Road Safety Management in Africa: Challenges and Solutions for Tomorrow
Le management de la sécurité routière en Afrique : défis et solutions pour demain
Résumé
With more than 1.3 million people killed and between 20 and 50 million injured in road
crashes each year worldwide, road safety remains a huge challenge for authorities. This
challenge is even greater in African contexts. Indeed, a large part of the population has to
circulate in unsafe conditions. The response of the authorities is not straightforward as the
economic and political situation is not suitable for a road safety policy. Interventions are still
possible and can be included among the pillars defined by the WHO (infrastructure, users,
vehicles, post-crash response and management). Road safety management suggests that
the public response must be organised, conducted in cooperation with stakeholders. The
results of the research proposed in this paper show that the situation in this way, although
different for each country, remains unsatisfactory. There is room for improvement in order
to face the future. They are presented as opportunities to improve the situation.
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