[sustran] Re: sustran-discuss V1 #581

[gtewari]

Dear Jo Leyland,

Since majority of the road accident victims in developing countries are vulnerable
road users(VRUs)- people out side the vehicles, road safety  strategies must address
their concerns and special needs. A lot of the training material available
overemphasizes the need for "teaching" safe behaviour and discipline on the roads
and developing education material for the "victims". One must look into the
excellent research efforts done in OECD countries for VRUs which explains the
importance of influencing road user behavior by altering road designs and
encouraging correct behavior by meeting the needs of bicyclists pedestrians in road
designs. Education and policing seem to have low impacts on altering behaviour and
inculcating safe practices. You may wish to look at a new ETSC( European Transport
Safety Council) report " The Safety of Pedestrians and Cyclists in Urban Areas",
which identifies best practices internationally.

Geetam Tiwari, IIT, Delhi

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> sustran-discuss      Saturday, February 26 2000      Volume 01 : Number 581
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>     [sustran] road safety training
>     Re: road safety training
>     [sustran] Re: road safety training
>     Re: road safety training
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> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 10:40:16 -0800
> From: LEYLAND at maf.org (leyland)
> Subject: [sustran] road safety training
>
>      Dear All
>
>      I am working with a road maintenance project in Western Uganda that is
>      assisting the Ministry of Works to rehabilitate the main gravel road
>      network.  There is a community participation component within the
>      project which includes a road safety programme.  With the improvement
>      of the roads, there is a risk that the number and severity of
>      accidents could increase so we are also trying to tackle road user
>      behaviour within the project.
>
>      We are carrying out a training programme for teachers from schools
>      near the roads, using flipcharts that we have produced, to improve
>      children's safety and behaviour on the roads.  We are also
>      constructing footpaths along some of the key sections of the gravel
>      roads that are used by many pedestrians e.g. between trading centres
>      and schools or entry stretches to district towns etc.
>
>      Now we are looking to develop a road safety training programme with
>      the Police and the National Road Safety Council for public transport
>      operators in the project area, primarily the 'taxi' (minibus) drivers,
>      'machara' (motorcycle) operators and the 'boda boda' (bicycle)
>      operators.  We are meeting with the transporter associations and
>      relevant parties to work out with them what their training needs are
>      and develop the programme and training materials as necessary.
>
>      However, we are interested to find out what training resources and
>      materials are currently available and to learn from other relevant
>      experiences.  Does anyone have, or know of, relevant training
>      materials or documentation that we could access?
>
>      Please let me know.  Thanks
>
>      Jo Leyland
>      Western Uganda Road Maintenance Capacity Building Project
>
>      email: leyland at maf.org
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 18:30:44 +0000 ()
> From: Antony J Plumbe <a.j.plumbe at Bradford.ac.uk>
> Subject: Re: road safety training
>
> Hello Jo,
>
> See "Towards Safer Roads in Developing Countries; A Guide for Planners
> and Engineers" written by the Ross Silcock Partnership and two members
> of the Overseas Unit at the Transport and Road Research Laboratory and
> distributed by DfID. The persons who can help you on a commercial basis
> at the TRL is Andrew Downing or Brian Hills or Chris Bageley or Ivor
> Sayer.
>
> Almost all UK local authorities have school child safety units with
> suitable materials for children here.
>
> Best wishes.
>
> Tony Plumbe
>
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 10:40:16 -0800 leyland <LEYLAND at maf.org> wrote:
>
> >      Dear All
> >
> >      I am working with a road maintenance project in Western Uganda that is
> >      assisting the Ministry of Works to rehabilitate the main gravel road
> >      network.  There is a community participation component within the
> >      project which includes a road safety programme.  With the improvement
> >      of the roads, there is a risk that the number and severity of
> >      accidents could increase so we are also trying to tackle road user
> >      behaviour within the project.
> >
> >      We are carrying out a training programme for teachers from schools
> >      near the roads, using flipcharts that we have produced, to improve
> >      children's safety and behaviour on the roads.  We are also
> >      constructing footpaths along some of the key sections of the gravel
> >      roads that are used by many pedestrians e.g. between trading centres
> >      and schools or entry stretches to district towns etc.
> >
> >      Now we are looking to develop a road safety training programme with
> >      the Police and the National Road Safety Council for public transport
> >      operators in the project area, primarily the 'taxi' (minibus) drivers,
> >      'machara' (motorcycle) operators and the 'boda boda' (bicycle)
> >      operators.  We are meeting with the transporter associations and
> >      relevant parties to work out with them what their training needs are
> >      and develop the programme and training materials as necessary.
> >
> >      However, we are interested to find out what training resources and
> >      materials are currently available and to learn from other relevant
> >      experiences.  Does anyone have, or know of, relevant training
> >      materials or documentation that we could access?
> >
> >      Please let me know.  Thanks
> >
> >      Jo Leyland
> >      Western Uganda Road Maintenance Capacity Building Project
> >
> >      email: leyland at maf.org
>
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 14:01:00 -0500
> From: Pguitink at worldbank.org
> Subject: [sustran] Re: road safety training
>
> 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
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 08:58:13 +0530
> From: "Rajendra Aryal" <rajendra.aryal at undp.org>
> Subject: Re: road safety training
>
> Dear Jo and all,
>
> It is interesting to hear that you are working on a road safety programme in
> Uganda. We are presently doing the same in Nepal. UNCDF is currently supporting
> the rehabilitation of two Feeder Roads and we realized that the people living
> along the road corridors are now getting exposed to fast moving vehicles for
> the first time. Morover, we felt that there si every risk with school going
> children and women. We have thus integrated also traffic safety aspect ans
> recently recrited a Road safety Officer. We are now closely working with the
> communities living along the road corridors, police, transporters, local youth
> clubs and schools. The working modality we are adopting is more or less similar
> to what Jo is doing in Uganda.
>
> Moreover, Department of Roads in Nepal has established a Traffic Safety Unit at
> the central level and this unit has become pretty effective now. We are also
> closely working with this unit. For your information this unit has brought out
> a significant number of publications. Some of them are "Identifying and
> Treating Accident Sites", "Designing Safe Side Drains", "Road Users' Rules and
> Regulations", "Safety Barriers", and few others. If you are interested in
> receiving a copy of these documents I would be pleased to forward your message
> to the Department of Roads in Kathmandu.
>
> With best regards.
>
> leyland wrote:
>
> >      Dear All
> >
> >      I am working with a road maintenance project in Western Uganda that is
> >      assisting the Ministry of Works to rehabilitate the main gravel road
> >      network.  There is a community participation component within the
> >      project which includes a road safety programme.  With the improvement
> >      of the roads, there is a risk that the number and severity of
> >      accidents could increase so we are also trying to tackle road user
> >      behaviour within the project.
> >
> >      We are carrying out a training programme for teachers from schools
> >      near the roads, using flipcharts that we have produced, to improve
> >      children's safety and behaviour on the roads.  We are also
> >      constructing footpaths along some of the key sections of the gravel
> >      roads that are used by many pedestrians e.g. between trading centres
> >      and schools or entry stretches to district towns etc.
> >
> >      Now we are looking to develop a road safety training programme with
> >      the Police and the National Road Safety Council for public transport
> >      operators in the project area, primarily the 'taxi' (minibus) drivers,
> >      'machara' (motorcycle) operators and the 'boda boda' (bicycle)
> >      operators.  We are meeting with the transporter associations and
> >      relevant parties to work out with them what their training needs are
> >      and develop the programme and training materials as necessary.
> >
> >      However, we are interested to find out what training resources and
> >      materials are currently available and to learn from other relevant
> >      experiences.  Does anyone have, or know of, relevant training
> >      materials or documentation that we could access?
> >
> >      Please let me know.  Thanks
> >
> >      Jo Leyland
> >      Western Uganda Road Maintenance Capacity Building Project
> >
> >      email: leyland at maf.org
>
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