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forms but these data reveal significant gaps and errors (e.g., omissions, misinterpretation of a
choice, wrong choices, typing errors etc.). These crash databases are all incomplete and cannot
be reliably used for time series analyses or the production of general road safety statistics
required for road safety management purposes. The datasets do not comply with the
requirements set for supporting a Safe Systems Approach to road safety management.
According to the report "Development of a National Strategy for Prevention and Road Safety",
several studies have been conducted to establish a system for the collection and analysis of
traffic crash data. These include:
 SNC / Lavalin (1998) on the establishment of a crash database;
 BETA CONSULT (2002) on road safety audit and the introduction of Bulletin of Traffic
Accidents Analysis (BAAC), including software data processing;
 CERTES 2005 on the establishment of a system of collection and management of crash data
for road safety improvement.
The Ministry of Transport (MINT) has also acquired computer equipment that can be used to
treat crash data that is available to the Sub-Department of Prevention and Road safety (SDPSR).
The accident analysis module (BAAC) has not yet been implemented also because the data
collection system is not yet fully functional. Currently Cameroon does not have an operational
road traffic crash database or management system.
Parties involved in crash data collection
In Cameroon, the main institutional sources of information on accidents traffic are:
 The Ministry of Transport (MINT);
 The Ministry of Public Works (MINTP)
 The Ministry of Public Health - National Observatory of Public Health (NPSO);
 The Gendarmerie Nationale;
 The National Police.
Other actors involved in the process are:
 The National Institute of Statistics;
 The Association of Cameroon Insurance Companies;
 The Road Safety Associations.
10.10 Conclusions and Recommendations
A primary function in road safety management is a strong focus on results, in other words,
setting of ambitious but realistic targets for road safety. These are not only in terms of targets
for crashes and related injuries, but also relate to aspects such as critical offences, levels of
investment, economic impacts, capacity, enforcement and any other aspects important for a
country to achieve improvements. There is little evidence to support a strong results focus in
Cameroon.