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APPRAISAL OF ROAD SAFETY ACTIVITIES

THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA

Conducted: 12th December 2004 to 17th December 2004

DRAFT REPORT TO SIDA

Appraisal by M Winnett. GRSP

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1 Introduction 1.1 Under a funding agreement with the Swedish International Cooperation and

Development Agency (Sida) the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) has undertaken to provide advisory services to Sida. These services relate to appraisals in countries where Sida’s bilateral assistance may be able to augment road safety interventions.

1.2 It was agreed that The Republic of Namibia would be one of three countries to be

appraised under this agreement. The objectives of the appraisal, as set out in the brief for the work, are:

A) Assess the scope for a GRSP partnership approach in The Republic of Namibia and determine whether The Republic of Namibia could become a GRSP focus country

B) identify potential organisational frameworks for coordinating partnerships; and C) identify ways in which donor funded programmes especially Sida, the Nordic

Development Fund, the Asian Development Bank, and GRSP approaches could be mutually supportive

1.3 This report is the result of the appraisal mission to The Republic of Namibia and the

findings are summarised as follows. • Section 2 summarises the background situation in The Republic of Namibia at

the time of the appraisal in December 2004, • Section 3 describes the road safety situation, • Section 4 examines the opportunities for mutual support, • Section 5 outlines possible ways in which GRSP partnerships might be

coordinated, • Section 6 addresses the question of whether The Republic of Namibia is ready

to become a GRSP focus country • Section 7 are the conclusions of the appraisal.

1.4 This report is based on a visit to The Republic of Namibia from 11th to the 18th

December by Michael Winnett (GRSP Advisor to the Republic of Ghana). The visit included consultations with private sector stakeholders and a presentation of GRSP’s work to stakeholders (see visit programme in Appendix B).

2 The Republic of Namibia background

2.1 The feasibility of The Republic of Namibia joining the GRSP programme as a

focus country depends in a large part on the road safety situation in The Republic of Namibia, the commitment to road safety improvement, and the road safety management capacity including the availability of funds and technical resources. This Section provides a brief summary of facts and figures, with a summary of the current political situation in The Republic of Namibia.

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2.2 The Republic of Namibia Statistics

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2.3 Political situation

2.4 The Constitution of 1989/90 drawn up and unanimously approved by the Constituent Assembly describes The Republic of Namibia as a parliamentary democracy. The parliament has two chambers. The National Assembly has 72 deputies elected by a system of proportional representation and six members appointed by the President who do not have the right to vote. The National Council has 26 members, two regional councillors elected from each of the 13 regions. The National Assembly plays the decisive role in the legislative process while the National Council has a mainly consultative function.

2.5 The President has comprehensive executive powers and he may serve a maximum of two five-year terms. However, in December 1998 the governing party, The South-West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO), used its two-thirds majority to amend the Constitution allowing President Nujoma to be elected in December 1999 for a third term in office. SWAPO also boosted its two-thirds majority on that occasion. The cabinet is accountable to the President. Given the strong leadership of President Nujoma and the two-thirds majority of the governing party in both parliamentary chambers, The Republic of Namibia has in effect a centralist presidential system.

2.6 The main Opposition parties are the CoD (Congress of Democrats) founded by the former SWAPO member Ben Ulenga in March 1999 and the DTA (Democratic Turnhalle Alliance). The Boer MAG (Monitor Action Group) and the UDF (United Democratic Front) have lost in significance.

2.7 The The Republic of Namibian Constitution is exemplary in prescribing the equal status of men and women and it obliges the Government to put them on an equal footing in practice. The controversial law providing equal status for married couples was forced through parliament by the President and the Prime Minister despite some opposition in their own party. It came into force in 1996. An extensive white paper on gender policy was adopted in 1997.

2.8 The Constitution comprises a comprehensive catalogue of basic and human rights which cannot be limited even by a two-thirds parliamentary majority. It also incorporates affirmative action, in which preference in public appointments is given to previously disadvantaged sections of the population. One of the Government's ongoing major tasks is to reduce the major prosperity gap still existent after more than ten years of independence also with a view to avoiding social tensions and tensions among ethnic groups.

2.9 The victory of 69-year-old President-elect Hifikepunye Pohamba in the The Republic of Namibian presidential elections in November 2004 introduced a new political era. He succeeds founding President Nujoma, aged 75 years, who will step down in March 2005 after three terms in office. Pohamba, standing against six other candidates, secured 76.4 percent of the vote. The ruling party, SWAPO achieved a 76 percent share in a nine-party parliamentary contest - the same percentage it won in 1999.

2.10 The political situation appears stable at the time of writing.

2.11 The population is becoming increasingly aware of AIDS. According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), far more than 20% of the total population is infected by the virus.

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2.12 The Roads Authority's (RA) board of directors has fired (December 2004) the General Manager of the parastatal1 in a move that completes the reorganising of the organisation following the dismissal of four most senior executives. The impact of this on the activities of the RA, especially the proposed reorganisation of the NRSC, remains uncertain.

3. Road safety situation 3.1 The Traffic Safety Secretariat (TSS) headed by Eugene Tendekule is the technical arm

of the NRSC and collects and collates the traffic data obtained from the police. The TSS team has its own statistician (Noreen Siyanga) who processes the data and provides the outputs for the NRSC annual plans. Summary statistics are shown in Tables 3.1.1, 3.1.2 and Figure 3.1.1 below.

Table 3.1.1. Crash data. (Courtesy TSS). {2003 data is incomplete}

Year Crashes Fatalities Casualties

1996 6225 182 1322

1997 8025 232 1710

1998 9341 272 2169

1999 9424 299 2447

2000 10063 290 2553

2001 10369 266 2760

2002 10911 307 3805

2003 10954 277 3421 Figure 3.1.1. Crash data trends. (Courtesy TSS).

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Table 3.1.2. Crash data showing contributory factors. (Courtesy TSS).

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total

Side swipe 2447 2860 2841 2641 2788 13577

Front rear 1583 1936 2062 2192 2200 9973

Park/reverse 1580 1269 1166 1167 1099 6281

Fixed object 951 851 944 1101 1099 2946

Overturn 988 877 894 963 885 4607

Animal 1011 792 909 1290 1338 5340

Pedestrian 474 457 522 474 483 2410

Unknown 20 673 750 436 459 2338

Head-on 113 159 95 214 207 704

Turning 69 119 95 206 180 669

Totals 9236 9993 10311 10684 10738 50962

Crashes/Y 9424 10063 10369 10911 10954 51721 3.2 The Republic of Namibia is currently experiencing around 16 fatalities per 10,000

vehicles. This is about half the rate in West Africa, but 10 times that occurring in Sweden and the United Kingdom. Fatality rates and crash rates are increasing annually.

3.3 The safety problem is further compounded by the differences in infrastructure in the

community (see Plates 1 to 3 in appendix A). There are extremely high quality (European standard) link sections and lower quality feeder roads with poor provision for vulnerable road users2. The poorer sections of the community also suffer the disadvantages of inferior quality transport.

3.4 Road safety audits3 are not carried out in The Republic of Namibia on a regular basis

and there is a need to train staff in the Roads Authority, especially the TSS. An example of the failure to audit can be seen in Plate 4 (Appendix A) where guardrail has been installed to protect dwellings on the bend in a road but fails to protect a vehicle losing control from striking the telegraph pole (barriers should be placed so as to include the poles in their protection).

3.5 The TSS/NRSC have produced a book “Learn to Drive” (Appendix A plate 7) which

comprehensively covers traffic law, signs, signals and licensing. This well structured document is equivalent to the UK “Highway Code”. In addition an Annual Report is produced covering crash statistics, a remedial programme and a financial statement.

3.6 Road safety policy 3.7 The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) is in terms of section 23 of the National Road

Safety Act (Act 9 of 1972 now outdated), required to submit a report to the Minister at the end of each activity year. The TSS is tasked under section 4 of the same act to assist the NRSC in its activities (while it remains under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication - MWTC). The coverage of the report is limited by this act to:

2 VRU’s. Pedestrians, especially children, elderly, cyclists and disabled.

3 A road safety audit (RSA) is a formal safety performance examination of an existing or future road or

intersection by an independent audit team.

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• The effects of any legislation on road safety activity and Council activities • A disposition of the council’s activities • Any other matters the Minister of the Ministry of Works Transport and Communication

(MWTC) 3.8 The last report was produced for 2000/2001. 3.9 The 1999 Road Fund Administration Act was passed to create an Administration to

manage the road user charging system in such a manner as to secure and allocate sufficient funding for the payment of expenditure as contemplated in section17(1), with a view to achieving a safe and economically efficient road sector.

3.10 The provisions of the 21 October 1999 Act were to establish the Road Fund

Administration in support of the Roads Authority (RA). The object of the Authority is to manage the national road network in accordance with section 16 with a view to achieving a safe and efficient road sector.

3.11 Road Traffic and Transport Act 22 of 1999 established a Transportation Commission

of The Republic of Namibia and regulates traffic on public roads, the licensing of drivers, the registration and licensing of vehicles and cross-border road transportation. The Act came into force on 6 April 2001.

3.12 NRSC4 has produced a paper “Road Safety Strategy: Towards the implementation of

an integrated National Road Safety Plan (2000/2005)”. The document reaffirms the Government intention to establish the Road Safety Agency (RSA) and Road Safety Forum (RSF), confirming the provision of the Act to make it mandatory for the RSA to develop and implement a five-year road safety plan within six months of its establishment. The Agency would be required to submit the plan to the Minister of Works, Transport and Communication (MWTC) for approval. This plan would be seen as the forerunner of the Five-Year National Road Safety Plan.

3.13 The strategic objectives of the plan would cover:

• Accident information management system • Finalisation of the Road Safety Bill • Establishment of the RSA • Formation of a Consultative Committee on Road safety • Road Safety Advocacy • Formalisation of Professional Driver and Driving School Industries • Road Safety Research • National Road Safety Awards • Development of a Five-Year Road Safety Plan

3.14 These objectives were costed and planned to be rolled out between 2003 and 2004.

For political reasons this has not yet happened. 3.15 The Motor Vehicle Accidents Fund Act 4 of 2001 establishes a Motor Vehicle

Accidents Fund for the payment of compensation to victims of motor vehicle accidents. It replaces the Motor Vehicle Accidents Act 30 of 1990.

3.16 Wearing a seat belt and NOT using a mobile telephone while driving are now

mandatory. Drink driving is also proscribed but there is, in the public, mind little chance

4 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR South Africa) produced a “Framework for a

National Road Safety Plan”. 2000.

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of getting caught. The main reason for this is that municipal police forces are poorly equipped for the enforcement tasks. Consequently there is little statistical evidence that drink driving is a major contributory factor to crashes (see table 3.2.1 above) although it is publicly acknowledged to be a problem.

3.17 Public and political concern

3.18 While there is Government policy in place, there is little evidence of a national road

safety culture, or that it is an important issue within the roads agencies other than with the TSS/NRSC.

3.19 There is a need to develop a higher profile advocacy for road safety and this is an

area that the public sector could contribute to in support of the NRSC. This would have the effect of increasing political concern.

3.20 Road safety coordination 3.21 Road safety is coordinated through the Roads Authority as shown in Figure 3.18.1. Figure 3.18.1. Current structure of MWTC (Road safety components in red). This structure will be changed under the provisions of the new transport acts as shown in Figure 3.18.2. Figure 3.18.2. Proposed restructuring of MWTC. (Road safety components in red). 3.22 Although there is a structure in place, there does not appear to be any coordination or

linkages between the various secretariats and agencies in the MWTC. Additionally, there does not appear to be a road safety culture throughout the organisation. Perhaps if the new RSA board were in the line directly below the Minister, there would be a flow of information up and down the chain? The new structure appears to bi-pass the other secretariats and agencies.

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3.23 Road safety plan 3.24 There are road safety activities generated by the TSS/NRSC and catalogued in the

Annual reports. This ad hoc approach is very much the responsibility of the NRSC to implement and does not appear to involve the other parts of the Road Authority in the development of initiatives.

3.25 There is currently no 5 year National Strategy although its production is a

requirement of the new Traffic Legislation. It would be hoped that this strategy would encourage a longer term vision (2020/2030) and that it would encourage the participation of the other sections of the Road Authority.

3.26 Road safety funds

3.27 The TSS receive part of the fuel levy (0.3Ncents/Litre) to fund their activities. 3.28 The income for activities in the year 2000 (including sponsorship) was N$ 2,466,976

($400,000USD). 3.29 The income does not cover staff costs which appear to come from a different budget.

3.30 Monitoring and evaluation

3.31 Monitoring, in terms of traffic data collection is undertaken by the TSS team. Data

quality is very much dependent on the source (the police) and there is reason to believe that since the police may not be sufficiently skilled in data collection/entry that there is a degree of under-reporting.

3.32 It is not clear that any long term evaluation of projects is undertaken. For example,

there is no information on the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns.

3.33 Road crash and injury data

3.34 Injury data is available to the TSS and is analysed by them (see section 3.1 above).

Contributory factor analysis is undertaken but there are limitations (see comments on drink drive section 3.13 above).

3.35 Professional capacity of TSS/NRSC

3.36 There is a very competent team of seven specialists in the TSS. The team is very young (estimated average age below 40 years) and needs to begin to assert itself in the road safety sector.

3.37 There is the need for more training especially in safety audits and crash cluster analysis using a GIS based system (a provision of the Road Safety Act).

3.38 NGO activities

3.39 NGOs are active (see Appendix A plate 6) where the organisation “Together we

Care” has developed sponsorship for its campaigns in the private sector. 3.40 It was not possible during the visit to identify the range of NGO activity in the country.

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3.41 Private sector support for road safety

3.42 There was considerable support for road safety activities from the private sector. None of the private sector representatives invited declined to support road safety activities (there was overwhelming support). Appendix C lists the attendees to the stakeholder meeting and their potential contributions.

3.43 In addition to meeting the private sector at the stakeholder meeting, opportunity was taken to meet on an individual basis (see Appendix B for appraisal schedule).

3.44 The private sector does not coordinate its activities and it appears that the TSS are a little shy and lack confidence about their status with the private sector. That said, Mr Tendekule very competently brought the private sector community to a stakeholder meeting during the appraisal visit.

3.45 The creation of a Road Safety Forum (GRSP could facilitate this) would coordinate activities in the private sector.

3.46 There does not appear to be any evaluation of private sector activities (either by that sector or the TSS/NRSC). For example, the daily safety adverts in the “The Republic of Namibian” newspaper are sponsored by BP (see four examples in Appendix A plate 8). There is clearly a very good publicity company developing the themes but it is questionable as to how effective these themes are? Who would admit that their car was not road worthy? The development of effective campaigns requires market testing before advertising.

4 Opportunities for mutually supportive activities between development agencies

and GRSP 4.1 SIDA are gradually withdrawing support from The Republic of Namibia. 4.2 The German society for technical co-operation (GTZ) GmbH supports complex reforms

and change processes in developing and transition countries. They appear to have an interest in supporting the roads sector.

4.3 Both the IFRC and the WHO were very supportive of road safety activities. The WHO

had conducted a publicity campaign for the World Health day through the MWTC. The IFRC generously offered their network of health professionals to distribute road safety information.

5 Possible frameworks for organising partnerships 5.1 The reorganisation of road safety will require the formation of a National Road Safety

Forum (NRSF). This would act in support of the Road Safety Administration. The private/civil society partnerships could sit comfortably within this organisation.

5.2 It would probably be politically correct to organise the NRSF independently of the public

sector. This could be facilitated by GRSP.

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5.3 In view of the extent of the private sector support (in principle support was solicited during the appraisal visit) the NRSF would be a very large and unwieldy organisation. Whatever structure it decided to adopt it would be prudent to break down the organisation into interest sub-groups. During the visit the following were identified:

• Health • Education • Driver safety

5.4 There is a need for the NRSC/TSS to assert its role in the safety sector and take a

confident lead to guide the stakeholder groups. GRSP could facilitate this. 6 Should The Republic of Namibia be a GRSP Focus Country? 6.1 GRSP activities would require considerable sensitivity toward the local specialists in The

Republic of Namibia should it be adopted. The FIA approach to develop a Road Safety declaration (see Appendix D) was not considered sensitive and did not follow protocol. The NRSC became involved at the last minute and possibly as a consequence this initiative does not appear to have gone anywhere. In view of this any activities proposed by GRSP in the country should adopt an approach that:

• Requests permission from the Minister (MWTC) to assist the safety programme • Communicates the request to the Minister through the TSS and NRSC • Clearly outlines the GRSP objectives and work areas especially the support to the

NRSC. 6.2 The GRSP working group on the selection of new countries has concluded that there

are four key criteria for country selection. These are: • Government policy statements (on road safety); • Government’s partnership policy; • GRSP partner commitments; and • The likely extent of development funding.

Each is considered below.

6.3 Government’s policy on road safety

Legislation exists in support of road safety covering both activities and finance. The policy covers the organisation of a road safety unit. The issue does not appear to be a priority, however, the new Parliament may take a different view. 6.4 Partnership policy There is no formal partnership policy but there is considerable partnership support, especially from the private sector. 6.5 Member commitments Commitment is solid 6.6 Potential for development funding Funding for additional activities would more likely come from the private sector.

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7 Conclusions 7.1 There is not a lot of effort required here for a potentially large return. GRSP could “fast

track” its efforts, say a 2 to 3 year programme to become a GRSP country? This would require clear agreements over activies and coordination which would be through the new Road Safety Authority (see comments in 6.1 above). The current safety team are pro-active and cooperative and this should lead to a successful outcome.

7.2 GRSP activities would be expected cover the following major issues and act in support

of the declared objectives of the NRSC (see section 3.13 above):

• Assist in the development of the National Strategy document (a 5 year plan with a 20/30 vision)

• Create a private sector safety forum • Catalogue private sector resources and interests • Assist in rationalising road safety activities in the private sector i.e. duplication of

activities) • Develop a road safety culture • Develop linkages between agencies in the Roads Administration • Provide training (e.g. Safety Audits) • Assist in the devlopment of an accident management system • Develop the professionalism and confidence of the local safety team to become

leaders in the field.

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APPENDIX A. Images Plate 1 and 2. Independence Avenue, Windhoek

Plate 3. Community dwellings 3 miles north of Windhoek

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Plate 4. Safety audits are not conducted (a vehicle impacting the guardrail will be steered into the telegraph pole).

Plate 5. Motor Vehicle Accident fund works with “Together we Care”

Plate 6. “Together we Care” Information leaflet showing sponsors

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Plate 7. NRSC publications (The annual report and Learning to Drive Manual). Plate 8. Daily road safety adverts in the “The Republic of Namibian” daily paper

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APPENDIX B Visit Schedule

Sunday 12th Dec Time Contact

15:00 ARRIVE

17:00 Eugene Tendekule (RSS/NRSC)

Monday 13th Dec 09:00 Gunter Seydek (RFA)11:00 NRSC/TSS

15:00 Dr Razia Essack-Kauaria (IFRC)

Tuesday 14th Dec

09:00 - 12:00 Private Sector (see attached list

of attendees)14:30 - 16:30 NRSC/ Lars Karlsson

Wednesday 15th Dec 9:30 Claus Kading (3M)11:00 Esther Hoveka (BP)

12:30 Lars Karlsson, Eugene Tendekule

16:30 Dr Custodia Mandlhate (WHO)

Thursday 16th Dec 09:00 Rosy Jacobs, Lida Fielding,

Benedicta Uris (Shell)

10:00 Frank Gschwender (WBCG)11:00 NRSC conducted tour of Windhoek

Suburbs, townships and network.

Friday 17th Dec 07:30 Lars Karlsson (SIDA)DEPART

Pre appraisal contact list

Name Organisation E-mail Telephone Fax/Mobile

Lars Karlsson SIDA [email protected] +46 8 698 5724 M+46 (0) 811 27 91 52

mobile +46 7 039 33011

Eugene Tendekule NRSC [email protected] 00264 61 231 717 00264 61 239 745

Noreen [email protected]

Ben Gericke WB [email protected] +1 202 473 6092 F +1 202 473 8038

Dr Olive Kobusingye WHO [email protected] 0047 241 39371 0047 241 39514

Dr Custodia Mandlhate [email protected],int Mob 00264 81 128 7576

Kaizemi, Ujama BP [email protected] Hoveka [email protected]

Benedicta Uris [email protected] Rosy Jacobs Direct: +264 61 270 1201 Fax: +264 61 228 972

David Blakelock DfID [email protected]

Lelanie Swart DfID [email protected]

Ms Razia Essack-Kauaria IFRC [email protected] +264 61 235216

Secretary General [email protected]

Claus Kading 3M [email protected] 0026 461 254 586 Mob. 081 127 61 80

Mr Alasdair McDermott 2601251133

fax +2601 25 3798

Gunther Seydack RFA [email protected] 00264 61 250 897

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APPENDIX C Private sector companies attending the stakeholder meeting

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Telecom The Republic of Namibia Pupkewitz Holdings Total The Republic of Namibia Roads Authority Namdeb Pro-Image Motor Vehicle Accident Fund Social Security – Co Etosha Transport Jowells The Republic of Namibia BP The Republic of Namibia The Republic of Namibia Red Cross NedBank Shell The Republic of Namibia Ltd. Santam The Republic of Namibia

Alcohol +Drugs Marketing/Money Full Sponsorship Skill Expertise from SHE dept funding equipment Pr/Marketing/Education Education Training for driving schools and development DHS, Skills Financial Contribution, logistical , knowledge Logistical , Training Sharing best practice financial contribution(education) Risk reduction Education N$ ? for specific “project” can be considered. Financial training I will consult and inform you.

Rehabilitation Safety education Of road driving skills Safety education Safer roads Educating enforcement agencies Public education road safety Training for driving schools. Heavy goods haulage Heavy goods haulage Light vehicle driver safety First Aid Training Schools

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Road Safety Involvement of NBL 1. Founding Member of coalition on Responsible Drinking (Thus not drinking and driving)

included sponsorship road show about responsible drinking. 2. Together We Care (N$ 16 000 over Easter period, and N$ 16 000 over Christmas

season) Promotion of safe road use, especially towards the coast and northern The Republic of Namibia.

3. Breathalyzers distributed at coastal pubs. 4. Breathalyzers distributed to al NBL staff with December pay slip. 5. Broken Window Law Enforcement Campaign: (N$ 30 000 inclusive of umbrellas, softs

and trophies to recognize officials who have excelled in implementing the programme. 6. Various add campaigns such as: “it’s the beer that should be drunk, not you”. 7. Pepsi sponsors the Cosmos helicopter, which gives daily traffic updates in Windhoek. 8. Soft Drinks were sponsored for officials manning the roadblocks around Windhoek over

the festive season. (90 officials getting soft drinks per day!) 9. NBL Sponsored the National Police Day on 26 November 2004.

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APPENDIX D. Declaration of the Windhoek FIA FOUNDATION/AASA/CSIR/The Republic of Namibia National Road Safety Council Traffic Safety Seminar 7 May 2004, Windhoek, The Republic of Namibia

We, the undersigned, declare that:

• We will work in partnership to reduce avoidable road deaths, disabilities and injuries, and the immense loss and suffering they cause, by encouraging integrated, effective and sustained programmes and policies aimed to improve road traffic safety and to prevent road traffic crashes;

• We will work to protect victims of road traffic crashes through comprehensive approaches that improve emergency response capabilities;

• We will promote safe walking and biking paths for transportation and recreation as a means to reduce the toll of pedestrian and bicyclist injuries;

• We will work to increase seat belt and child restraint use through integrated policies, legislation and education;

• We will work to prevent impaired driving, whether impairment is due to alcohol or other substances by increasing education, improving laws and law enforcement, and ensuring appropriate treatment and sanctions;

• We will work to develop effective ways to promote driver safety and reduce speeding, focusing on the major causes of injury and death in road traffic crashes;

• We will promote increased use of helmets by motorcyclists and bicyclists to reduce head injuries from crashes and falls;

• We will encourage the use of reliable and accurate data to analyze the road traffic injury problem, as well as science-based research on safer roads and ways to prevent deaths, injuries and disabilities resulting from road traffic crashes;

• We will work with partners and all interested parties to promote effective and sustained educational programmes to improve safer road use and consequently reduce injuries and deaths from crashes;

We call upon all countries on the African Continent to join us in this Declaration, and in saying that road traffic safety is a basic human right.

Signed by _____________________________________________ (name) in my capacity as

____________________________________________________________(title) on Friday, 7 May 2004 in Windhoek, The Republic of Namibia.

____________________________________ Signature

On behalf of the The Republic of Namibian Road Safety Conference

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APPENDIX E Acronyms

Congress of Democrats CoD

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR

Democratic Tumhalie Alliance DTA

Minister of Works, Transport and Communication MWTC

Monitor Action Group MAG

Motor Vehicle Accident Fund MVAF

National Road Safety Council NRSC

Road Safety Agency RSA

Road Safety Forum RSF

Roads Authority RA

South-West Africa People’s Organisation SWAPO

Swedish International Development Agency SIDA

Traffic Safety Secretariat TSS

World Health Organisation WHO