1. Safety Belt Usage Practice

2. Quantitative Survey Report Prepared for: ” Partnership for Road Safety ” May, 2009

3. Safety Belt Usage Practice May, 2009 Contents  Survey Design  Survey Results

4. Survey Design

5. Safety Belt Usage Practice May, 2009 Survey Goal and Objectives Survey Goal Recording safety belts usage by drivers and front passengers in moving vehicles on the highways of Georgia and in Tbilisi

6. Safety Belt Usage Practice May, 2009 Survey Methodology DateMay 20, 21 Survey Area Tbilisi - 11 observation spots and highways – 8 observations spots* Survey TechniqueObservation Target Group All moving vehicles on given observation spots (except passenger vans so called “marshutka” and bus) Observation DateMay 20, 21 Observation DurationFrom 8:00 am to 20:00 pm * For the description of observation spots see the next slide.

7. Safety Belt Usage Practice May, 2009 Detailed Description of Observation Spots 1 Tbilisi -Rustavi highway turning towards Gardabani 2 Sagarejo region, crossroads at the village Ninotsminda 3 Calaubani check point - Kakheti highway 4 From autobahn towards two-way traffic 5 Rikoti Pass – at the tunnel 6 Village Sajavakho towards the railway pass 7 Poti-Zugdidi turning 1 Next to Laguna Vere - in front of Wissol petrol station - at the traffic lights 2 Varaziskhevi – the street leading to Vake - at the traffic lights 3 Gagarini square – Private Clinic - at the traffic lights 4 Black Sea street – the beginning of highway – at the traffic lights 5 Next to Delisi Metro Station – Vazha Pshavela avenue – at the traffic lights 6 Dadiani Street – Next to the Cinema Sakartvelo 7 Ortachala – on the way to the Ministry of Internal Affairs before Tax office 8 Gldani – Sarajishvili corner – at the traffic lights 9 Next to Metro Isani – the traffic lights opposite to the Police station 10 Taqmar Mepe Avenue – the traffic lights in front of Danish House 11 Next to Didube Metro station – Tsereteli avenue – at the traffic lights TbilisiHighways

8. Survey Results

9. Safety Belt Usage Practice May, 2009 The Number of Recorded Vehicles Number of Drivers Recorded Vehicles in Tbilisi Number of front Passengers Recorded Vehicles on highways N= 21 841N= 9 059 N= 1 940N= 1 392

10. Safety Belt Usage Practice May, 2009 Safety Belt Usage By Drivers Safety Belt Usage in Tbilisi By Front Passengers 1% Safety Belt Usage on Highways 41% 39% N=293N=133 N=787N=542