Less chaos and carnage on the road: the case for improving Africa's road safety
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2015-06Author(s)/Corporate Author (s)
United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa.;Metadata
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At 24.1 deaths per 100.000 road users compared to Europe’s 10.3, Africa has the world’s highest fatality rates on its roads. African states will therefore meet in Addis Ababa at the Third African Road Safety Conference to discuss progress, challenges and the extent to which they are implementing the African Road Safety Action Plan. The African Road Safety Action Plan focuses on general and very specific road safety issues such as understanding of road safety institutional arrangements, road safety management and related activities, achievements, opportunities, and challenges in African countries. Baseline data is collected and performance in implementing the Action Plan is then assessed. The Plan also allows for sharing of best practices.