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Proposal for a

National Road Safety Strategic Plan

Committee Members

Amal S. Kumarage

Rohan Abeywickrema

S.M. Wickremasinghe

Anura Dissanayake

Submitted to Hon Minister of Transport

October 2003

1. Vision A Safe and Effective Road Network for all Road users.

2. Mission

To create a safer road environment for road users by improving every aspect of safety in

order to support sustainable growth and continued social and economic development of

the country.

3. Scope

(i) Widen the scope of road safety with the active and coordinated

efforts of all stakeholders.

(ii) Improve road infrastructure, competence of drivers, road user

education, and standards of vehicles.

4. Goals

� Effective Institutional Structure and Finance

� Effective and Coordinated Management of Road Safety;

� Safe Roads for all Road Users;

� Disciplined Road Users;

� Competent Drivers;

� Roadworthy Vehicles;

� An Adequate Post Accident Care System

Objectives

The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) with the active participation of key stakeholders

(i.e. Department of Motor Traffic, Department of Police, Road Development Authority,

Ministry of Provincial Councils, Local Authorities, Academia and Civil Society) has

formulated the “National Road Safety Strategic Plan” with action programs for target

objectives. These objectives have been formulated after considering

a) Action Plan of the National Road Safety Secretariat (NRSS)

b) Proceedings of the Workshop on Road Safety, October 2003

c) Deliberation of the Implementation Committee for Road Safety, October 2003

The main objectives of the road safety strategic plan are based on the goals of the

stakeholders and findings of a trend analysis and current accident data analysis.

1 Reform the road safety Management to make it more effective, efficient Proactive &

Participatory to meet the current needs of society;

2 Establishment and management of an accident data base to provide necessary inputs

to implementing and executive agencies to assure road safety of users;

3 Create an effective legislative framework for improvement of road discipline;

4 Implement road standards to meet the safety requirements of all users;

5 Educate all road users towards a culture of Road Safety,

6 Develop a post accident care system for the benefit of all accident victims and

property;

6 Strategies

Effective Institutional Structure and Finance

I. National Road Safety Secretariat to function under the Ministry of

Transport, Highways and Civil aviation as the coordination unit for

road safety activities. This unit to comprise the following staff;

a. Coordinator for NRSS

b. Accounting person; and

c. Secretary for secretarial work

II Establishment a road safety fund as per clause number 213B of the

Motor Traffic (Amendment) Act, No.5 of 1998

Effective and Coordinated Management of Road Safety

I. Enactment of Required Legislation.

II. Effective Enforcement of the Legislation

III. Ensure Continuous & Adequate Availability of Funds

IV. Establishment of a Road Safety Information System for Coordination

and Evaluation.

V. Establishment of Road Safety Research and Development Programs;

VI. Continuous Training of Road Safety Personnel.

Safe Roads for all Road Users;

I. Improve the safety aspects of road design standards for new roads

and effect improvements to existing roads;

II. Carry out Safety Audits and remedial actions for all existing roads

to ensure minimum safety standards;

III. Provide parking facilities at strategic locations.

IV. Parking Management

Disciplined Road Users;

I. Educational programs at schools;

II. Public awareness campaigns;

Competent Drivers; I. Improved Standards for Training of Drivers and riders;

II. Improved Drivers and Riders testing;

III. Improve driving/riding skills.

Roadworthiness of Vehicles;

I. Improve the standards for registration of vehicles;

II. Establish an effective inspection program for the inspection of

roadworthiness of vehicles.

An Adequate Post Accident Care System;

I. Introduce a suitable post accident medical care system

II. Improve the system of Insurance and compensation payments for

accident damage.

7. Action Plan Strategic plan of the road safety for the nation has been translated in to the following

action projects, and have been prioritized accordingly. All action projects herein are

planned to be implemented during the next four years, i.e. 2004-2007. The required

resources have been identified for each action program in terms of the human resources,

equipment, and civil works.

Road Safety Action Program

Goal-01: Effective and coordinated Management of Road Safety

Strategy -01: Enactment of Required Legislation

Action Additional Resources Required

Human Resources (number)

Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Continuous Program to make amendments to the

Motor Traffic Act and its regulation as and when

required.

Nil Nil Nil

2. Provide prosecuting owners of vehicles, who

allows person to drive without valid driving license

Nil Nil Nil

3. Implement measures to eliminate jay-walking Nil Nil Nil

4. Implement measures to eliminate hazards caused

by animals. Nil Nil Nil

5. Implement measures to eliminate hazards caused

of obstruction road side particularly pedestrian

area.

Nil Nil Nil

6. Implement measures to prevent the damages to

the roads.

Nil Nil Nil

7. Implement measures to prevent for those

building owners who have converted their parking

facilities for other purposes.

Nil Nil Nil

8. Enhance penalties .for traffic offences ( comes

with MTA amendment) Nil Nil Nil


Goal-01: Effective and Coordinated Management of Road Safety

Strategy –02: Effective Enforcement of the Legislation



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Suspend Driving License and move for Warrants

when offenders evade summons to courts.

Select and train

800 computer

applications

personnel from

cadre presently

available. They

are to be placed

in divisions

island wide

0.04 Mn

600 PCs at 2 per

police station

and 300 printers

with servers

networked by

modems and

link with Traffic

courts

0.4 Mn

Nil

2. Immediate Communication to Commissioner of

Motor Traffic all suspensions of DL by Courts

Nil

3. Introduce an electronic driver absconders’

register with access to all Police Divisions Nil

4. Organize island wide apprehension operations of

absconders. Nil

5. Introduce electronic monitoring of fatal accidents

through a register at traffic headquarters. Nil

6. Monitor the daily updating of the Divisional

Traffic Minor Offence Report at Police Station

Level.

Nil

7. Interaction with local authorities and community

based organizations to clear road

obstructions/hazards

Nil Nil Nil

8. Establishment of 40 Traffic Courts/Tribunals

island wide with computers linked network.

Magistrate &

staff for 40

courts

80 computers

0.06 Mn

For buildings

2 Mn

9. Introduce incentive scheme for traffic police

based on performance/ reduction of accidents.

Nil Nil Nil

10. Train & deploy 20 Traffic Surveillance units to

introduce island wide Selected Traffic Enforcement

Programs (STEPs) with covering media publicity

and educational impacts.

370 Traffic

Persons

20 cars mounted

with laser speed

detectors, 80

MCC fitted with

laser speed

detectors

1 Mn

Nil

11. Installation of devices using modern technology

to detect traffic offenders as a pilot project (e.g.

speed camera, red light cameras).

Training for 10

officers for

respective

agencies

4 speed cameras

4 red-light

cameras

.08 Mn

12. Improve detection techniques and eliminate

alleged corruption by deploying traffic officers in

groups for all special operations by operating as

teams for special operations.

Nil Nil

Nil

13. Improve detection of drunk driving with Alco

meters. Nil 200 Alco

meters,

40,000

breathalyzers

with required

training for

Police

0.35 Mn

Nil

14. Increase Island wide traffic law enforcement Nil 100 Laser and

60 Radar Speed

guns.

300police

motorcycles

4 Mn

Nil



Strategy -03: Ensure Continuous & Adequate Availability of Funds



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1 Implement road safety fund with immediate

effect Nil Nil Nil

2. Provide 5% allocation designated for road safety

in all capital expenditure road projects and

rehabilitation projects

Nil Nil Nil

3. Increase allocations for safety related

improvements for all road agencies to make up at

least 20% of maintenance expenditure.

Nil Nil Nil



Strategy -04: Establishment of a Road Safety Information System for Coordination & Evaluation



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Establish Computers with central networking

between all points of Road Safety Management &

Administration (Police, DMT, NRSS, RDA, and

Provincial Councils).

Training

additional 475

personnel in

computer

applications at

HQs and

Divisional/

Provincial

Offices of all

agencies

1.5 Mn

Additional 200

PCs for all other

agencies other

than the Police

at Divisional

level with

servers

networked by

Modems to

Police Network

and own HQs

.01 Mn

Nil

2. Develop Software for recording of road safety

related data and for analysis of same. Specialized

training for 10

trainers of

programmers &

analysts

Include in

training

Software with

installation,

training and

service

agreement for 5

years.

0.1 Mn

Nil

3. Initiate a process of collecting and reporting road

hazards to the relevant road authorities.

Nil PC with e-mail

at traffic HQ for

people to

communicate

and to pass such

data to RDA

Nil

4. Introduction of a Centralized Link through

networking and the establishment of a central and

common master data base at the National Road

Safety Secretariat

Nil Networking and

Database

management

System to be

procured along

with 800 PCS

identified

earlier(ref.

Equipment,

strategy-02,

goal-01)

Nil

5. Introduce the Demerit Point System (Dept. of

Police) Specialized

Training for 20

personnel

Can be included

in network with

software

developed

inclusive of

training

0.44 Mn

Nil



Strategy 05: Establishment of Road Safety Research and Development Programs



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Creation of a Fund for R& D in Road Safety and

a mechanism for out sourcing research initiatives to

universities and research agencies on competitive

funding basis.

Nil Nil Nil

2. Allocations to RDA and Police for Pilot Projects

such as new designs, testing of equipment and road

furniture with enhanced safety features.

Nil Unspecified

(lump sum

provision)

0.5 Mn

Unspecified

(lump sum

provision)

0.5 Mn



Strategy -06: Continuous Training of Road Safety Personnel



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Design, formulate and out source long-term

training program of road safety personnel at

different levels, to technical institutions, and local

universities and institutes of higher learning, with

appropriate levels of quality and quantity of output

desired. This to be fee-levying sustainable program

after four years. This program to include local and

foreign training for 20 personnel from institutions

selected to provide training and a further 10 officers

from the stakeholder organizations who will co-

ordinate training within the respective

organizations.

1 Foreign

Consultant Man

Month

0.02 Mn

Teaching Aids

Multi Media

Computers

0.04 Mn

Nil

2. Provide specialized short-term training to

(a) 40 Senior Police Officers and 80 Junior Officers

engaged in Road Safety Management and

(b) 5 Senior EMVs and 5 Junior EMVs from the

DMT Office who qualify by present degree of

involvement and responsibility.

Nil Nil Nil

3. Ensure all stakeholder organizations designate

adequate numbers of officers at each level for

dedicated road safety work and provide continuous

funding for their training after Year 1.

Nil Nil Nil

4. Inculcate self-esteem and professional standards

in traffic police officers by providing continuous

training. For this purpose to train 24 Trainers at

range in-service training units.

Nil 1 of OHPP,

Screen, magi

board,

television, VCD

player, sound

system and

Manuals for 12

Range in

Service Training

Units

0.12 Mn

Nil

5. Strengthen of Traffic Headquarters training unit Nil Multimedia

projector-1

Screen-1

TV, VCD player

Sound System,

white board,

OHP,

Lithograph

printer

0.12 Mn

Nil


Goal-02 : Safe Roads for all Road Users

Strategy 01: Improve the Safety Aspects of Road Design Standards for New Roads and Effect Improvements to Existing Roads



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Updating gazette on road signs and Speed limits 06 Man months-

local

Nil 1.25 Mn

2. Incorporate minimum safety Standard for road

design specifications available with RDA for

ensuring adequate levels of safety and for these to

be gazetted.

2 man months-

foreign

4 man months-

local

Nil 0.025 Mn

3. Training of RDA engineers to conduct safety

audit of designs. 1 man month

(foreign)-Train a

local trainer

6 man months

(local)

Computer -01 Nil

4. Trained and guide Local Authorities in traffic

management including parking and maintenance of

signs.

3-month training Nil Nil


Goal-02: Safe Roads for all Road Users

Strategy -02: Carry Out Safety Audits and Remedial Actions for Existing Roads to Ensure Minimum Safety Standards



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Preparation of specifications and documentation

for Installation and maintenance of traffic signs and

lane markings on National highways by the private

sector in lieu of advertising rights.

Nil 09-computers

1 per each PD

Nil

2. Conduct Black spot identification on regular

basis in each District/Division and rectification of

identified black spots.

12 man months Nil 1 Mn per year

3. RDA to carry out at least one road safety audit

over the 4 year period for each road. 60 man months

per year

50 Traffic

Cones 9-Video

camera

9 – Odometers

9- Vehicles

25-Safety

Jackets

2 Mn

4. To effect improvements to the 200 kms of A1,

A2, A3 and A4 roads within the Western Province,

where identified to be host to over 25% of fatal

accidents occur

Nil Computers 1 No

Digital Camera

1 No

Laser Gun 1 No

2.8 Mn

5. Making aware the role of the responsibilities of

Local Authorities in road safety and helping them

to implement & setting up of the capacity to

implement and assist the Municipalities & Urban

Councils island wide.

Nil 3mn to all RDA

Divisional

Engineers

0.05 Mn to all

RDA Div.

Engineers


Strategy -03: Provide Parking Facilities at Strategic Locations



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Provide parking facilities with the involvement

of Private sector

3 month local

consultant

Nil 1 Mn


Strategy -04: Parking Management



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Amendment to the Motor Traffic Act for Parking Nil Nil Nil

2. Amend to the Motor Traffic Act for towing and

Clamping vehicles Nil Nil Nil


Goal-03: Disciplined Road Users

Strategy -01: Educational Programs at Schools



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Education of school children on road safety and

discipline

Nil 12 PA systems,

1 film unit with

40mm projector,

screen & sound.

1Projection TV

with a VCD

player, 1 Laptop

computer with

LCD projector,

road safety films

0.07 Mn

Nil

2. Policy directive to Include Road Safety as a

subject of study in all school.

Consultant for 2

man months

Nil Nil

3. Training of 40 teachers to teach road safety

discipline (minimum 2 teachers from each

secondary school)

Train 40 officers

as resource

persons

0.02 Mn

Nil Nil

4. Organize road safety societies in all schools

through police. Facilitation Rs.

2 Mn. Per

annum

Nil Nil

5. a). Train traffic wardens at schools

b).Provide new jackets, manuals of instructions and

certificates

Nil 10,000 jackets,

10,000 glows,

1000 manuals

0.08 Mn per

annum

Nil

6. Production and distribution of Road safety

literature to all schools

1 man month for

a consultant

0.05 Mn

Literature

0.05 Mn per

annum

Nil

Goal-03: Disciplined Road Users

Strategy -02: Public Awareness Campaigns



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Establishment of community based organizations

to safeguard the interest of accident victims

Nil Nil Nil

2. a) Educate community at large through media

campaigns and Exhibitions

b) Community education, private bus/van drivers,

three wheel drivers, school van drivers, and

container prime mover drivers

Nil 12 PA systems

to divisions,

Film unit, TV &

VCD player, 7

Laptops, LCD

projector.

Awareness

Vehicle to

education unit at

traffic

headquarters

0.2 Mn

Exhibition

3. Education and other Public awareness Nil Nil Nil


Goal-04: Competent Drivers

STRATEGY 01- IMPROVED STANDARDS FOR TRAINING OF DRIVERS AND RIDERS; Action Additional Resources Required


Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Preparation of Standards for driving schools and

introduce certification of quality assurance

One foreign

consultant for

one man months

Nil Nil

2. Preparation of driving/rider training manuals in

all three languages

One local

consultant and

02 translators

for 02 man

months

Nil Nil



Strategy -02: Improved Drivers and Riders Testing



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Increase cadre of Examiners of Motor vehicles in

the Dept. of Motor Traffic and to provide local

training for 30 officers and foreign training for 5

officers.

Nil Nil

Nil

2. Introduction of computer aided driver testing and

installation at DMT and District Secretariats.

Nil 200-computers

& Driver

Testing

Software

0.2 Mn

Nil

3. Improve standards for medical testing of drivers/

riders and Regularize the testing procedure,

including testing after serious accidents.

Foreign

Consultant

2 Man Months

Nil Nil



Strategy -03: Improve Driving/ Riding Skills.



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Formulate a system for implementation of the

demerit points and re-earning of points Foreign

Consultant – 1

Man month

Nil

Nil


Goal-05: Roadworthiness of Vehicles

Strategy -01: Improve the Standards for Registration of Vehicles;



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Introduce a new system of inspection of

imported vehicles at the Port prior to releasing from

Customs.

Nil 4 Computer to

Customs with

required

software

Nil

2. Introduce approval for type certification by DMT

through Import & Export Control Department prior

to importation of all vehicles.

1 man month-

Foreign

2 man months-

local

Nil Nil

3. Introduce standards for registration of locally

assembled/manufactured vehicles.

Include in above Nil Nil

4. Introduction of new safety standards &

implementation

Nil Nil Nil


Goal-05: Roadworthiness of Vehicles

Strategy 02: Establish an Effective Inspection Program for the Inspection of Roadworthiness of Vehicles.



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. TA for develop standards and procedures for

scrapping of vehicles and re-registering of

condemned vehicles.

1 foreign man

month and 2

local man

months for TA

Nil Nil

2. Preparation of specifications for vehicle fitness

certificates and quality assurance certificates and

thereby improve testing standards.

Nil Nil Nil

3. Preparation of specification and procedures for

the registration of garages and certification of

mechanics.

Nil Nil Nil

4. Vehicle owners/drivers awareness program for

driving, vehicle maintenance and road rules. Nil 1 mobile

awareness unit

equipped with a

Vedio camera,

Multimedia Unit

, lap top

computer,

Digital Camera,

Photograph

display projector

and training

(NDF)

Nil

5. Regularize joint inspection programs with DMT

to check the certification of fitness of vehicles by

private garages.

Nil Nil Nil

6. Strengthen the island wide roadside inspection

program by procuring 1 mobile unit.

Nil 75 decelaro

meters, 2-

complete mobile

inspection units

with all the

portable

equipment listed

Nil

7. Provide training for 40 IPPs to inspect vehicles

involved in accidents other than fatal accidents. Nil 40 break testing

machines

0.015 Mn

Nil

Goal-06: Adequate Post Accident Care System

Strategy -01: Introduce a Suitable Post Accident Medical Care system



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Implement accident victims rescue system Train 120

persons from

Local authorities

two man

months from

consultant

(foreign)

24 ambulances

Rs. 0.72 Mn.

Nil

2. Introduce legislation for post accident care

system (by social security system. May work

through insurance system)

Trained 15

insurance

persons, and

obtained

Foreign

consultant 2

months input

Nil Nil

Goal-06: An Adequate Post Accident Care System

Strategy -02: Improve the System of Insurance and Compensation Payments for Accident Damage



Equipment (item)

Civil Works (US $)

1. Encourage reforms in the Insurance industry in

order to promote road safety & discipline

One man month

of Insurance

consultant

Nil Nil

2. Amend the Motor Traffic Act to safeguard the

interest of the victims

Foreign

Consultant input

one man month

Nil Nil

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