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REGIONAL UPDATES: ASEAN MSRSSWG

REGIONAL UPDATES: ASEAN MSRSSWG. DATUK SURET SINGH Chair of ASEAN MultiSectoral Road Safety Special Working Group 3 November 2010 GRSP/Asia Road Safety Seminar, Siem Reap, Cambodia. ASEAN MRSSWG was set up at the 15th ASEAN Land Transport Working Group (LTWG) Meeting in May 2009;

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REGIONAL UPDATES: ASEAN MSRSSWG

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  1. REGIONAL UPDATES: ASEAN MSRSSWG DATUK SURET SINGH Chair of ASEAN MultiSectoral Road Safety Special Working Group 3 November 2010 GRSP/Asia Road Safety Seminar, Siem Reap, Cambodia

  2. ASEAN MRSSWG was set up at the 15th ASEAN Land Transport Working Group (LTWG) Meeting in May 2009; Malaysia was elected as Chair while the Philippines was elected as Vice Chair; The 1st ASEAN MRSSWG was held in April 2010 in Siem Reap; The Meeting agreed to the preparation of a regional strategy and action plan for 2011-2020 through the consolidation of national plans on road safety and using the strategic framework identified in the 2005-2010 Draft ASEAN Road Safety Action Plan and aligning this with the UN Declaration on the Decade of Action on Road Safety. Malaysia, as MRSSWG Chairman, will lead in developing the regional strategy and action plan, including organizing a regional meeting on road safety with partner international organisations. The Meeting recognised the need to seek technical assistance and funding support from international organisations in the implementation of the regional plan. BACKGROUND OF ASEAN MRSSWG

  3. ROLE OF THE CHAIRMAN

  4. In line with the TOR of the MRSSWG, the Meeting identified Country Coordinators for the five subsector working groups. For each subworking group, the Country Coordinators are: Safety Management – Philippines Safer Systems – Malaysia Safer Roads – Thailand Safer Vehicles – Indonesia Safer Road Users – Malaysia COUNTRY COORDINATORS

  5. ASEAN ROAD SAFETY ACTION PLAN

  6. The Meeting noted the possible regional road safety projects as follows: International Road Assessment Programme (IRAP) for engineering best practices Helmet initiative Road Safety Education in schools Standardisation of injury database Crash investigation Safer vehicle design Safety standard for tyres and brakes Safety health and environment best practices Ambulance services and trauma management Enhancement of social marketing Best practices for private and commercial vehicles Camera enforcement Motorcycle lanes. POTENTIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

  7. CRITICAL RISK FACTORS FOR ROAD SAFETY IN ASEAN Safety Culture is lacking in a significant portion of our community High percentage of motorcycles Low usage of public transport Low safety rating of road infrastructure Limited motorcycle lane segregation Inefficient traffic law enforcement Problems with rescue and aid services Problems with driver training & testing 7

  8. 5 DRIVER / USER 5 VEHICLE • ROAD & • ENVIRONMENT INJURY PREVENTION STRATEGY CAUSES OF ACCIDENT 67% - Driver / User 40% - Driver / User 28% - Road & Environment 30% - Road & Environment 5% - Vehicle 30% - Vehicle 8

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