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The African Action Plan for the Decade of Action For Road Safety 2011-2020

The African Road Safety Action Plan 2011-2020 constitutes five pillars of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 (1) Road Safety Management (2) Safer roads and mobility (3) Safer vehicles (4) Safer drivers and other road users (5) Post-crash response. (Data Source: WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety , 2013)

Dedicated Institutes for Road Safety and Allocated Funding

Dedicated institutes for road safety can be considered as a clear ‘lead’ agency with a mandate for road safety, accompanied by funding from the National Budget. (Data Source: (Data Source: WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety , 2013))

Comprehensive Data Collection and Reporting Mechanisms on Road Safety Incidents and Trends

Countries that report road deaths as defined by the preferred standard of ‘died within 30 days of incident’ rather than ‘died at scene’ and that have data indicative of deaths by road user category (pedestrians, car passengers etc). (Data Source: (Data Source: WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety , 2013)

Developed and Adopted Non-Motorized Transport Policies

Countries that have NMT policies in place at a National level or Main City level that promote walking and cycling and/or separate vulnerable road users from traffic. (Data Source: (Data Source: WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety , 2013 and UNEP – Share the Road Programme).

Developed and Adopted Design Guidelines

Countries that have developed and adopted non-motorised transport design guidelines to support road building/upgrading etc. and design of NMT routes and networks. (Data Source: UNEP Share the Road Programme and Africa Sustainable Transport Forum desk research)

Ensure Air Quality Monitoring in all Main Cities

Countries that currently have regular air quality monitoring in all main cities. (Data Source: WHO Ambient (Outdoor) Air Pollution in Cities Database, 2014, UNEP - Africa Sustainable Transport Forum desk research )

Vehicle Emission Standards and Suitable Inspection and Testing

Countries that have vehicle emission standards in place and enforced inspection and testing. (Data Source: - UNEP – Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles)

Countries with Vehicle Import Regulations

Countries that have vehicles import regulations in place to ensure emission control and safety (Data Source: UNEP – Global Fuel Economy Initiative)

With Regulations for the Adoption of Cleaner Fuels, Especially Low Suphur fuels - at National Level

Countries that have vehicles import regulations in place to ensure emission control and safety (Data Source: UNEP – Global Fuel Economy Initiative)

Undertake a Country Level Fuel Economy Analysis and Develop a National Level Policy to Improve Fuel Economy

Countries with fuel economy policies in place (Data source: UNEP – ASTF Desk research )

Developed a National Policy on Sustainable Urban Transport

Countries that have addressed issues of Urban Transport at a national policy level either directly with a stand-alone policy or as a component of other Transport Policies or Urban Policies. (Data Source: UNEP - Africa Sustainable Transport Forum desk research, UN-Habitat Global Report on Human Settlements, 2013)

Developed Integrated Transport Plans with a Specific Focus on Multi-Modal Transport

Countries that have city level/regional level transport master plans addressing multi-modal transport solutions (Data Source: UNEP - Africa Sustainable Transport Forum desk research UN-Habitat Global Report on Human Settlements, 2013)

Undertaken a National Assessment and Developed a National Policy on Mass Transit Systems

Countries that have developed national policies on bus, BRT, light rail and/or heavy rail mass transit . (Data Source: UNEP - Africa Sustainable Transport Forum desk research UN-Habitat Global Report on Human Settlements, 2013)

Did you know?

Only 12 per cent of cities have air quality measures that meet WHO standards.

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