[sustran] Re: road safety training

[Pguitink at worldbank.org]

While 'Towards Safer Roads in Developing Countries' is an excellent publication,
it is focusing on the paved road network, and only has a few recommendations for
the low-volume, unpaved network mentioned in Leyland's message. I think we have
to collect bits and pieces from various experiences and lessons learned in rural
areas to find what works and what not.  A major constraint is the lack of
accident data for these areas, where they do exist they often only look at
fatalities and/or accidents involving material damages to vehicles.  There is a
serious underreporting problem for injuries and fatalities amongst unidentified
pedestrians in developing countries, especially in rural areas.  In any case, I
think the community involvement mentioned in the message is a good start to
better understand the nature of the problem on this type of infrastructure.

I have contacted Mr./Ms. Leyland by separate Email to see how we can be of
assistance.

Best regards,

Paul Guitink