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Country report Country report on measures taken for on measures taken for improvement of road improvement of road

safety situation in safety situation in PakistanPakistan

Mr.SaifullahMr.Saifullah ChatthaChatthaMinistry of communicationsMinistry of communications

Government of PakistanGovernment of Pakistan

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schemescheme

IntroductionIntroductionMeasures by National Highway Authority Measures by National Highway Authority (NHA)(NHA)Measures by National Highways and Motorway Measures by National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP)Police (NH&MP)ChallengesChallengesConclusionConclusionrecommendationsrecommendations

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IntroductionIntroduction

Road/Highway Safety; the 3 ERoad/Highway Safety; the 3 E’’ssEngineeringEngineeringEnforcementEnforcementEducationEducation

Importance Importance Situation in PakistanSituation in Pakistan

Generally dismalGenerally dismalRoad accidents Road accidents -- pedestrians to animal drawn vehicles and pedestrians to animal drawn vehicles and two wheelers to multi wheel transport vehiclestwo wheelers to multi wheel transport vehicles

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General statisticsGeneral statistics

Careless driving Careless driving –– 28.5%28.5%

DozzingDozzing at wheel at wheel –– 18.1%18.1%

Improper crossing Improper crossing

by pedestrians by pedestrians -- 8.6%8.6%

TyreTyre burst burst –– 7.17.1

Slippery road Slippery road –– 5.7 %5.7 %

OverspeedingOverspeeding –– 5.5 %5.5 %

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Road safety measures taken by National Road safety measures taken by National Highway Authority (NHA)Highway Authority (NHA)

Road engineeringRoad engineeringNHA mainly dealing with engineering aspect of roadsNHA mainly dealing with engineering aspect of roads

4 4 –– 5 % of 5 % of NHANHA’’ss annual maintenance plan utilized for annual maintenance plan utilized for improving highway safety conditionsimproving highway safety conditions

Standardizing road widthsStandardizing road widths

Inherited roads with 4 Inherited roads with 4 –– 5 meters width; a major cause of 5 meters width; a major cause of accidentsaccidents

Made 7.3 meters as a standard with 1 meter shoulder Made 7.3 meters as a standard with 1 meter shoulder width on each sidewidth on each side

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contdcontd……Geometric improvementGeometric improvement

Removal of geometric problems; reverse slopes or Removal of geometric problems; reverse slopes or negative super elevations on slopesnegative super elevations on slopes

Widening of dangerous curvesWidening of dangerous curves

Widening curves in hilly areas Widening curves in hilly areas –– greater maneuverability greater maneuverability for vehiclesfor vehicles

Pavement marking and cat eyesPavement marking and cat eyes

Installation at more and more highways Installation at more and more highways –– enhanced enhanced driving comfort and safetydriving comfort and safety

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contdcontd……..Road side obstacles/fencingRoad side obstacles/fencing

Includes fences, guardrails and stone wallsIncludes fences, guardrails and stone wallsPrevents vehicles from hitting road side obstaclesPrevents vehicles from hitting road side obstaclesStone walls also prevent fall in hilly areasStone walls also prevent fall in hilly areas

Medians and barrier wallsMedians and barrier wallsPreventing head on collisions and Preventing head on collisions and nightglarenightglare

Bus bays/Bus bays/parkingsparkingsBus bays and layBus bays and lay--by by parkingsparkings––safe boarding and safe boarding and disembarkingdisembarkingReducing obstruction to flow of traffic due to haphazard Reducing obstruction to flow of traffic due to haphazard parkingparking

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contdcontd……..Accident data collectionAccident data collection

Identification of potentially dangerous areas through data Identification of potentially dangerous areas through data collection collection –– Regional offices and NH&MPRegional offices and NH&MP

Improvement of potentially dangerous areasImprovement of potentially dangerous areas

Highway safety manualsHighway safety manualsPreparation of manuals on international standards in the final sPreparation of manuals on international standards in the final stagestages

EducationEducation

Education of public at large on road safetyEducation of public at large on road safety

FM radio launched for public awareness on highwaysFM radio launched for public awareness on highways

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Road safety measures by National Highways Road safety measures by National Highways and Motorway Policeand Motorway Police

Changing mindsets of drivers and commutersChanging mindsets of drivers and commutersAwareness Awareness programmesprogrammes since 1997since 1997

Extensive use of print and electronic mediaExtensive use of print and electronic media

OnOn--road briefings at entry points road briefings at entry points

and Toll plazasand Toll plazas

Road safety messages through fixed Road safety messages through fixed LEDsLEDs

Road safety sign boardsRoad safety sign boards

Installation of stalls in different industrial/social Installation of stalls in different industrial/social

exhibitionsexhibitions

Seminars, workshops and walk competitionsSeminars, workshops and walk competitions

Mobile education unitsMobile education units

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contdcontd……

Speed checking squadsSpeed checking squads

Installation of speed checking Installation of speed checking

cameras in all patrolling vehiclescameras in all patrolling vehicles

Day and night operation capabilityDay and night operation capability

of camerasof cameras

Deployment of speed checking vehicles in plain Deployment of speed checking vehicles in plain colourcolour

Randomly changing locations of speed checking vehiclesRandomly changing locations of speed checking vehicles

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contdcontd……EnEn--route vehicle checkingroute vehicle checking

General vehicle fitness condition in Pakistan being dismalGeneral vehicle fitness condition in Pakistan being dismal

Vehicle fitness certification almost nonVehicle fitness certification almost non--existentexistent

Unfit vehicles with untrained driversUnfit vehicles with untrained drivers

Technically not possible to check the fitness of every Technically not possible to check the fitness of every vehiclevehicle

No visually unfit vehicle allowed to plyNo visually unfit vehicle allowed to ply

Provision of tread Provision of tread guagesguages –– checking checking tyretyre conditionsconditions

Vehicles with worn out Vehicles with worn out tyrestyres not allowed to ply not allowed to ply –– 7.1% 7.1% accidents due to accidents due to tyretyre burstsbursts

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contdcontd……

Mobile Education Unit (MEU)Mobile Education Unit (MEU)Five vehicles with trained staffFive vehicles with trained staff

Equipped with audio/visual systemsEquipped with audio/visual systems

Road safety educational materialsRoad safety educational materials

Visiting different placesVisiting different placesPublic and private agenciesPublic and private agencies

Educational institutionsEducational institutions

MultiMulti--nationalsnationals

Bus/van terminalsBus/van terminals

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contdcontd……

First aid training to all enforcing staffFirst aid training to all enforcing staffMotorway police Motorway police -- the first to respond to any emergency/accident on the first to respond to any emergency/accident on

the motorwaythe motorway

First aid training to all enforcing staff First aid training to all enforcing staff

–– Government hospitals, Red CrossGovernment hospitals, Red Cross

and Red Crescentand Red Crescent

Master trainers now imparting training at the NH&MP training Master trainers now imparting training at the NH&MP training

college, college, SheikhupuraSheikhupura..

Present status Present status –– force being capable of handling serious accident force being capable of handling serious accident

victimsvictims

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contdcontd……Help line (130)Help line (130)

Help to commuter in distress Help to commuter in distress –– trade mark of NH&MPtrade mark of NH&MP

Introduction of emergency help line Introduction of emergency help line –– 130130

Motorway Police response with in 10 Motorway Police response with in 10 minuitesminuites to to distressed commuterdistressed commuter

UpgradationUpgradation of help line of help line –– access of commuters to basic access of commuters to basic information about information about

Road situationRoad situation

DiversionDiversion

Weather updatesWeather updates

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ChallengesChallenges

Public awarenessPublic awareness

Driver training and licensingDriver training and licensing

Vehicle fitness conditionsVehicle fitness conditions

Overloading Overloading

Drivers fatigue Drivers fatigue –– overdriving overdriving

Police training facilitiesPolice training facilities

Meager developmental/maintenance budgetMeager developmental/maintenance budget

Dearth of modern equipments Dearth of modern equipments

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conclusionconclusion

Road safety Road safety –– a vital area of considerationa vital area of consideration

Innumerable lives lost in road accidentsInnumerable lives lost in road accidents

Road safety enhancement Road safety enhancement –– a public responsibility a public responsibility

Need for international collaborationNeed for international collaboration

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recommendationsrecommendations

Mass awareness Mass awareness programmesprogrammes

Improving driver trainings and licensingImproving driver trainings and licensing

Enhancing vehicle fitness certificationEnhancing vehicle fitness certification

Curbing the problem of overloading Curbing the problem of overloading –– proper weighingproper weighing

Enhanced police trainingEnhanced police training

Better planning and policy makingBetter planning and policy making

Financial uplift Financial uplift –– International Aid International Aid programmesprogrammes

Improved research and data collectionImproved research and data collection

Exchange and collaboration of expertise Exchange and collaboration of expertise

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Thank youThank you