Cambodia Road Crash and Victim Information System ANNUAL REPORT 2 0 0 9 Ministry of Interior Ministry of Health Ministry of Public Works Handicap International Belgium and Transport Notice: This report may be freely reviewed, abstracted, reproduced or translated in part or in whole, but not for the purposes of sale. Website: www.roadsafetycambodia.info Cambodia Road Crash and Victim Information System Annual Report 2009 Table of Contents Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................................... i List of Figures .......................................................................................................................................................... iii Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................................... iv Foreword ................................................................................................................................................................... v Note from the Ministry of Public Work and Transport and National Road Safety Committee .......................... v Note from the Minister of Health ...................................................................................................................... vi Note from the Ministry of Interior .................................................................................................................... vii Note from World Health Organization ............................................................................................................ viii Note from Handicap International Belgium ...................................................................................................... ix Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................. x Key figures ........................................................................................................................................................ x Recommendations .......................................................................................................................................... xii I. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................1 II. Data Source ...........................................................................................................................................................2 III. Main evolution of data .........................................................................................................................................3 IV. General Figures ...................................................................................................................................................6 IV.1 Regional and National Comparisons .........................................................................................................6 IV.2 Victim Information ......................................................................................................................................7 IV.2.1 Age ...................................................................................................................................................8 IV.2.2 Gender .............................................................................................................................................9 IV.2.3 Occupation .................................................................................................................................... 10 IV.2.4 Type of road user .......................................................................................................................... 11 IV.2.5 Transfer to hospital ....................................................................................................................... 12 IV.2.6 Severity of injuries ......................................................................................................................... 13 IV.2.7 Nature of injuries ........................................................................................................................... 14 IV.2.8 Seatbelt ......................................................................................................................................... 14 IV.3 Crash information ................................................................................................................................... 15 IV.3.1 Hit and Run ................................................................................................................................... 15 IV.3.2 Type of collision ............................................................................................................................ 15 IV.3.3 Type of road .................................................................................................................................. 17 IV.3.4 Characteristic of road .................................................................................................................... 18 IV.3.5 Urban/rural area ............................................................................................................................ 19 IV.4 Vehicle involved Information .................................................................................................................. 19 IV.4.1 Type of vehicle involved................................................................................................................ 19 IV.4.2 Manoeuvre of vehicle .................................................................................................................... 20 IV.4.3 Characteristics of vehicle .............................................................................................................. 20 IV.5 Causes of crashes .................................................................................................................................. 21 V. Motorbike riders and helmet wearing ............................................................................................................. 23 VI. Speed related .................................................................................................................................................... 29 VII. Drunk Driving ................................................................................................................................................... 34 VIII. Pedestrians ..................................................................................................................................................... 39 IX. Blackspot .......................................................................................................................................................... 44 IX.1 Phnom Penh ........................................................................................................................................... 44 IX.2 Kampong Cham...................................................................................................................................... 44 IX.3 Kandal .................................................................................................................................................... 46 IX.4 Siem Reap .............................................................................................................................................. 48 Tables ..................................................................................................................................................................... 49 1. Evolution of data during the years ............................................................................................................. 49 2. Trend of population, registered vehicles, and fatalities by years ............................................................... 51 3. Number of fatalities by national roads and years ...................................................................................... 51 4. Number of fatalities per kilometre by national roads and years ................................................................ 51 5. Number of fatalities in the whole country by month category and years ................................................... 52 6. Number of fatalities in Phnom Penh by month category and years. ......................................................... 52 7. Number of fatalities in Phnom Penh by district and years. ........................................................................ 52 8. Number of fatalities by age category and years. ....................................................................................... 53 9. Number of fatalities by type of transportation and years ........................................................................... 53 10. Number of casualties by time category and severity of injury - 2009 ...................................................... 54 i Cambodia Road Crash and Victim Information System Annual Report 2009 11. Number of fatalities by time and month category - 2009 ......................................................................... 55 12. Number of fatalities by time category and type of transportation - 2009 ................................................