Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Management
(Sri Lankan Experience)
Presented by
J.M. Thilakarathna Banda
Director Planning
Ministry of Transport - Sri Lanka
May,
2011
Road safety
In recent few decades, increasing trends of road traffic accidents in world
wide has paved the way to nations to look into this issue severely.
1.3 mn - deaths annually (more than 3000 each day)
50% of these people are not travelling by a car
90% road traffic deaths occur in low and middle income countries. These
countries claim less than 50% of registered vehicle fleet in the world
RT injuries are among the three leading causes of deaths for people
between 5 and 44 years of age.
UN general assembly has declared 2011 -2020 as the decade of action
for road safety
(Date source: Global plan for the decade of action for road safety
2011-2020, UN)
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Factors
IncreaseInfluencing
of traffic
Traffic
(59%
road accidents occur
western
province within
Accidents
in inSri
Lanka
a
Institutional framework
Road Safety Management in
Sri Lanka
Engineering solutions
Education & Public
awareness
Legal Framework
Vision
SAFE ROAD FOR ALL
Mission
TO PROMOTE A SOCIEITY FREE OF ROAD ACCIDENTS
Objectives
Interact with Government and Non Government agencies on
the National Road Safety Policy
Develop and Enact comprehensive regulations to prevent road
accidents
Technical and financial support to implement road safety
policy
The coordination of activities with multi disciplinary
organization to promote road safety
A procedure for the implementation of economically,
technically and socially viable and environment friendly safety
Success or failure ?
with rapid increase of motor vehicle fleet and consequently
alarming increase of RTA in recent few decades warns us , to
Commitment of authorities to ensure an effective road safety
rethink
about RSM in the country
management