scholarly journals State of pedestrian road safety in Uganda: are interventions failing or absent?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmy Osuret ◽  
Stella Namatovu ◽  
Claire Biribawa ◽  
Bonny E Balugaba ◽  
Esther Bayiga Zziwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Pedestrian Safety ◽  
Institutional Capacity ◽  
Lead Agency ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Safety Interventions ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Serious Injuries

AbstractIntroductionIn Uganda, pedestrians are the most frequently injured category of road users, accounting for 40% of road traffic fatalities and 25% of serious injuries every year. There is paucity of information on existing pedestrian interventions and challenges that affect their implementation in Uganda. In this paper, we ascertain the state of pedestrian road safety interventions in Uganda and explore the challenges in the process of design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of existing interventions.MethodsWe conducted a qualitative study that started with a desk review of existing policy documents, police statistics, media reports, non-governmental organization reports, and published research. We supplemented the review with 14 key informant interviews and 4 focus group discussions. Participants were drawn from various agencies and stakeholders responsible for road safety. In total, we collected and synthesized data on the design, implementation, and evaluation of pedestrian safety interventions from 25 documents. Data were analyzed using qualitative thematic content analysis.ResultsThe National Road Safety Council within the Ministry of Works and Transport is the lead agency tasked with coordinating all road safety efforts, while the Uganda Police is largely engaged in enforcing pedestrian safety. We identified several existing policies and regulations for pedestrian safety like the Non-Motorized Transport policy whose implementation has been inadequate. Implementation is constrained by weak institutional capacity and limited resources. Moreover, road safety stakeholders operated in silos and this hindered efforts to coordinate pedestrian safety activities. Interventions like road designs were implemented with limited reference to any supporting data and therefore did not cater for pedestrian needs.ConclusionThere are interventions targeting pedestrian safety in Uganda, but effective implementation is lacking or failing due to constraints related to weak institutional capacity. This necessitates strategies to mobilize resources to strengthen the capacity of the lead agency to effectively coordinate road safety interventions.

scholarly journals State of pedestrian road safety in Uganda: are interventions failing or absent?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmy Osuret ◽  
Stellah Namatovu ◽  
Claire Biribawa ◽  
Bonny E Balugaba ◽  
Esther Bayiga Zziwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Pedestrian Safety ◽  
Institutional Capacity ◽  
Lead Agency ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Safety Interventions ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Serious Injuries

Abstract Background In Uganda, pedestrians are the most frequently injured category of road users, accounting for 40% of road traffic fatalities and 25% of serious injuries every year. There is paucity of information on existing pedestrian interventions and challenges that affect their implementation in Uganda. In this paper, we ascertain the state of pedestrian road safety interventions in Uganda and explore the challenges in the process of design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of existing interventions.Methods We conducted a qualitative study that started with a desk review of existing policy documents, police statistics, media reports, non-governmental organization reports, and published research. We supplemented the review with 14 key informant interviews and 4 focus group discussions. Participants were drawn from various agencies and stakeholders responsible for road safety. In total, we collected and synthesized data on the design, implementation, and evaluation of pedestrian safety interventions from 25 documents. Data were analyzed using qualitative thematic content analysis.Results The National Road Safety Council within the Ministry of Works and Transport is the lead agency tasked with coordinating all road safety efforts, while the Uganda Police is largely engaged in enforcing pedestrian safety. We identified several existing policies and regulations for pedestrian safety like the Non-Motorized Transport policy whose implementation has been inadequate. Implementation is constrained by weak institutional capacity and limited resources. Moreover, road safety stakeholders operated in silos and this hindered efforts to coordinate pedestrian safety activities. Interventions like road designs were implemented with limited reference to any supporting data and therefore did not cater for pedestrian needs.Conclusion There are interventions targeting pedestrian safety in Uganda, but effective implementation is lacking or failing due to constraints related to weak institutional capacity. This necessitates strategies to mobilize resources to strengthen the capacity of the lead agency to effectively coordinate road safety interventions.

scholarly journals State of pedestrian road safety in Uganda: a qualitative study of existing interventions

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 1498-1506
Author(s):  
Jimmy Osuret ◽  
Stellah Namatovu ◽  
Claire Biribawa ◽  
Bonny Enock Balugaba ◽  
Esther Bayiga Zziwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Political Commitment ◽  
Stakeholder Collaboration ◽  
Safety Interventions

Background: Pedestrians in Uganda account for 40% of road traffic fatalities and 25% of serious injuries annually. We explored the current pedestrian road traffic injury interventions in Uganda to understand why pedestrian injuries and deaths continue despite the presence of interventions. Methods: We conducted a qualitative study that involved a desk review of road safety policy, regulatory documents, and reports. We supplemented the document review with 14 key informant interviews and 4 focus group discussions with par- ticipants involved in road safety. Qualitative thematic content analysis was done using ATLAS. ti 7 software. Results: Five thematic topics emerged. Specifically, Uganda had a Non-Motorized Transport Policy whose implementation revealed several gaps. The needs of pedestrians and contextual evidence were ignored in road systems. The key program- matic challenges in pedestrian road safety management included inadequate funding, lack of political support, and lack of stakeholder collaboration. There was no evidence of plans for monitoring and evaluation of the various pedestrian road safety interventions. Conclusion: The research revealed low prioritization of pedestrian needs in the design, implementation, and evaluation of pedestrian road safety interventions. Addressing Uganda’s pedestrian needs requires concerted efforts to coordinate all road safety activities, political commitment, and budgetary support at all levels. Keywords: Pedestrian; safety intervention; qualitative; Uganda.

scholarly journals Effects of Improved Traffic Management on Sustainable Distributed Road Transportation Safety Based on Asian Experiences

2010 ◽  
Vol 14-15 (1) ◽  
pp. 321-332
Author(s):  
Irfan Ullah ◽  
Janusz Szpytko
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Traffic Engineering ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Transportation Safety ◽  
Data Systems ◽  
Road Transportation

Effects of Improved Traffic Management on Sustainable Distributed Road Transportation Safety Based on Asian Experiences Knowledge of the improved traffic management and its effect on road safety is an important component in the process of sustainable road network development. Having in mind that so many road traffic casualties occur, a key priority in transport policy is making highways as safe as possible. The mentioned objective is attained by means of sustainable safety. The paper focuses on sustainable road safety and his principles, based on selected Asian countries experiences. 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 crash data systems, road safety education and training, traffic safety legislation, enforcement of traffic laws and monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of road safety activities. In order to improve road transportation safety an organized sustainable approach is needed via concentrated action of all of participants in the process of realizing the transport service such as: governments at all levels, those who are professionally engaged in transport and traffic engineering and road users themselves.

scholarly journals ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN: RESULTS OF CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR ON TRAFFIC PLAYGROUND AND SIMULATED TRAFFIC SITUATIONS

2019 ◽  
pp. 001
Author(s):  
Dalibor Pešić ◽  
Aleksandar Trifunović ◽  
Maja Petrović
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Pedestrian Safety ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Safety Education ◽  
Safety Behavior ◽  
Safety Risks ◽  
Urban Rural

Child pedestrians are highly represented in fatal and severe road crashes and differ in their crossing behavior from adults. Child pedestrians are disproportionately vulnerable to road traffic injuries, but it is unclear which aspects of pedestrian safety behaviors develop at what age. To create effective intervention programs, research on which pedestrian safety risks occur among which age group and urban/rural areas, is needed. For these reasons, an experiment was conducted to examine the behavior of children on traffic playground and simulated traffic situations (STS). The key results this study showed children have a higher percentage of accurate responses to the STS environment, than on traffic playground. Thereby, it is important to take those findings in account when aiming to train children for road safety. The experiment represents a basis for the creation of individualized educational interventions to help children adapt to the basic traffic safety behavior rules.

scholarly journals Reducing deaths and injuries in cities around the world through a city multi-sector comprehensive approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Ratte
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Safe Driving ◽  
Road Traffic Crashes

Abstract Road traffic crashes kill over 1.35 million people worldwide and injure up to 50 million people. They are the leading cause of death among the young. City governments, in conjunction with national governmental agencies, are critical to reducing road traffic deaths. Cities are well placed to demonstrate effective implementation of evidence-based interventions and catalyse national action. Proven road safety strategies include: → enforcing road safety laws on speeding, drink driving, motorcycle helmets and seat-belts → designing and building safer roads → managing speed effectively → implementing transportation systems to make urban mobility safer → promoting safe driving and building public support for road safety via communication campaigns → using data from high-quality monitoring and evaluation systems for policy and planning. This presentation will highlight the successes and challenges in some selected cities participating in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety and share lessons learned in the implementation of a multi sector evidence-based comprehensive approach at city level.

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, IN PARTICULAR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, DURING THEIR MOVEMENT AT NIGHTTIME

2019 ◽  
pp. 2-10
Author(s):  
Andrii Horpyniuk ◽  
Serghii Taraban ◽  
Volodymyr Koskovetskyi ◽  
Andrii Shatran
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
National Level ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Pedestrian Safety ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Road User ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age

The issue of the safety of pedestrians, in particular school-age children during their movement at nighttime is considered with the coverage of such aspects of road safety as road infrastructure, vehicle design, behavior of drivers and pedestrians, especially children directly as the most vulnerable road users, and educational activities. Particular attention is paid to the fact that road traffic is the most complex and difficult aspect of the environment that a child can experience, especially during in poor daylight and in darkness (because in the autumn and winter it gets dark very early and time when children should go to school or from school falls at this period of the day). In the paper is shown how the visibility zones for drivers of motor vehicles in the darkness and in bad weather conditions are changing. Also, in the paper is provided information about the visibility of pedestrians who use or do not use on the clothes the retro-reflective elements, at the use of dipped and distant headlights of the car. The legislation of Ukraine and European countries in this area, which in particular regulates the requirements for the use of retro-reflective elements, as well as the practice and recommendations regarding their use, are analyzed. At the same time, the paper conducted a review of existing decisions that ensure pedestrian safety and allow them to be more visible to drivers of motor vehicles, especially with the onset of dusk and at nighttime. The analysis of the recommendations contained in the Consolidated Resolution on Road Traffic (R.E.1) concerning the increase of road safety in the dark time of day is carried out. Recommendations on possible actions to enhance the safety of pedestrians at the national level, including school-age children during their movement at nighttime are given. Keywords: road safety, road traffic accident, vulnerable road user, pedestrian, vehicle, retro-reflective element.

Analysis of factors influencing pedestrians’ safety in the road traffic

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
Marek Idzior
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Pedestrian Safety ◽  
The Road ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
National Road

The article presents analysis of pedestrian safety in the national road traffic. Factors influencing the safety of pedestrians in the road traffic are discussed. In terms of the regulations governing the relations of drivers and pedestrians, we significantly differ from the countries of Western Europe or Scandinavia, where the level of road safety is much higher than in our country. The situation in this country has probably matured to change it, give it the proper rank and improve the unfavourable statistics of pedestrian safety in the road traffic.

scholarly journals Road Safety Status Monitoring and Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 1079 (7) ◽  
pp. 072026
Author(s):  
V Klyavin ◽  
N Baryshev ◽  
A Dvurechenskaya ◽  
V Zelikov
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Status Monitoring

scholarly journals Drink, but don't drive? The alcohol industry’s involvement in global road safety

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Connie Hoe ◽  
Niloufer Taber ◽  
Sarah Champagne ◽  
Abdulgafoor M Bachani
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Expert Interviews ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Alcohol Industry ◽  
Alcohol Control ◽  
Mapping Review ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract Drink-driving is a major cause of global road traffic fatalities, yet few countries have laws that meet international best practices. One possible reason is the alcohol industry’s opposition to meaningful policies that are perceived to directly threaten sales. Our primary objectives are to document alcohol industry involvement in global road safety policies and programmes and to critically evaluate the responses of public health and road safety communities to this involvement. Under the guidance of the Policy Dystopia Model, we used a mixed methods approach in which data were gathered from expert interviews and a mapping review of 11 databases, 5 watchdog websites and 7 alcohol industry-sponsored initiatives. Triangulation was used to identify points of convergence among data sources. A total of 20 expert interviews and 94 documents were analysed. Our study showed that the alcohol industry acknowledges that drink-driving is an issue but argues for solutions that would limit impact on sales, akin to the message ‘drink—but do not drive’. Industry actors have been involved in road safety through: (1) coalition coupling and decoupling, (2) information production and management, (3) direct involvement in policymaking and (4) implementation of interventions. Our study also shed light on the lack of cohesion within and among the public health and road safety communities, particularly with regard to the topics of receiving funding from and partnering with the alcohol industry. These results were subsequently used to adapt the Policy Dystopia Model as a conceptual framework that illustrates the ways in which the alcohol industry has been involved in global road safety. Several implications can be drawn from this study, including the urgent need to increase awareness about the involvement of the alcohol industry in road safety and to build a cohesive transnational alcohol control advocacy alliance to curb injuries and deaths related to drink-driving.

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