THE ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ROAD SAFETY ORGANISATION PRI IN IMPROVING ROAD SAFETY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

This paper presents the general strategy and activities of PRI, the International Road Safety Organisation, and its specific programme for developing countries. This includes: (1) raising the awareness of public authorities about the scope and importance of road accidents and road safety; (2) assisting the organisation of international cooperation on road safety; (3) obtaining information about the relevant characteristics of specific countries; (4) adapting the legislation, regulations and design of public transport systems; (5) improving traffic and road safety education and training; (6) applying road safety considerations to urban and rural transport planning; (7) increasing the efficiency of emergency services, by improving communications and transport systems and training first aid workers; (8) improving the collection of accident data; (9) helping to set up cost-effective national road safety programmes; (10) surveying the situation before and after introducing the programme; (11) evaluating the conclusions of experimental road safety projects, and adapting them for introduction in other countries; (12) integrating proved safety programmes into PRI's data base for general application; (13) developing a medium-term research programme, based on experience and aiming to achieve PRI's objective "MINUS 30 PER CENT ACCIDENTS", which it set on its 30th anniversary; and (14) organisation of a round table conference, aiming to implement this programme and provide direct assistance on road safety to developing countries. Paper presented at the Second ECA/OECD African Road Safety Congress, Addis Ababa, 16-20th October 1989.

• Corporate Authors:

  United Nations

  Economic Commission for Africa, P.O. Box 3001
  Addis Ababa,   Ethiopia 

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

  2, rue André Pascal
  Paris,   France  75775 Paris Cedex 16
• Authors:
  • Nilles, L
• Publication Date: 1989

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 5 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Crashes; Data collection; Developing countries; Education; Planning; Policy; Prevention; Safety; Statistics; Travelers
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1661: Accident prevention; 8525: Conference; 8623: Data acquisition; 150: Developing countries; 2284: Education; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 1755: Road user; 6555: Statistics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00498545
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM