Road Safety Awareness
TEAM NAME: The Y’Nots
LOGO:
Acknowledgement
This topic focuses on road safety. The knowledge base covers institutional responsibility of road safety, the development of a road safety action plan, raising awareness and understanding of road safety problems, road safety education and training, traffic safety legislation, enforcement of traffic laws, and monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of road safety activities. It also includes examples of Terms of Reference.
Transport Scenario in Dhaka (BANGLADEH)
Dhaka’s transportation system struggles to cope with the demand of an increasing population. It is characterized by congestion, high pollution levels, high numbers of accidents, and high user costs. The increase in the number of inefficient modes, such as cars, in recent years has exacerbated the situation. The number of private cars has increased from 87,866 in 2003 to 1, 15,880 in 2010. Dhaka’s roads struggle to accommodate the demands of their traffic. Traffic jams worsen when vehicles to park use one (or even two) lanes. Unlike most mega-cities, several forms of transport use Dhaka’s roads. Each has different operational characteristics. Road users, such as cars, buses and CNG ‘baby taxis’ are not known for the respect they give either to traffic rules or to each other. Pedestrians, too, often choose to ignore the rules of the road.
Target Audience
* Pedestrians- The most Vulnerable road user group
• Pedestrians alone are involved in more than 47 % of road accidents and 49 % of all fatalities.
• In urban areas pedestrians accounted for 62 percent of fatalities and in Dhaka city this is nearly 70 percent.
* Drivers with lack of traffic signal knowledge and poor driving skills.
Involvement of Buses and Trucks
In Accidents
– bus/minibus - 42%
– trucks - 37% and
In fatal accidents
– bus/minibus - 38%
– trucks - 30%
* Involvement of Children & Young People
• About one third of the total pedestrian
LOGO:
Acknowledgement
This topic focuses on road safety. The knowledge base covers institutional responsibility of road safety, the development of a road safety action plan, raising awareness and understanding of road safety problems, road safety education and training, traffic safety legislation, enforcement of traffic laws, and monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of road safety activities. It also includes examples of Terms of Reference.
Transport Scenario in Dhaka (BANGLADEH)
Dhaka’s transportation system struggles to cope with the demand of an increasing population. It is characterized by congestion, high pollution levels, high numbers of accidents, and high user costs. The increase in the number of inefficient modes, such as cars, in recent years has exacerbated the situation. The number of private cars has increased from 87,866 in 2003 to 1, 15,880 in 2010. Dhaka’s roads struggle to accommodate the demands of their traffic. Traffic jams worsen when vehicles to park use one (or even two) lanes. Unlike most mega-cities, several forms of transport use Dhaka’s roads. Each has different operational characteristics. Road users, such as cars, buses and CNG ‘baby taxis’ are not known for the respect they give either to traffic rules or to each other. Pedestrians, too, often choose to ignore the rules of the road.
Target Audience
* Pedestrians- The most Vulnerable road user group
• Pedestrians alone are involved in more than 47 % of road accidents and 49 % of all fatalities.
• In urban areas pedestrians accounted for 62 percent of fatalities and in Dhaka city this is nearly 70 percent.
* Drivers with lack of traffic signal knowledge and poor driving skills.
Involvement of Buses and Trucks
In Accidents
– bus/minibus - 42%
– trucks - 37% and
In fatal accidents
– bus/minibus - 38%
– trucks - 30%
* Involvement of Children & Young People
• About one third of the total pedestrian