PUBLICATIONS

Road traffic fatalities and injuries are a global concern acknowledged in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an African concern acknowledged in the African Road Safety Charter,…

The status report summarizes the findings of the first original data collection effort for road safety on the African continent, reporting on the harmonized set of road safety indicators for 26…

The report covers the process that was undertaken to develop a set of harmonized road safety indicators for African countries to collect and monitor. This process ultimately led to the establishment…

This report serves as a guide for preparing city road safety strategies which are capable of significantly and sustainably improving road safety in African cities and building commitment amongst…

In collaboration with Vias Institute and Groupe Renault, SSATP contributed to this report, which examines the road safety culture in 12 African countries.  ESRA (E-Survey of Road Users’ Attitudes) is…

During the "Safer and Cleaner Used Vehicles for Africa" webinar held on April 8, 2021, Jane Akumu - the African Cleaner Mobility Focal Point of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - …

During the "Safer and Cleaner Used Vehicles for Africa" webinar held on April 8, 2021, Marietta Harjono - Coordinating Specialist to the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) at…

This document attempts to explain the disparity between WHO estimates and country-reported data on road traffic fatality and provide suggestions on what steps countries can take to strengthen their…

Following a detailed diagnoses of road crash data systems in the region, the objective of this report is the analysis of international good practice regarding road safety data definitions and…

The Guide for Road Safety Opportunities and Challenges: Low- and Middle-income Country Profiles gives a precise assessment on the magnitude and complexity of road safety challenges faced by low- and…

The objective of the report is to provide recommendations and guidelines for a minimum set of harmonised data collection procedures and standard definitions that could be applied in the short- to…

This document summarizes attendees agenda and outcomes of the 3rd joint workshop between WHO and ARSO to address the discrepancies between police-reported and vital registration derived road fatality…

Presented by Tawia Addo-Ashong, SSATP's Road Safety Pillar Lead, on November 28, 2019 at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, this presentation provides an overview of the main outcomes…

This workshop shows the need to use data for decision making. It posits the need of the appreciation of the value of the data-driven, evidence-based approach or interventions to road safety (and…

Presented by Tawia Addo-Ashong, SSATP's Road Safety Pillar Lead, on November 25, 2019 at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, this presentation provides an overview of the main…

This presentation entitled "Sécurité routière en Tunisie : Réformes en cours et défis" was made at the SSATP Annual General Assembly in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. It presents (i) the importance of…

This presentation entitled 'Safe Vehicles in Africa: A Pressing Need for Action' was made by Martin Small at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The presentation posits that…

Presented by Tawia Addo-Ashong, SSATP's Road Safety Pillar Lead, on November 25, 2019 at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, this presentation makes the case for why data and…

Presented by Yonas Bekele on November 26, 2019 at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, this presentation provides an overview of the status of the African Road Safety Charter. It…

This presentation entitled 'Survey Analysis Report - First Results: Evaluating Country Level Adherence to Crash-Related Variables' was made by Mustapha Azzouzi at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in…

Presented by Girma Bezabeh (AfDB) at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, this presentation outlines the road safety work of the African Development Bank (AfDB). It provides an…

This presentation entitled 'Engaging Parliamentarians in Improving Road Safety' was made by Evelyn Murphy (WHO) at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. It presents the Global…

This presentation entitled 'UN Road Safety Conventions' was made by Martin Small at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The presentation provides an overview of the priority…

This presentation entitled 'Global status of road safety' was made at the 2019 SSATP Annual General Assembly in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. It provides statistical data on road fatalities and road…

This presentation entitled 'Africa Road Safety Observatory Online Database-Dropbox' was made by Mustapha Azzouzi at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. This document posits…

This presentation entitled 'Improving Road Safety Through Innovative Street Design' was made by Chris Kost on November 25, 2019 at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. It…

This presentation entitled 'Challenges of Financing Road Safety in Zimbabwe' was made by Obio Murambiwa Chinyere, Managing Director of the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe,  at SSATP's Annual…

This is the agenda for the African Road Safety Observatory (ARSO) Meeting that took place during SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe on November 2019. Agenda items  included,…

In preparation for the 3rd meeting of the UNRSTF Advisory Board, this note summarizes issues related to the magnitude, the management systems in place and data collection-related issues for selected…

The new 5th edition comprises 744 definitions and represents a point of reference for all those involved in transport statistics. In this edition, all transport modes chapters have been substantially…

This document explains the reason why the ARSO data coordinator group was created at the last Annual Meeting of the observatory in Durban, South Africa. It shows the different country represented in…

This document entitled "Why the Policy Coordinator " as conveys the title explain the reason why the policy coordinator was created during the last AGM of the observatory in Durban, South Africa. It…

This document summarizes attendees, agenda and outcomes of the 1st General Assembly of ARSO held in South Africa, where governance decisions to ratify the Transitional Steering Committee until AU…

This document summarizes attendees agenda and outcomes of the 2nd joint workshop between WHO and ARSO to address the discrepancies between police-reported and vital registration derived road fatality…

Selected countries were sent a questionnaire and subject to detailed consultations to produce a country "diagnoses" in regards to the reliability, comparability, and robustness of existing road crash…

The purpose of CARE system is to provide a powerful tool which would make it possible to identify and quantify road safety problems throughout the European roads.

This document summarizes attendees, agenda and outcomes of the 3rd workshop held in Morocco which culminated in the delivery of ARSO proposed by laws to the AU, approval of a 2019-2021 work plan and…

This document summarizes attendees agenda and outcomes of the 1st joint workshop between WHO and ARSO to address the discrepancies between police-reported and vital registration derived road fatality…

This document entitled "Why the Transitional Steering Committee " as conveys the title explain the reason why the  transitional steering committee was established  during the last African Road Safety…

Based on data collected for the WHO's 2018 Global Status Report on Road Safety, this fact sheet summarizes road safety data for 44 African countries, representing 93.7% of the population in the…

This document summarizes attendees, agenda and outcomes of the 2nd workshop held in Nigeria which had an intense focus on the definition of a minimum number of crash-related variables to be collected…

This document summarizes attendees, agenda and outcomes of the 1st workshop held in Dakar which culminated with a Declaration on the intention to establish an all African countries road safety…

This is a summary of the 12 road safety targets and their corresponding 34 indicators.

This WHO publication summarizes road safety data for 44 African countries.

The document summarizes the results of relevant surveys undertaken within the Safer Africa project as well as existing road safety analysis documents in order to assess the current situation of…

A review of conditions, trends and implications of sustainable mobility solutions in different Mediterranean countries.

Africa is currently experiencing the highest per capita rate of road fatalities in the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates the rate of road traffic deaths at 24.1 per 100,000 people…

This SSATP publication, jointly prepared with the World Bank, provides best practice guidelines for mainstreaming road safety in regional road trade corridors (RTRCs) investment programs in low and…

This manual provides step-by-step guidance to countries wishing to improve a particular aspect of road safety, according to recommendations outlined in the World Report on Road Traffic Injury…

This presentation was made by David Ward, Director General of the FIA Foundation, at the 4th African Road Safety Congress held in Accra, Ghana on February 5, 2007. During the presentation, he makes…

Ground work and several meetings led to the identification of several crash-related variables that all countries should aim to collect.  A smaller selection out of these variables will be shared…

Upon the request of the World Bank, Norway's Institute of Transport Economics appraised the road safety situation and road safety work in five African countries: Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Tanzania…

This note is based on a paper titled Traffic Safety as an Economic Issue of Developing and Industrialized Countries by Jorgen Karthum Hansen, which was presented at the World Bank/USFHWA/3M sponsored…

This presentation entitled 'Questionnaire: Evaluating Country Level Adherence to Crash-Related Variables' was made by Mustapha Azzouzi at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.…