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CITP Road Safety Strategy COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PLAN CHAPTER 14 ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY Chapter 14 final.indd 1 2015/04/17 12:06:35 PM CONTENTS 14. POLICIES, LEGASLATION AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 1 14.1. Transport Engineering Services 1 14.1.1 Road Safety 1 14.1.1.1. Introduction 1 14.1.1.2. International and National Road Safety Strategies 2 14.1.1.3 Current Municipal Legislation and Guidelines 3 14.1.1.4 Tshwane Road Safety Management - Current Roles and Responsibilities 4 14.1.1.5 Tshwane Road Safety Management – Allocation of budget and monitoring of implementation targets 9 14.1.1.6 Status Quo of Accident Data Information Systems 11 14.1.1.7 ACCIDENT AND INJURY TRENDS 12 14.1.1.8 Road Safety in Tshwane: Key Achievements and Existing Key Challenges 14 14.1.1.9 Road Safety Strategy 28 A. COORDINATION OF STAKEHOLDERS, EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES, DATA COLLECTION AND MONITORING 17 1. Establish an active workgroup that ensures communication and collaboration between role players 2. Implement an Internal and External Road Safety awareness programme 3. Develop a low cost, effective, central database system with access to all involved 4. General Monitoring and Evaluation B. HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS, DESIGN STANDARDS AND ROAD SAFETY AUDITS 20 1. Develop engineering solutions for hazardous locations 2. Review engineering design standards and practices used in Tshwane 3. Implement Road Safety audits on Engineering projects 4. Use of technology and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) to improve road safety C. LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS 21 D. COORDINATED, EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION 21 1. Provide coordinated, sustainable and frequent road safety education to all learners in Tshwane 2. Introduce road safety education and training for target groups E. IMPLEMENT RIMS 22 14.1.1.10 Implementation plan and Budget 22 0214 022 Chapter 14 final.indd 2 2015/04/17 12:06:36 PM CHAPTER 14 ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY 14. POLICIES, LEGASLATION AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 14.1. Transport Engineering Services 14.1.1. Road Safety 14.1.1.1. Introduction This section on road safety firstly outlines the status quo of road safety management and initiatives in the City of Tshwane and secondly the activities of the proposed road safety strategy. This work is a result of an interactive process of gathering information through several meetings with relevant stakeholders and through an additional desk study. All role players have been important contributors within the process of gathering information. In short, it follows the process: Status Quo –> Challenges –> Objectives –> Strategies –> Activities –> Performance measurement The status quo report on road safety provides an overview of international and national road safety strategies and covers in more detail the current municipal legislation and guidelines, as well as the current roles and responsibilities within the City of Tshwane’s road safety management. Information about the status quo of accident data information systems is incorporated, which serves as the basis to identify accident and injury trends. 12 1 Chapter 14 final.indd 1 2015/04/17 12:06:36 PM Of specific value is the insight gained into current achievements and existing challenges of road safety b. South African National Road Safety Strategy 2011 – 2020 management and stakeholder involvement. This is believed to allow making proposals that support a The Department of Transport has developed a National Road Safety Strategy which is in line with the realistic way forward for the CITP Road Safety Strategy. The intention is to stimulate a debate regarding Decade of Action. However, this strategy has not yet been officially approved by the Minister and is the institutional management of road safety. therefore only considered to be a draft document. 14.1.1.2. IInternational and National Road Safety Strategies The Draft Road Safety Strategy focuses on better utilisation of human and financial resources across a. United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 spheres of government to address road deaths. Based on the five pillars of the Decade of Action, inter alia, the following actions have been identified: In 2010 the governments of the world declared 2011–2020 as the Decade of Action for Road Safety. • Each province, each district municipality and each local municipality must report every month on The goal of the Decade of Action is to stabilize and reduce the increasing trend in road traffic fatalities, the number of road accidents occurring in their area, what the causal factors are and how these saving an estimated 5 million lives over the period. A Global Plan of Action was developed to practically are being addressed. guide countries so that their actions support the overarching target. Within the legal constructs of national and local governments, countries are encouraged to implement activities according to five • Improving the data capturi ng and reporting on road fatalities and injuries. pillars (see Figure 14.1). • The South African Police Service SAPS (Division: Visible Policing) has developed a 10-year Road Crime Crash Combating Strategy for the Make Roads Safe Campaign. It comprises National activities five strategic functional areas, namely high-visibility patrols; intelligent Road Policing; improve service delivery through: attendance, crime scene investigation, and recording of road crime Pillar 1 Pillar 2 Pillar 3 Pillar 4 Pillar 5 crashes and non-serious Crashes Road safety Safer roads Safer vehicles Safer roads Post-crash • Create multi-sectoral (interdepartmental) and multidisciplinary (involving both government and management and mobility users response nongovernment stakeholders) partnerships and ensure institutionalization of such partnerships. International coordination of activities • Ensure funding is sufficient for implementation by dedicating 10% of infrastructure spending to road safety and partnering with the private sector through sponsorship or public private Figure 14.1: The five pillars of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-20202 partnerships where appropriate to assist resourcing and implementation. South Africa, which has one of the highest road traffic fatality rates with 31.9 fatalities per 100 000 • Ensure that road safety education forms part of the life skills curriculum at schools. Further, that 2 population , is one of the 182 member states that supports United Nations Decade of Action for Road every Grade 11 learner will have a learner’s license and every 18-year-old a driving license. Safety. Within the African region only Nigeria has a higher road fatality rate 33.7 per 100 000 population. • Develop a system that produces responsible drivers to contribute safety to road users. To address this, a newly-introduced standardised learner driver training programme pilot project (2012) has Currently, most road safety action plans are being developed by identifying strengths and weaknesses been implemented in four provinces with the aim of enforcing high quality driver education. This in relation to the UN Decade requirements to develop an UN Decade compatible strategy. Various project is a collaboration between National and Provincial Departments of Transport, and the initiatives have been established since the advent of the Decade of Action. However in South Africa, a Department of Basic Education. lack of focus during implementation reduces the impact of efforts and results in insufficient mechanism. South Africa has joined the International Road Traffic and Accident Database Group (IRTAD) in 2012, which will additionally assist with establishing efficient and effective road safety management. As part of the (Twinning) program work and mission, the IRTAD Group has engaged in a strategy to assist low- 1 WHO (2012): Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 and middle-income countries to set up or improve safety data collection and analysis systems. Twinning 2 WHO (2013): Global status report on road safety , data from 2009 14 2 Chapter 14 final.indd 2 2015/04/17 12:06:36 PM between the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) and the Swedish Transport Agency, the 14.1.1.3. Current Municipal Legislation and Guidelines Swedish Transport Administration and VTI started in 2013. Experts from both countries are currently a. Safer City Policy developing the scope of the project for the next three years. The FIA Foundation is contributing financial support for this twinning project. In order to achieve a safe and secure environment, the Tshwane Safer City Policy (2008) has been compiled, which forms part of the Growth Development Strategy (long-term strategy planning framework). A National Road Safety Summit was held in October 2013 to inform the South African Road Safety Safer City initiatives are recognised to be “game changer interventions”, with their implementation Strategy to go forward. Under the theme “Together Championing Road Safety 365 days” the summit process supported by the City’s IDP. The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) leads the program looked at legislative amendments aimed at improving road safety – through adopting the traffic law and shares responsibilities with various other relevant departments such as Emergency Services, enforcement code, addressing road infrastructure and encouraging conduct that promotes road safety. Department of Transport and Roads, Public Works and Infrastructure, SAPS, etc. c. South African Road Safety Audit Manual (2012) This comprehensive policy framework comprises four priority areas and recognises all municipal departments
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