Improving Road Safety
in the OIC Member States
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Development
Phases
Establishment Growth Consolidation
Safer roads and
mobility
 Underdeveloped road
network
 Limited sized network
 Poor road conditions
 Lack of road
standards
 Limited capacity in
road management
 Limited attention for
vulnerable road users
 Developing road
network
 Varying design
standards
 Fair road
maintenance
 Limited attention for
vulnerable road users
 Developing public
transportation
facilities
 Developed road
network
 Good public transport
facilities
 Integrated planning
and development
 Multimodal systems
 Good quality facilities
Safer vehicles  Low car ownership
and low vehicle
mileage
 Limited vehicle
standards
 High age of vehicles
 Limited roadworthy
tests
 Weak public
transportation
 Growing car
ownership
 High age of vehicles
 Developing public
transportation
 Stabilised car
ownership
 Low age of vehicles
 International vehicle
standards applied
 Standard
requirements for new
and existing vehicles
 Good public
transportation
Safer road users  Low quality drivers
 Limited road safety
awareness (speeding,
helmets, alcohol, seat
belts, child restraints)
 Limited effective road
safety education
 Ad hoc enforcement
aimed at income
generation vs safety
 Growing number of
drivers
 Low seatbelt rate
 Low adherence of
traffic laws
 Improving critical
offence rates
 Increased
enforcement
 Ad hoc education and
promotional
campaigns
 Good quality drivers
 Low infringement
rate
 Penalty point driver
licensing
 High and visible
enforcement
 High compliance rates
to critical offences
 High awareness of
road safety
 Well established
training and
educational programs
 Strict control for
licensing
Post-crash
response
 Limited number of
ambulances
 Limited trauma
centres
 Ambulances and
trauma centres in
major urban areas
 Adequate number of
trauma centres and
personnel
 High quality protocols