New Zealand - Evaluating a package of interventions to improve young driver safety

New Zealand's road safety strategy to 2020, Safer Journeys [Ministry of Transport 2010], has as one of its goals a reduction in the fatality rate of young people. In 2007/08, the fatality rate for young New Zealanders in road crashes was 21 per 100,000 population. Half of these fatalities were drivers. By comparison, the equivalent rate in Australia was 13 per 100,000 population.

Implementation of Australia's new road crash risk assessment approach

The Australian National Risk Assessment Model (ANRAM) provides road agencies in Australia with a nationally-consistent system for the identification; measurement and reporting of severe crash risk. ANRAM helps road agencies manage this risk through the development of treatment programs aimed at reducing fatal and serious injury (severe) crashes. Such programs support the objectives of the national and state road safety policies seeking to eliminate fatal and serious injuries. This Safe System vision [...]

Malaysia - Mixed traffic and segregation of motorcycles on the Port Klang-Kuala Lumpur Road

Recent economic growth in Malaysia has resulted in a significant increase in the volume of road traffic in most cities in the country. In spite of being able to travel quite quickly within a city, many Malaysians have opted for motorcycles as their means of transportation to avoid traffic congestion. Approximately 47% of registered vehicles in Malaysia are motorcycles, compared to most developed countries where the proportion of motorcycles is only about 1-5%.

Road safety framework and policies in Singapore

Singapore is an urbanised city State. It has a land area of 715.8 square kilometers and a dense population of about 5.31 million. About 13% of the total land area is devoted to roads. The road network is highly urbanised, with 161 km of expressways, 652 km of arterial roads, 561 km of collector roads and 2,051 km of local access roads. The road infrastructure is well developed and well maintained, including the provision of lighting on every public road. Compared with many developed countries, [...]

Traffic safety countermeasure project for arterial roads in Japan

A hazardous locations countermeasure project has been conducted in Japan since 2003 as part of a traffic safety countermeasure project for arterial roads. The aim of the project is to implement effective and efficient countermeasures at hazardous locations, which are determined by their concentration of traffic accidents. A goal of a 30% reduction in fatal and injury accidents has been set.