1. Current Challenges Alcohol abuse widespread – AFU challenges
Adequate enforcement, for example, fine collection is only 17%
Behavior change difficult to achieve
Fraud and Corruption rife throughout the industry.

2. Existing Coordinating Forums
MINMEC
COTO
RTMC shareholders
RTMC Board
Technical Committees
Arrive Alive
Legislation
Driving Standards
Vehicle Standards
Health working group
Non-natural deaths forum
NGO community groups
Global Road Safety Partnerships

3. Road Environment Low cost engineering in hazardous locations
Road Safety Audits
Accident Investigations

4. Driver Fitness
Advertising and public relations in support of enforcement activities
Nation-wide strategic focus – speed, alcohol and seat belts as priority
Public Transport emphasis
Manage fatigue (with Dept of Labour)

5. Driver Fitness continued.. Driver Fitness continued
Increase enforcement visibility – mini-road blocks
Implement National Law Enforcement Code book
Further develop Traffic Officer Training and in-house training
Train more officers
Strengthen capacity of RTMC to coordinate enforcement

6. Vehicle Fitness
Compulsory fitting of seat belts, anti-tyre burst devices and speed governors in all public transport vehicles – at expense of operator
Cameras at vehicle testing stations
Periodic Vehicle Testing
Hazardous goods and overloading control
Develop non-negotiable criteria for closure of VTS – with agreement by provinces.
All these initiatives will be undertaken in consultation with Provinces

7. Pedestrian and Passenger Safety Pedestrian visibility projects
Education of school children/including the scholar patrol program
Reduction of speed limits in urban areas
Enforcement of pedestrian laws on freeways
Engineering solutions
Advertising on community radio, and public relations efforts

8. NEW INNOVATION PRIORITIES PrDP training and testing
Governors, seat belts and tyre burst devices on public transport vehicles
Improved public relations activities.
investigation of new technology

9. NEW INNOVATIONS cont. Capacitate the RTMC
Ensure sufficient resources – staff and budgets
Set up and manage appropriate coordinating forums with clearly identified roles and responsibilities.

10. Department of Transport
Thank you