Urban Transport in the OIC Megacities
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Figure 30: Road accident data for Egypt 2011
Source: Page 1 of WHO Egypt Road Safety Fact sheet
Data from the RS10 study (see below) indicate that on the Cairo Ring Road:
 Only 16% of drivers and 4% of passengers wear seatbelts.
 52% of front seat passengers are child passengers, of which only 8%wear seatbelts, 2.5% use
child restraint.
 23% violate the speed limit. The top violators are large trucks, 2nd microbuses, 3rd private
vehicles, 4th small trucks and 5th taxis.
The Lead Agency for road safety in Egypt is the National Council for Road Safety but there is no specific
funding within the national budget for road safety. Various organizations are also involved in road
safety including:
 Ministry of Health
 Traffic Police
 General Authority for Roads, Bridges and Land Transport (GARBLT)
 Egyptian Red Crescent
 Egyptian Society for Road Safety
 Union for Road Traffic Injuries
 Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS)
 NGOs eg NADA
The national fatality target set for 2011-2020 is 2 to 5% p/a.
In terms of road safety policies/laws it is notable that there are none in force relating to key accident
risk factors including:
 New and imported cars requiring front and rear seatbelts – although there is a law requiring
wearing of seatbelts in the front only).
 Wearing of motorcycle helmets for riders is in force but not for passengers.
 Child restraints
 Penalty points system for traffic offences.
(Source UN)