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Road Safety

Management(Sri Lankan Experience)

Presented by

J.M. Thilakarathna BandaDirector Planning

Ministry of Transport - Sri Lanka

May!"##


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$n recent fe% decades increasing trends of road tra&c accidents in %orld%ide has pa'ed the %ay to nations to look into this iss(e se'erely.

#.) mn - deaths ann(ally *more than )""" each day+

," of these people are not tra'elling y a car

/" road tra&c deaths occ(r in lo% and middle income co(ntries. Theseco(ntries claim less than ," of registered 'ehicle 0eet in the %orld

RT in1(ries are among the three leading ca(ses of deaths for peopleet%een , and 22 years of age.

34 general assemly has declared !"## -!"!" as the decade of actionfor road safety

(Date source: Global plan for the decade of action for road safety20112020! "#)

Road safety


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To pre'ent RT5 in a co(ntry an ade6(ately f(nded lead agency and a nationalplan or strategy %ith meas(rale targets are cr(cial. $n 'ie% of the 7loalplan for the Decade of 5ction for road safety -!"## -!"!" Some of e8ecti'einter'entions are as follo%s9

$ncorporating road safety feat(res into land-(se

3ran planning and Transport planning

Designing safer roads and re6(iring road safety a(dits for ne% constr(ctionpro1ects

:8ecti'e speed management y police and thro(gh the (se of tra&c calming meas(res

Setting and enforcing internationally harmoni;ed la%s re6(iring the (se ofseat elts helmets and child restraints.

Setting and enforcing lood alcohol concentration limits for dri'ers

$mpro'ing post crash care for 'ictims of road crashes

P(lic a%areness programs for s(pporting the enforcement of legislati'e

meas(res


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Length of


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SLTB !" *:>pected 2"+

Pri'ate B(s )?

Train "2 Motor ike three %heelers#2

Fther pri'ate 'ehicles !,

Market share o the publictransport


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Road Trac Accidents (Magnitude

o the problem in Sri Lanka )Some fgures 2000 - 2009

#," 5ccidents daily!#",/ died *,-@ lost of li'es daily+

#?/A/2 in1(red2,/!! serio(sly in1(red5ro(nd !)"" people are killed ann(ally5ro(nd !,""" people s(stain non-fatal in1(ries

ann(ally5ppro>imately ?, road accidents are d(e to

h(man errors


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eath b! Road user categor!

Dri'ers and riders 2#Pedestrians ))Passengers !@

Durin$ Last %0 years (fro& 1' to 200)

##!"A2A accidents %ere reported2"""" peoples died

)?"""" in1(red-o(t of %hich @A22" serio(slyin1(red#"""""" 'ehicles damaged

Data source: inistry of *ealth


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"actors #n$uencing TracAccidents in Sri Lanka

$ncrease of tra&c*,/ road accidents occ(r in %estern pro'ince %ithin

a radi(s of ," km from olomo city center+

3nfa'orale road conditions DeCcient systems and

reg(lations

:rrant dri'ing :rrant pedestrians Mechanical defects of 'ehicles


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Road Saet! Management inSri Lanka

$nstit(tional frame%ork

:ngineering sol(tions

:d(cation P(lica%areness


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Road Saet! Management % #nstitutional"rame&ork

Transport Policy- Road safety is a matter of greatconcern in Transport policy in Sri Lanka.

Ministry o Transport -$n'ol'ing %ith all matterspertaining to safe and reliale passenger transportser'ice in the co(ntry is one of the main f(nctionsof the ministry.


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Tra&c 5ct-Reg(lations p(lished in the 7o'ernment7a;ette 4o.222G#/ dated #)G")G#/A? (nder Section !)?along %ith Section #@2 of the Motor Tra&c 5ct is the asisfor pro'iding tra&c control de'ices at present.

These reg(lations %ere ga;etted to introd(ce necessaryamendments to incorporate $nternational Tra&c ontrolDe'ices agreed (pon for adoption at the 34 onference

on HRoad Tra&cI held in E$:445 on "AG##G#/@A.

The Tra&c ontrol De'ices that are eing adopted in SriLanka are those that %ere agreed at the on'ention foradoption in the 5sian Region.

Le$al +ra&e,ork


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National Council or Road Saety - $n #/// the 4ationalo(ncil for Road Safety *4RS+ %as estalished as per Motor

Tra&c *5mendments+ 5ct 4o. ", of #//A. 4RS is operatingsince !""2.

4RS PFL$$:S

*#+ Road safety to e gi'en political priority

*!+ :8ecti'e legislation to ens(re ma>im(m Road safetystandards

*)+ Strict enforcement of Road safety reg(lations

*2+ Promote Road safety strategy for health promotion

*,+ Motor 'ehicles to meet %ith safety standards


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=ey participatory Stakeholders of 4RS

Ministry of Transport

Ministry of


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'isionHS5: RF5D FR 5LLI

Mission

HTF PRFMFT: 5 SF$:$TK R:: F RF5D 5$D:4TSI

becti*es$nteract %ith 7o'ernment and 4on 7o'ernment agencies onthe 4ational Road Safety Policy

De'elop and :nact comprehensi'e reg(lations to pre'ent roadaccidents

Technical and Cnancial s(pport to implement road safety

policy

The coordination of acti'ities %ith m(lti disciplinaryorgani;ation to promote road safety

5 proced(re for the implementation of economicallytechnically and socially 'iale and en'ironment friendly safety


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Maintain a data ase on

'ehicle pop(lation %ith compositionTra&c accidents

Local and international statistics on road safetyMaintain a lirary on the s(1ect of road safety

ollate information and cond(ct research and s(r'eys onrelated s(1ects

5ssist researches on related s(1ects

Liaise %ith similar international instit(tions share e>perience

Main f(nctions of 4RS


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5doption of proper Tra&c ontrol De'ices is cr(cially considered in RoadSafety Management

7(iding the road (sers and therey impro'e safety and e&ciency of high%ays.

:nhancing the orderly mo'ement of motori;ed non-motori;ed and pedestriantra&c.

Maintain (niformity in application of tra&c controlling meas(res.

e*elopment o Manuals on Trac +ontrol e*ices or Sri Lanka

Road De'elopment 5(thority *RD5+ of Sri Lanka has een foc(sing attention onthe need for a man(al of Tra&c Signs and Markings since #//!.

irst Man(al on Tra&c ontrol De'ices %as p(lished in #//? %hich %as inconformity %ith the stip(lations gi'en in the Eienna on'ention.

Re'ision %as carried o(t to the ao'e Man(al in #/// paying partic(lar referenceto the proposed e>press%ays.

(rrently (sed Man(al %as p(lished in !"") thro(gh a contin(o(s de'elopmentprocess %hilst maintaining the original se6(ence of presentation and ens(ring thepro'isions of the re'ised Eienna on'ention of #//,.

Road Saet! Management ,ngineeringSolutions


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Road Saet! Audit is the main methodology adoptedin Sri Lanka for Selection of appropriate safety meas(resand RS5 are cond(cted

- to e>amine the accident potential and safetyperformance of a ne% road pro1ects- to identify safety deCciencies of an e>isting road

%hich are not consistent %ith the roads f(nction and (se

Sae roads or all road users- $mpro'e the safety aspects of road design

standard for ne% roads e8ecti'e impro'ements toe>isting roads

- carry o(t safety a(dits and remedial actions for

all e>isting roads to ens(re minim(m safety standard- Pro'iding parking facilities at strategic locations- Parking management

Road &orthiness *ehicles- $mpro'e the standard for 'ehicle

registration:8ecti'e inspection program for the


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Road Saet! Management ,ducation and -ublic A&areness

Disciplined road (sers

ontin(o(s training of road safetypersonnel

:d(cational programs at schools

P(lic a%areness campaign

$mpro'ed standard for training ofdri'ers and riders


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Success or ailure .

%ith rapid increase of motor 'ehicle 0eet and conse6(entlyalarming increase of RT5 in recent fe% decades %arns (s torethink ao(t RSM in the co(ntry ommitment of a(thorities to ens(re an e8ecti'e road safety

management

Re'ision on achie'ing a strong res(lts foc(s thro(gh theirinstit(tional management

lear identiCcation of9 a lead agencyGdepartment the coregro(p of 7o'ernment ministries and agencies to e in'ol'ed

The core gro(ps roles and responsiilities deCned

high-le'el strategic re'ie% of performance

deCnition of a long term safe system goal etc.

Long-term go'ernmental o%nership leadership and politicalcommitment.


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"or a better uture//There are f(rther areas to formali;e concerninginstit(tional management f(nctions s(ch as

oordinationlegislation

f(nding and reso(rce allocationpromotion

monitoring and e'al(ation andresearch and de'elopment andkno%ledge transfer etc.

These f(nctions sho(ld e deli'ered primarily y thego'ernment agencies prod(cing inter'entions %ith ci'ilsociety partnerships for s(ccessf(l res(lts-foc(sedinter'ention.


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-arliament S,L,+T +ommittee

S:L:T ommittee %as appointed recentlyfor look into the alarming increase of Tra&c

5ccidents in Sri Lanka. The committeepro'ided g(idance for preparing a 4ational

road safety action plan %as prepared.


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0ational Action -lan "or road Saet!

5s per the g(idance of the parliamentary Selectcommittee 4ational road safety action plan %asprepared .

$n line %ith the 7loal plan for the Decade of5ction for road safety -!"## -!"!" Strategicactions %ere form(lated stand on , pillars asfollo%s9

N Road safety ManagementN Safer road and moilityN Safer 'ehiclesN Safer road (sers

N Post crash responses


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0ational Road Saet! +onerence

organi;ed y the Ministry of Transport %iththe assistance of Oorld


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