ROAD INJURY PREVENTION Western Cape Health and Wellness Summit

Outline of presentation Road traffic injuries as contributor to the burden of disease: Cost of crashes Link to Provincial Strategic Objective 3 Projects Decade of action Desired outcomes

Cost of crashes YEAR TOTAL COST (R billion)6,1877,0907,9338,1558,3838,9789,68810,45011,26812,26690,398 25%OF COST1,5471,7731,9832,0392,0962,2452,4222,6132,8173,06722,600 Research as done by the CSIR for the Department of Community Safety 25% of cost as related to Drunken Driving and as per evidence given in S v Hendricks

Provincial Strategic Objective 3 Outcome 1: 13% modal shift, private to public transport by 2014, Outcome 2: Shift in freight haulage from road to rail increasing by 10% by 2014 Outcome 3: Reducing road fatalities by 50% by 2014 Outcome 4: Reduce the transport infrastructure backlog by 16% by 2014

Projects Average speed over distance Shadow Centres (Alcohol Evidence Centres) Digital communication platform (website) Intelligence and data centre (crash statistical analysis)

Average speed over distance A new approach to provincial speed enforcement Identified road: Beaufort West to Aberdeen : R61 Project Start Date – 1 July 2011 Launched – 30 October 2011

ASOD: location

ASOD: the sites

ASOD: intended outcome

ASOD: Italian outcome Fewer Accidents = Fewer Injuries + Deaths Survey Italy – Source: Autostrade – Operational since 2009 on 2,220 km of roads Statistics: Accidents dropped 19% Injuries dropped 27% Deaths dropped 51%

ASOD: impact

Speed Limits per Vehicle Heavy Motor Vehicles Mini Bus Taxi’s Cars

ASOD: Effectiveness In three hours of Launch – 239 vehicles Checked 10 Minibus Taxis fined for speed- Highest Average Speed: 126km/ph 1 bus fined for speed – 113km/h average speed 6 passenger vehicles fined for speed- Highest Average Speed: 145km/ph 3 Public Transport vehicles impounded for over loading 2 Fined for driving without a valid License 12 fined for various defects on Vehicles 2 drivers arrested for falsifying documentation

Shadow Centres PPP with SAB Miller to establish Alcohol Evidence Centres (Safely Home Anti Drunk Driving Operational War Rooms: contributing a maximum of R per centre) – Athlone Opened December 2009 – George opened December 2010 – Worcester completed and to open soon – West Coast in planning process of site identification PPP with SAB Miller to establish Alcohol Evidence Centres (Safely Home Anti Drunk Driving Operational War Rooms: contributing a maximum of R per centre) – Athlone Opened December 2009 – George opened December 2010 – Worcester completed and to open soon – West Coast in planning process of site identification

Impact of S v Hendricks Major findings – Breath alcohol testing is Constitutional – State must use all means at disposal to fight the scourge of drinking and driving, inclusive of Breath Alcohol Testing devices – The Dräger machine can be reliable if used in basic specification form (problems with type endorsement, accreditation, regulations, calibration, servicing, standard operating procedures and training) Way forward – Task team has been created to address all issues and good progress is being made

Website development Digital Communications Platform The development and implementation of a fully fledged platform that will incorporate all aspects of modern electronic media

Intelligence and data Need for – Interaction with all role players Forensic Pathology Service Freeway Management System All local authorities and South African Police – Availability and sharing of up to date statistical information – Study of trends and management of outcomes

Fatalities: monthly comparison

Crash deaths projection January 2009: Forensic Pathology Services report 1739 RTC deaths September 2011: Forensic Pathology Services report 1335 RTC deaths December 2014: Projected total of 874 RTC deaths in the last year

Decade of Action Pillar 1-Road safety managementPLTF, ITSG and WG’s Pillar 2-Safer roads and mobilityEngineering Pillar 3-Safer vehiclesRolling Enforcement Plan and VTS Liaison with Vehicle manufacturers Pillar 4-Safer road usersAwareness and education Pillar 5-Post-crash responseEMS/Trauma Society right patient right hospital right time

Halving death by 2014? Annual Death Toll At Jan 2009: 1739 Projected Death Toll At Dec 2014: 874 Death Toll Reduction: 49.75%

Contact Details Yasir Ahmed David Frost Kenneth Africa Kevin October