1. Interventions To Improve Freight Vehicle Road Safety In eThekwini Municipality
D Hiralall and P Taylor

2. INTRODUCTION Current status Stakeholders
Enhancing the capacity of police officers
Educating the freight industry
Road Traffic Management System (RTMS)
Driver wellness

3. STATUS OF HEAVY VEHICLE ROAD SAFETY
20 crashes per day

4. STATUS OF HEAVY VEHICLE ROAD SAFETY

5. STATUS OF HEAVY VEHICLE ROAD SAFETY

6. STATUS OF HEAVY VEHICLE ROAD SAFETY
Un-roadworthy Vehicles

7. STATUS OF HEAVY VEHICLE ROAD SAFETY
Un-roadworthy Vehicles

8. STATUS OF HEAVY VEHICLE ROAD SAFETY
Overloading and excessive speeds
Driver fatigue
Infrastructure challenges
Inexperienced and unlicensed drivers
Movement of hazardous chemicals
Foreign drivers and vehicles

9. HEAVY VEHICLE ROAD SAFETY STAKEHOLDERS

10. ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF POLICE OFFICERS

11. ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF POLICE OFFICERS

12. ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF POLICE OFFICERS

13. ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF POLICE OFFICERS
Air brake systems
Brake boosters
Slack adjusters
Parking brakes
Fifth wheel
Trailers
Body suspensions
Manufacturer’s data plate

14. ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF POLICE OFFICERS
Enforcement

15. HEAVY VEHICLE FINES AND SUSPENSIONS

16. EDUCATING THE FREIGHT INDUSTRY

17. EDUCATING THE FREIGHT INDUSTRY
Traffic accident investigations
Technical aspects of vehicles
Advanced driving
Legislation
Health and safety

18. EDUCATING THE FREIGHT INDUSTRY

19. ENGINEERING INTERVENTIONS
M7 – fixing of potholes and signage
M7 – widening and other new routes
Truck stops
ITS to better manage traffic
Lighting

20. ROAD TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

21. DRIVER WELLNESS Celbra Ozone Therapy Clinic Driver fatigue
Lifestyle diseases
Driver education

22. CONCLUSION Way forward Enhance stakeholder engagement
Integrated heavy vehicle enforcement
Continue educating the freight industry
Road Traffic Management System (RTMS)
Driver wellness