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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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