PAPUA NEW GUINEA ROAD SAFETY REVIEW Discussion Paper April 2011 PNG Road Safety Review Discussion Paper Version Date Prepared Summary of Update/Revision No. by 1.9 Sept 2010 WW/TS Draft Report for initial internal comment 2.4 November 2010 WW/TS Draft Final Report for Comment 2.5 November 2010 WW/TS Final Report 2.6 April 2011 WW/TS Final Report – for dissemination Prepared by: .............................................. Wilson Wariaka Senior Engineer National Road Safety Council ............................................... Tim Selby Road Safety Adviser AusAID Transport Sector Support Program - NRSC Approved by ............................................... Frank Aku Executive Director National Road Safety Council National Road Safety Council PO Box 8560 Boroko National Capital District PNG Tel: + (675) 325 0722 Fax: + (675) 311 3290 Website: www.nrsc.gov.pg i PNG Road Safety Review Discussion Paper Contents Glossary ........................................................................................................................................... iv Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................... v 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Purpose ..................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 General Context ......................................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Previous Relevant PNG Related Road Safety Studies ................................................................. 6 2. Strategic Framework ................................................................................................................ 8 2.1 Vision 2050 ................................................................................................................................ 8 2.2 Development Strategic Plan (DSP) 2010-2030 ............................................................................ 9 2.3 Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP) 2011-2015 ................................................................ 10 2.4 National Transport Strategy (NTS) ............................................................................................ 10 2.5 Transport Sector Policy Statement 2009 .................................................................................... 10 3. Existing Road Safety Data ...................................................................................................... 11 3.1 Accident Data ........................................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Casualty and Crash Numbers ................................................................................................... 14 3.3 Key Road Safety Issues ............................................................................................................ 18 3.4 Social Costs ............................................................................................................................. 20 3.5 Attitudes to Road Safety ........................................................................................................... 21 4. Road Safety Management ....................................................................................................... 23 4.1 System Model........................................................................................................................... 23 4.2 Lead Agency ............................................................................................................................ 26 4.3 Road Safety Partner Roles and Responsibilities ........................................................................ 30 4.4 Coordination ............................................................................................................................. 38 4.5 Funding and Resource Allocation .............................................................................................. 42 4.6 Legislation ................................................................................................................................ 47 4.7 Promotion ................................................................................................................................. 49 4.8 Monitoring and Evaluation ......................................................................................................... 51 4.9 Research and Development/Knowledge Transfer ...................................................................... 52 5. Road Safety Interventions ...................................................................................................... 55 5.1 Planning, Design and Maintenance of the Road Network ........................................................... 56 5.2 Road User Behaviour and Compliance with Rules ..................................................................... 64 5.3 Entry and Exit of Vehicles to and from the Road Network ........................................................... 83 5.4 Post Crash Recovery and Support ............................................................................................ 88 6. Summary of Opportunities for Improvement ......................................................................... 91 6.1 Prioritisation and Investment Strategy ....................................................................................... 91 6.2 Technical Capabilities ............................................................................................................... 92 6.3 Institutional Arrangements......................................................................................................... 92 6.4 Road Safety Strategy ................................................................................................................ 93 6.5 Lead Agency Coordination ........................................................................................................ 93 6.6 Data Systems, Monitoring and Evaluation.................................................................................. 94 ii PNG Road Safety Review Discussion Paper 6.7 Road Safety Initiatives .............................................................................................................. 94 6.8 Funding and Social Costs ......................................................................................................... 96 7. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................ 98 Appendix A – Police Accident Report Form ................................................................................... 99 Appendix B – NRSC Act 1997 ....................................................................................................... 104 B.1 Functions .............................................................................................................................. 104 B.2 Funding ................................................................................................................................. 104 B.3 Membership of the NRSC, Meetings and Reporting ................................................................ 105 Appendix C – Persons Consulted ................................................................................................. 106 Appendix D – Recommendations (by category) ........................................................................... 107 Appendix E – Recommendations (by agency) ............................................................................. 115 References .................................................................................................................................... 125 iii PNG Road Safety Review Discussion Paper Glossary ADB Asian Development Bank AusAID Australian Agency for International Development DfID Department for International Development (UK Government) DoT Department of Transport DoW Department of Works DSP Development Strategic Plan 2010 - 2030 GoPNG Government of Papua New Guinea GRSP Global Road Safety Partnership LTB Land Transport Board LTD Land Transport Division of the Department of Transport MAAP Microcomputer Accident Analysis Package MTDP Medium Term Development Plan 2011 - 2015 MVIL Motor Vehicle Insurance Limited NCDC National Capital District Commission NRA National Roads Authority NRSC National Road Safety Council PNG Papua New Guinea RCA Road Controlling Authority RSTM Road Safety and Traffic Management branch of the LTD TIN Traffic Infringement Notice TRL Transport Research Laboratory TSCMIC Transport Sector Coordinating Monitoring and Implementation Committee TSSP AusAID Transport Sector Support Program WB World Bank WHO World Health Organisation iv PNG Road Safety Review Discussion Paper Executive Summary To put road safety issues into perspective on a global scale, the World Health Organisation (WHO) forecasts that road traffic deaths will rise to become the fifth leading cause of death by 2030 (ranked as ninth in 2004), ahead of issues such as HIV/AIDS1. Furthermore, for the Western Pacific Region (which includes PNG), the WHO