Islamic Republic of Iran

Ministry of Road and Urban Development

Country Report on Road Traffic Safety Situation in Iran

By: Hormoz Zakeri & Hassan Abdous

Area = 1648 (1000 Km2)

Road Length = 210,000 Km

Freeway = 2185 Km

Highway = 12,969 Km

Main Road = 21,234 Km

Minor Road = 44,454 Km

Population = 72.5 million

Motorized Vehicle = 26 million

Road safety conditions of the Decade 2002-2012

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30000

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

2187

3

2572

2 26

089

2774

6 27

567

2291

8 23

362

2297

4 23

249

2006

8 19

089

Fatal Traffic Injuries Trend in the last decade-2002-2012

19727

25722

27755 27567

22918

23249

20068

19089

15000

18000

21000

24000

27000

30000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Return to the Number of Fatalities in a Decade before

6.0 8.7

10.4

14.2

16.2

19.5

24.5 26.0

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10

15

20

25

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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15% Average Annual Growth in Number of Vehicles for the Last Decade

32.2 29.6

25.0 22.6

19.5

14.1 13.0 11.5 11.3 9.2

43.0 43.2 39.4

36.4

31.6

23.2 21.7 19.3 18.5

13.6

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10

15

20

25

30

35

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45

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1381 1382 1383 1384 1385 1386 1387 1388 1389 1390

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Total Vehicle

Total Vehicle without motorcycle

Trend for Number of Fatalities per 10,000 Vehicle Index

33.3

38.7 38.7 40.5 39.1

32.1 32.2 31.2 31.4

26.7 25.1

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

1381 1382 1383 1384 1385 1386 1387 1388 1389 1390 1391

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Trend for Number of Fatalities per 100,000 Inhabitants Index

• Attention and investment on traffic safety with

consideration to The Holy Quran where it says “who

saves a life, he saves all the lives of the world.”

• According to the Iran Fifth Development Plan, Article

163: government has to provide the State of legal

mechanisms to reduce ten percent (10%) road traffic

fatalities per each year of the plan.

Needs for Actions

National Road Safety Commission (NRSC)

Secretariat of NRSC

Education Committee

EMS & Rescue Committee

Fleet Committee

Road Engineering Committee

Enforcement Committee

Provincial Road Safety Executive Committees

Provincial Road Engineering Committees

Analysis & Planning Group

Acc Data Work Group

Strengthening Road Safety Management

• Vision – Safe roads for all Communities of Road Users

• Aims – Reduction of Road the Fatalities (Number of

traffic fatalities per 100,000 Inhabitants) during a 10 year period as it will be 9 by the end of 2020 (The index was 30 in 2008).

Preparation of National Road Safety Strategy Plan

– Analysis of high Reported Fatalities – Preparation of National Safety Action Plan for

each relevant communities/ selected Crash Types – Encouraging Basis: Training, Equipment &

Physical Improvements – Funding Assignment to Priorities – Monitoring & Evaluation

Innovation for Countries with High Frequent & Severe Traffic Crashes

Focusing on Pedestrians Safety around Roads Network

– Preparation of National Pedestrian Safety Action Plan

– Encouraging Basis: Training, Equipment & Physical Improvements

– 16% reduction of Pedestrian fatalities in 2010 - 2011

Schools beside Roads Network (3000 Schools)

(79% Reduction of Students Fatalities from 2005 to 2010)

Motorcyclists Safety Promotion Plan in Roads

(28% Reduction of Motorcyclists Fatalities in 2010 – 2011)

Vans & Agricultural Vehicles safety promotion plan

Vehicle Occupants Safety Promotion plan

10545

27746

19089

51650

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

40000

45000

50000

55000

32560 Pers.

9.3% Average Annual Growth in 10 Years

5% Average Annual Reduction in 7 Years

The Lives Saved due to Actions within Precedent Years

• They could while following Global Guidelines in order to

Build up their Safety Institutional Frameworks, do

simultaneously concentrating Actions towards targeting

groups (those user groups or crash types which impose

more frequent & severe results)

• For getting successful through this Innovation, it’s

necessary to go forward via a separated National Road

Safety Action Plan at each issue followed by determined

funding and evaluation.

Recommendation to Countries with the same Situation

• Iran’s accession to the Convention on Road Traffic

(1968) and Convention on Road Signs and Signals

(1968) was ratified by national parliament on 10

Dec 1975.

• After Iran’s Incorporation, the implementation of

safety regulations and basic operations based on

these conventions and their amendments.

Accession to the Relevant Conventions