Traffic Accident Problems-1

‘Scale & Nature’

Effects of development &
modernisation?

Increased in:
• population,
• motorisation,
• travel demands

 Increased road accidents !!

 L. R. Kadiyali (2005):

Accident (collision, overturning or run-off)

which occurred on a road open to public
traffic resulting in either loss of life or
injury or damage to property, in which at
least one moving vehicle was involved.
 Key facts
Number of deaths (millions) 3

• Nearly 1.3 million deaths

2 • 20-50 million injured
1.8

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1.3 1.3

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1 <1

AIDS-related deaths Tuberculosis Road traffic Malaria

UNAIDS 2008 WHO 2008 WHO 2004 WHO 2008
Key facts
The leading cause of death
of young people aged

15-29 years
 Road traffic deaths
46% of road traffic deaths are pedestrians, cyclists &
motorcyclists

6%
Others
48%
46%
Car occupants
Pedestrian, cyclists
and motorized two-
wheels riders and
passengers
 Deaths vs Vehicle ownership
90% of road traffic deaths & injuries occur in low-income & middle-income
countries which have only 48% of the world's registered vehicles

Population Road traffic deaths Registered vehicles

 Regional perspective

Road traffic injury fatality rates* per 100 000 population, by WHO region and income group
 Worsening situation
Top 10 leading causes of death
2004 2030
Rank Disease or Injury Rank Disease or Injury
1 Ischaemic heart disease 1 Ischaemic heart disease
2 Cerebrovascular disease 2 Cerebrovascular disease
3 Lower respiratory infections
3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary
4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
disease
4 Lower respiratory infections
5 Diarrhoeal diseases
5 Road traffic injuries
6 HIV/AIDS
6 Trachea, bronchus, lung cancer
7 Tuberculosis
8 Trachea, bronchus, lung cancer
7 Diabetes mellitus

9 Road traffic injuries 8 Hypertensive heart disease

10 Prematurity & low-birth weight 9 Stomach cancer

10 HIV/AIDS
Year Accumulated Registered Vehicle Accumulated Population
1997 8,550,469 21,665,600
1998 9,141,357 22,179,500
1999 9,929,951 22,711,900
2000 10,598,804 23,263,600
2001 11,302,545 23,795,300
2002 12,068,144 24,526,500
2003 12,819,248 25,048,300
2004 13,828,889 25,580,000
2005 15,026,660 26,130,000
2006 15,790,732 26,640,000
2007 16,803,943 27,170,000
2008 17,971,901 27,730,000
2009 19,016,782 28,310,000
2010 20,188,565 28,910,000
2011 21,401,269 29,000,000
2012 22,702,221 29,300,000
2013 23,819,256 29,947,600
2014 25,101,192 30,300,000
2015 26,301,952 31,186,000
2016 27,613,125 31,660,700
 Registered Vehicles & Population
35,000,000

30,000,000

25,000,000

Population

20,000,000
NUMBER

15,000,000
Registered Vehicles

10,000,000

5,000,000

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1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
YEAR
Year Total Road Crashes Total Fatalities
1997 215,632 6,302
1998 211,037 5,740
1999 223,166 5,794
2000 250,429 6,035
2001 265,175 5,849
2002 279,711 5,891
2003 298,653 6,286
2004 326,815 6,228
2005 328,264 6,200
2006 341,252 6,287
2007 363,319 6,282
2008 373,071 6,527
2009 397,330 6,745
2010 414,421 6,872
2011 449,040 6,877
2012 462,423 6,917
2013 477,204 6,915
2014 476,196 6,674
2015 489,606 6,706
2016 521,466 7,152
 Road Crashes & Fatalities
600,000 8,000

7,000
500,000

6,000
Fatalities
400,000
5,000

NUMBER
NUMBER

300,000 Road Crashes 4,000

3,000
200,000

2,000

100,000
1,000

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1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
YEAR
 Equivalent to:

*1 jumbo jet full of 350 passengers

 Not satisfactory
compared to safety levels
set by
developed countries (UN)
Developed : 2.0 per 10,000 reg. vehicles

Developed : 10.0 per 100,000 population

Developed : 10.0 per 1 billion VKT

1 billion VKT
Nos. of accidents increased 2.4 times :

215,632 cases (1997)  521,466 (2016)

equivalent to : 591  1,429 cases/day

 SAVING
MILLIONS
OF LIVES

DECADE OF ACTION FOR

ROAD SAFETY 2011-2020
11 May 2011
 The Goal
To stabilize & then reduce by 50% the
forecast level of road traffic fatalities around the world by year 2020
(forecast of 1.9 million deaths  0.95 million deaths)
The Plan
 Pillars of the Plan

Road safety
Safer Safer Safer road Post –crash
management
roads and vehicles users response
mobility
 Road safety management
Strengthen institutional capacity
Put in practice UN road safety conventions
Establish lead agency
Develop a national road safety strategy
Set realistic & long-term targets
Develop data systems

Road safety
Safer Safer Safer road Post –crash
management
roads vehicles users response
and
mobility
 Safer roads and mobility

Improve safety-conscious planning, design, construction

& operation of roads
Assess regularly safety of roads
Explore various forms of transport & safe infrastructure

Road safety
Safer Safer Safer road Post –crash
management
roads vehicles users response
and
mobility
 Safer vehicles
Harmonize global standards
Implement new car assessment programs
Equip all new cars with minimum safety features
Promote use of crash avoidance technologies
Encourage managers of fleets to purchase, operate &
maintain safe vehicles

Road safety
Safer Safer Safer road Post –crash
management
roads vehicles users response
and
mobility
 Safer road users
Adopt model road safety legislations
Sustain or increase enforcement
Promote public awareness of risk factors
Call for activities to reduce work-related road traffic injuries
Establish graduated driver licensing programs for novice drivers

Road safety
Safer Safer Safer road Post –crash
management
roads vehicles users response
and
mobility
 Post-crash response
Develop pre-hospital care systems
Put in place single nationwide emergency telephone number
Provide early rehabilitation & support to injured patients &
those bereaved by road traffic crashes
Establish insurance schemes
Investigate crashes & provide legal response

Road safety
Safer Safer Safer road Post–crash
management
roads vehicles users response
and
mobility
www.who.int/roadsafety
www.decadeofaction.org
 Malaysia
Road Safety Department (JKJR), MoT
http://www.jkjr.gov.my

Malaysia Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS)

http://www.miros.gov.my

Royal Malaysian Police

http://www.rmp.gov.my

Asean NCAP
http://www.aseancap.org

Road Transport Department

http://www.jpj.gov.my
 International
WHO / United Nation Road Safety Collaboration
http://www.who.int/roadsafety

Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP)

http://www.grsproadsafety.org

Road Traffic Injuries Research Network (RTIRN)

http://www.rtirn.net

International Road Assessment Program (iRAP)

http://irap.net