Developing Countries
Workshop 1
Developing Countries Improvements in infrastructure or vehicle technology – which should come first?
In association with
Sponsored by
Agenda z Your expectations z Setting the Scene (overview of the issues and challenges surrounding road
safety in developing countries) z Discussion of “Key Messages” (what needs to happen in each of the following
areas): - Infrastructure - Vehicle Technology - Government (policy) z Summary
Setting the Scene z It is important to understand the level of road infrastructure business that is
anticipated in the developing world over the coming Decade: e.g. 7 multilateral development banks have up to $200 billion of road infrastructure projects already in their proposed ‘pipeline’ over this period (and development banks are typically finance a very small percentage of the total investment (say 1% to 2%). z It is important to recognize that developing countries will be making huge
investments in road transport systems, whether they are provided safely or not. It is here that the real opportunities can be found. z Our proposed strategy is to leverage more road safety investment out of these
projects – and for that we need grant funding for catalytic purposes. z It is also important to recognize that a small proportion of the road network typically accounts for a high proportion of the social costs of crashes – and hence managing this problem is more tractable that it seems at first glance.
Cumulative traffic volume or social cost (%)
Targeting the network
100% 90%
20% of roads account for 79% of traffic and 87% of social cost of crashes
80% 70%
10% of roads account for 56% of traffic and 74% of social cost of crashes
60% 50% 40%
Social cost of crashes Traffic volume
30% 20% 10% 0% 0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Cumulative road length (%) Source: National Road Safety Committee (2000), Road Safety Strategy 2010, , Wellington, New Zealand.
Source: Claes Tingvall, Swedish Road Administration
Source: Claes Tingvall, Swedish Road Administration
Source: Claes Tingvall, Swedish Road Administration
Source: Claes Tingvall, Swedish Road Administration
Partnership effectiveness & efficiency
Developing Countries Improvements in infrastructure or vehicle technology – which should come first?
In association with
Sponsored by
Agenda z Your expectations z Setting the Scene (overview of the issues and challenges surrounding road
safety in developing countries) z Discussion of “Key Messages” (what needs to happen in each of the following
areas): - Infrastructure - Vehicle Technology - Government (policy) z Summary
Setting the Scene z It is important to understand the level of road infrastructure business that is
anticipated in the developing world over the coming Decade: e.g. 7 multilateral development banks have up to $200 billion of road infrastructure projects already in their proposed ‘pipeline’ over this period (and development banks are typically finance a very small percentage of the total investment (say 1% to 2%). z It is important to recognize that developing countries will be making huge
investments in road transport systems, whether they are provided safely or not. It is here that the real opportunities can be found. z Our proposed strategy is to leverage more road safety investment out of these
projects – and for that we need grant funding for catalytic purposes. z It is also important to recognize that a small proportion of the road network typically accounts for a high proportion of the social costs of crashes – and hence managing this problem is more tractable that it seems at first glance.
Cumulative traffic volume or social cost (%)
Targeting the network
100% 90%
20% of roads account for 79% of traffic and 87% of social cost of crashes
80% 70%
10% of roads account for 56% of traffic and 74% of social cost of crashes
60% 50% 40%
Social cost of crashes Traffic volume
30% 20% 10% 0% 0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Cumulative road length (%) Source: National Road Safety Committee (2000), Road Safety Strategy 2010, , Wellington, New Zealand.
Source: Claes Tingvall, Swedish Road Administration
Source: Claes Tingvall, Swedish Road Administration
Source: Claes Tingvall, Swedish Road Administration
Source: Claes Tingvall, Swedish Road Administration
Partnership effectiveness & efficiency
