Road Safety projects HIB: Viet Nam, Lao PDR, Cambodia

Start of project 2000/2001: ‘discovery’ of RTA victims by HI 2002: HIB-Headquarter  RS is priority –what is road safety about? 2001/2002: investigation by Mike Goodge (and partners) on road safety in the three countries January 2003: Laos March 2004: Vietnam January 2004: Cambodia

Road traffic fatality rates (number of fatalities/10,000 vehicles) in ASEAN

Laos inhabitants

Vietnam – HCMC in Vietnam, HCMC inhabitants

Cambodia inhabitants

: 1175 days 4904 fatalities =4,17 / day in one hospital in HCMC =1532 / year in one hospital in HCMC

Laos: 4 million inhabitantsHCM: 9 million inhabitants Cambodia: 13 million inhabitants

Cambodia Laos Vietnam

1972 – 1975 Seatbelts in new cars and use (if present) Helmets for motorcyclists Alcohol limit (0,5‰ BAC) Rural speed limit 1952 – 58 Driving licence for cars urban speed limit 1987 – 1990s Introduction of quantitative road safety targets Alcohol control and breath analyzes New regulations 1997 Start Sustainable Safety building motorways, trunk roads, and separating cycle paths. From early 70s – fall of birthrate with 30% (now over) The Netherlands

The 6 E’ s CambodiaLaosVietnam Education/a wareness ●●● Engineering □□● Enforcement (support to the police) ▼▼● Encouragem ent (government) ●●● Evaluation (data collection) ●□● Emergency ▼▼● ● = Strong focus ▼ = Initiatives (first step) □ = No projects

Haddon matrix - Vietnam

Haddon matrix - Laos

Haddon matrix - Cambodia

Spiral of development

HI ? ADB WHO int org

Added value of HIB Knowledge of the content state of the art (international, regional) Knowledge about resources for capacity building and funding (government, awareness, education programs, etc) Advocacy: how to involve civil society, citizens, etc..... And increase their knowledge Generalists NOT experts or specialists (in road design, school curricula, etc) Starting up projects: good projectmanagers

The ADB RS Plan Vietnam Still draft RSC already existed

Main partner RSC Ho Chi Minh City Close cooperation Different ministries, hospitals and other organizations HI staff Projectmanager Education officer

The ADB RS Plan Laos Signed in 2005 RSC in proces of establishment

Main partner RSC Close cooperation Different ministries, hospitals and other organizations HI staff Projectcoordinator Projectmanager Education officer Data officer Public awareness officer 2 project officers in Savanaketh

The ADB RS Plan Cambodia Signed in 2005 RSC in proces of establishment