Status of National Effort to Enhance Road Safety in Ethiopia
Presented by National Road Safety Coordinating Office
9th Meeting of the UNRSC, 17-18 November 2008
Highlights of Road Traffic Accident In Ethiopia
In Year 2007/08• 2,160 people died due to road accident
• 8,958 people were injured
• Fatality per 10,000 vehicles is 80• Fatality per 100,000 population is 2.7
Fatality Rate Per 10,000 Vehicles Trend
178194
181172
159
140126 128 125
136 136128 126
103
80
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50
100
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250
Year
Rat
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Baseline
Fatality Rate Trend
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20
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60
80
100
120
140
160
02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08
Year
Rat
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r 10,
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Vehi
cles
Baseline
Fatality and Vehicle Numbers Compaired to Baseline Year
100%
116% 121%
139% 139%
119%
100%
116%128%
150%
183%
202%
100% 100%94% 93%
76%
59%
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
250%
02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08
Year
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03
Fatality
Vehicle
Fatality rate per10,000 Vehicles
Fatality Rate per 100,000 Population Trend
2.8
2.42.3
2.4 2.4
2.6
3.0 3.0
3.33.2
2.7
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
1997/08 1998/09 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002.03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 '2007/08
Year
Rat
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tion
Main Risk Factors for Road Traffic Injuries in Ethiopia
Fatal Accident Types Compaired between the Baseline Year 2002/3 and 2007/8
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20
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60
70
Fatal Accident Types
Per
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are 2002/3
2007/8
2007/8 Fatalities by gender and age
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
<18 18-30 31-50 >51
Age ranges
Fata
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per
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MaleFemale
Specific interventions implemented in Ethiopia
1. Strengthened drivers’ training, testing and licensing 2. Defensive driving training for professional drivers 3. Strengthened road safety responsibilities in transport
associations and organizations4. Freight vehicles for passenger transport controlled5. Strengthened vehicle inspection and spot checking
1. National and Regional Road Safety Coordination2. Local Level Road Safety Coordination
1. Awareness training in targeted traffic control 2. Targeted traffic control implemented in pilot areas3. Accident data collection and reporting system
Implemented Road Safety Coordination
Implemented Drivers Licensing and Vehicle Inspection
Traffic Law Enforcement
1. Legal provisions relevant to traffic safety2. Mandatory 3rd party vehicle insurance law
1. Traffic safety education for children2. Mass media road safety campaign 3. Community road safety campaigns
1. Emergency medical service in Addis Ababa and regions
Implemented Road Safety Engineering Measures1. Road safety audit units in roads authorities2. Studies of hazardous road locations3. Road safety measures at hazardous locations
Strengthened Legal Provisions
Implemented Road Safety Education and Publicity
Implemented Emergency Medical System
Monthly Traffic Speed Violations in Eastern Shewa Cities along the Addis Ababa Awassa Highways
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Year and Month (Eth.C.)
Perc
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rs
Accident trend in Eastern Shewa
0
100
200
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2001/2 2002/3 2003/4 2004/5 2005/6
Year
Num
ber o
f acc
iden
ts
PropertydamageLightinjurySeriousinjuryFatalty
Accident severity
May to September 2006 compared to same period of 2005
2005
2006
Reduction in%
Death 84 44 -47.6
Serious injury 59 27 -54.2
Light injury 25 11 -56.0
Property damage
168 110 -34.5
Total accidents 336 192 -42.9
Targeted traffic law enforcement result in East Shewa zone
The way forward1. Establish the transport management and road
safety training institution for sustained capacity building at federal and regional levels
2. Strengthen traffic control to enforce speed limit and drink driving laws
3. Expand the Accident data system improvement 3. Strengthen the good practices obtained in
previous community awareness creation effort4. Strengthen the children road safety education. 5. Strengthen the ongoing mass media campaigns. 7. Strengthen the road safety efforts in transport
associations and organizations8. Strengthen road safety audit and measures9. Support Emergency Medical Service improvement
efforts of the Ministry Of Health
Thank you
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