African Road Safety Observatory Program of Work presented by Dr. Sydney Ibeanusi ARSO Transitional Steering Committee Member during the First ARSO General Assembly meeting in South Africa Durban, June 2019
Programme of Work 2019-2021
6 pillars
- Developing the network of the Observatory and its relationship with road safety stakeholders
- Improving tools and methodologies for the collection of crash data and other safety-related data
- Monitoring intermediate safety performance indicators
- Creating and updating a common road safety database
- Conducting analysis on topics of joint interest
- Publication of periodical reports on road safety
- Developing the network of the Observatory and its relationship with road safety stakeholders
| Done | Pending |
| • Institutional arrangements: AU and others
• Annual meeting at decision maker level–here today • Annual meeting at policy-coordinator level–here today • Annual meeting at data coordinator level–here today • Creating list of ARSO “Friends”
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• Securing countries´ signing of AU Road Safety Charter
• Website development: deadline Sept 2019 • Awaiting AU-EU agreement on Safer Africa´s existing website (deadline July 26 2019) • Social media, newsletter
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- Improving tools and methodologies for the collection of crash data and other safety-related data
| Done | Pending |
| • Assessment of data reviews to date–
• WHO multi country workshop on vital registration improvements (Tunis, April 2019) • ESRA (E-Survey of Road Users’ Attitudes) Data collection on attitudes and behaviours (first semester 2019)
a) Crash data
• Minimum variables –done in Nigeria • Evaluating minimum variables collected per country. Excel request –only 13 countries answered email dated • Collaboration with EU CARE • Collaboration with WB DRIVER
b) Other data
• Collaborate with CITA (International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee) on vehicle registration promotion • Collaborate with EU on vehicle registration sharing practices • Collaborate with IRTAD (International Road Traffic and Accident Database) on road assessment
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a) Crash data
• Protocol for data submission to ARSO • IT for ARSO • Training of police officers on new data items
b) Other data
• Driver registration • Hospital data
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Pillars 3, 4, 5 and 6
Pending
- Monitoring intermediate safety performance indicators –nothing beyond the 2018 WHO Status Report
- Creating and updating a common road safety database – deadline December 2019
- Conducting analysis on topics of joint interest –Starting January 2020
- Publication of periodical reports on road safety – starting January 2020
