7.1 Road safety in Uganda
This presentation provides data relating to road accidents in Uganda from 2000 to 2009, and compares these figures with those from neighbouring countries.
Most accidents (80%) are caused by human error, with the rest resulting from defective vehicles, road conditions and environmental factors. Uganda's approach to accident prevention focuses on education, engineering and legislation.
Constraints to accident prevention include:
- Road safety strategy not yet in place
- Inadequate funding and resources
- Weak enforcement of regulations
- Resistance to enforcement from pressure groups, e.g. transport operators
- Insufficient data on road accidents
- Limited safety education
- Inadequate rescue services and care facilities.
Current plans include:
- Collaboration with regional and international organisations
- Introduction of more regulations
- Creation of a National Road Safety Authority
- Safety education and publicity
- Creation of a road safety database
- Pre-registration inspection of vehicles
- National road safety policy and strategy
- Improvement of road infrastructure
- Promotion of private sector initiatives.
Issuing body: Ministry of Works, Housing and Communications, Republic of Uganda
Type: Presentation
Status: Final
Title: Road safety in Uganda
File type: PowerPoint
File size: 917 KB
Year of publication: Unknown
Number of pages: 16
