiring the use of seat-belts,
helmets and child restraints
7. Setting and enforcing blood alcohol concentration limits for drivers
8. Improving post-crash care for victims of road crashes
9. Public awareness campaigns that are sustainable.
10. Accident database
HOW TO ADDRESS THE ROAD SAFETY CHALLENGES
ROAD SAFETY IN PRACTICE
EDUCATION
ENGINEERING ENFORECEMENT
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
4 E’s of ROAD SAFETY
HOW TO PREVENT ROAD ACCIDENTS or REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF ROAD ACCIDENTS (Road Users)
• Increased police presence on the roads
• Random alcohol breathalyzer test
• Insurance premiums linked to traffic
penalties
• Seat belts for all passengers
• Children seats in vehicles
• Encouraging use of public transportation
• Pedestrian paths
• Driver retest
• Vehicles fitted with airbags
• First aid training for the general
population
• Increased friction on roads
• Mandatory helmets for bicycler
• Driver's license suspensions for serious
offenders
• Reflective road markings
• Speed bumps
• Traffic signals for pedestrian crossings
• Bicycle lanes
• Mandatory headlights for heavy vehicles
at all times
• Defensive driving training
HOW TO RESPOND TO ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Data Systems and Analysis
Designing Roads to Improve Road Safety (Safety Engineering)
Defensive Driving Training
Road Safety Education in Schools
Higher Penalties /Fines for Road Traffic Violations
More Resources for Police Traffic Department
• Guyana has many of the road safety legislation, a good road safety management structure and the potential to reduce accidents by 50% by the year 2020. There needs to be a combined focus by all the Road Safety Agencies to Implement the Programmes and Activities that are outlined in the National Road Safety Strategy. The various agencies must learn from their mistakes and continually improve performances every year.
• In 2007 was had seen the highest number of recorded road fatalities in Guyana’s history, and a 45% reduction in 2008. Evidence showed that the declined was attributed to a sustained enforcement drive, supported by the engineering countermeasures that were installed between 2004 to 2008.
• Research needs to be conducted to Determine the True Cost of Road Traffic Accidents to Guyana.
CONCLUSION
Road Safety must be a Collective Effort from Multiple Stakeholders. While it is the responsibility of Government to leave no stone
unturned in ensuring proper condition of the Roads and Mechanisms in place to ensure strict adherence to traffic rules; Responsible driving
and Respect for the Rules of the Road can be the driving force.
“Single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic”JOSEPH STALIN
