77thth IRF REGIONAL CONFERENCEIRF REGIONAL CONFERENCEon “Road Safety inon “Road Safety in

Urban and Rural Roads”Urban and Rural Roads”

Organised by:Organised by:Organised by:Organised by:

INTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATIONINTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATION

INDIA CHAPTERINDIA CHAPTER

NEW DELHI, 1 NEW DELHI, 1 -- 2 November 20122 November 2012 11

GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY CONCERNS FOR AFRICA

RAISING AWARENESS: Case Study - CAMEROON

““PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT,PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT,

PAVE OUR ROADSPAVE OUR ROADS””PAVE OUR ROADSPAVE OUR ROADS””

Presented by:Presented by:

HRH Chief TAMBE John BITAHRH Chief TAMBE John BITABilingual Rural Roads ConsultantBilingual Rural Roads Consultant

Regional SubRegional Sub--Director of ROADSDirector of ROADS(SOUTH(SOUTH--WEST REGION, WEST REGION, CAMEROONCAMEROON))

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MAP SOURCE: COOPERATION CAMEROON – UNION EUROPEENNE

CAMEROON being “Africa in miniature” , with its vegetation ranging from dense Equatorial Rainforest in the Grand South (where the Rainy season lasts for about 9 months), to

the semi-arid Sahara Desert landscape in the Grand North (where

the Rainy season lasts for only 3

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the Rainy season lasts for only 3 months), passing through the rugged Savannah Plateaus in the Mid-West,about 95 % of all soil types in Africacan be found here in CAMEROON .

CAMEROON: One of the mostPeaceful Countriesin Africa.

DESCRIPTIONLENGTH

(km)PERCENTAGE

PAVED

Classified Roads

National Roads 7 055 50 %

Provincial Roads 5 717 15 %

Divisional Roads 7 662 7 %

Roads pending Up-grading 295 44 %

Sub TOTAL: CR 20 729(Approx. 25 % of

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Sub TOTAL: CR 20 729(Approx. 25 % of Classified Roads)

Rural Roads 80 299

Sub TOTAL: RR 80 299(Less than 2 % of

Rural Roads)

Grand TOTAL 101 028

WHY DO EARTH ROADS DETERIORATE ?WHY DO EARTH ROADS DETERIORATE ?

� EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAKES THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF THESOIL TOO SATURATED FOR OPTIMUM COMPACTION.

� SCARCITY OF GOOD QUALITY LATERITE FOR THE WEARINGCOURSE.

� POOR ATTITUDE OF THE POPULATION AND ROAD USERS TOWARDSPROPER ROAD USAGE (E.G. DIGGING, OBSTRUCTION OF DITCHESFOR PATH-WAYS, ETC.).

� NON-RESPECT OF RAIN-GATES AND CONTINUOUS CIRCULATIONDURING RAINS BY TRUCK DRIVERS.

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WHY DO EARTH ROADS DETERIORATE ?WHY DO EARTH ROADS DETERIORATE ?

� ABUSIVE OVERLOADING (NO WEIGHING STATIONS INSTALLED ONEARTH ROADS).

� SURFACE RUNOFF WATER CROSSING THE ROAD.

� POOR PERFORMANCE OF SOME ROAD MAINTENANCECONTRACTORS.

� DIFFICULT CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THE VILLAGERS BEFOREEXTRACTION AT THE BORROW PIT.

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TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPHTAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH

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RAISING AWARENESS WITH RAISING AWARENESS WITH THE REALITYTHE REALITYTHE REALITYTHE REALITY

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THE TAKE HOME MESSAGETHE TAKE HOME MESSAGE

“PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT,PAVE OUR ROADS”PAVE OUR ROADS”

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� LATERITE IS NOT A RENEWABLE COMMODITY .� ITS DEPLETION DESTROYS THE ENVIRONMENT.

� DURING THE DRY SEASON:� MANY HEALTH HAZARDS OF DUSTY GRAVEL ROADS AND

REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE A MAJOR ROAD SAFETY CONCERN.

� DURING THE RAINY SEASON:� CRITICAL “BAD SPOTS” ON EARTH ROADS ARE A ROAD� CRITICAL “BAD SPOTS” ON EARTH ROADS ARE A ROAD

SAFETY NUISSANCE TO TRAVELLERS WHO OFTEN SPEND THENIGHT THERE AND ARE HARASSED BY THIEVES.� TRAVEL TIME IS GREATLY INCREASED.� VERY HIGH IMPOSED TRANSPORT FARES.� INFLATED PRICES FOR HINTERLAND GOODS.� DIFFICULTIES IN EVACUATING PATIENTS.� OVER-LOADING OF TRANSPORT VEHICLES.� HIGH VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS.

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CARBONCOR ASPHALTCARBONCOR ASPHALT

PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IMPROVES ROAD SAFETY

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THE WAY FORWARDTHE WAY FORWARD

� USING COLD ASPHALT (e.g. CARBONCOR ) ATLARGE SCALE CAN BE A BREAK-THROUGH INDEVELOPING ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN AFRICA.DEVELOPING ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN AFRICA.

THIS IS A WORKABLE STRATEGY&

A POSITIVE VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF AFRICA

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CONTACT INFORMATION:CONTACT INFORMATION:

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Contact:Contact:Tel: + (237) 699 98 62 56

E-mail: btambe2002@yahoo.co.uk

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