Improving Road Safety
in the OIC Member States
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Registered motorized 2- and 3-wheelers are very rare and only account for around 1% of the
total registered vehicles. On the other hand, registered heavy trucks account for approximately
25% of the total registered vehicles (World Health Organisation, 2015b) .
Road safety data
In case of a road crash, crash data are collected at the scene of the crash by the police. In rural
areas the Gendarme collects the data and in urban areas the national police are responsible. The
police are expected to attend crashes that involve fatalities or serious injuries. However, data is
not always recorded if the accident only results in material damage. In case of a fatal or serious
injury crash, information is collected at the scene. This information is filled in on a form similar
to that used in France. The information filled in on this form contains the circumstances of the
crash, the location, the casualties, etc. (OECD/ITF, 2016).
After the data is collected, it is then entered into a database. The police can stay in contact with
the hospitals to complete or adjust the reports of the accident. However, this is not systematic
and occurs incidentally (Schermers et al., 2015).
Road Crashes
Fatal road accidents occur more in rural areas than in urban areas according to the data of the
OECD and ITF. About two-third of the road traffic fatalities occur on rural roads. Speeding is a
common problem in rural areas, resulting in more fatal road accidents. While there are a lot of
speed limit signs at roads, not every road user feels responsible for maintaining this speed.
Occupants of cars and light vehicles account for 37%, the largest proportion, of crash fatalities.
Pedestrians account for 27% and riders of powered 2- and 3-wheeled vehicles for 20%
(Schermers et al., 2015). The situation for all road users has worsened between 1990 and 2013.
Especially the situation formotorcyclist has deteriorated, with a fatality rating that doubled. The
increase in the fatality rating of motorcyclist is probably caused by the sharp increase in the
motorcycle fleet in Morocco (OECD/ITF, 2016).
Road crashes cost Morocco an estimated 2.0% of its GDP. Trends in reported road traffic deaths
show that road traffic deaths stay about even through the years. Underreporting should be taken
into account when using data of reported trends (World Health Organisation, 2015b).
Pillar 1: Road safety management
In Morocco, the Ministry of Equipment and Transport and Logistics (METL) has the overall
responsibility for road transport. This includes the administration and regulation of road
transport. There are departments and agencies in Morocco that have an important role in the
organisation of road transport (Schermers et al., 2015).
The Roads and Road Traffic Department
The Roads and Road Traffic Department is responsible for road network planning and for the
design construction and maintenance of road infrastructure. The Roads and Road Traffic