Country Report on Road Safety Initiatives in Malaysia

Country cross on course base hit Initiatives in MALAYSIA Datuk Suret Singh Director General Road safeguard section Malaysia Basic Information Country Malaysia ? ? ? ? ? Population 26. 4 Million in 2006 Square Kilometer 392876km2 Road Length 72,400 km No of Registered vehicles 15,790,732 Vehicle Kilometer Travelled/year 337. 8 Billion VKT Malaysia Definition and info System Definition ? Fatality expirys within 30 days ? sedate All Required Hospitalization ? Slight Injury Out uncomplaining or Self Treatment Data System ? Police DataForm beat POL27 Accident Form Database/System Computerized MAAP System Annual Accident Report availability Yes ? Hospital Data Injury classification used AIS recuperation System Many System used, in process of Standardization Malaysia safe orchestrate and Management national Safety Target? ? 2. 0 Deaths/10,000 vehicles by 2010 ? 10 Deaths100,000 population 2020 ? 10 Deaths per Billion VKT by 2020 National Safety Plan? ? Availability Yes, N ational Road Safety Plan 2006-2010 ? strategies 9 Strategies ? platforms 52 broadcasts Availability of Institutional Set-up ? ? ? ?Road Safety Department (2005) MIROS (2007) National Road Safety Council (50 years ago) Annual Budget Allocated for Road Safety Programs Malaysia Road Safety Facts (1996-2006) Year Registered Vehicles Road Length (Km) Number of accidents Death 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 7,686,684 8,550,469 9,141,357 9,929,951 10,589,804 11,302,545 12,068,144 12,868,934 13,801,297 14,816,407 15,790,732 60,734 63,382 63,382 64,981 64,981 64,981 64,981 71,814 71,814 72,400 72,400 189,109 215,632 211,037 223,166 250,417 265,175 279,237 298,651 326,815 328,268 341,252 6,304 6,302 5,740 5,794 6,035 5,849 5,887 6,282 6,228 6,200 6,287Fatality Index Per 10,000 Vehicles 8. 20 7. 37 6. 28 5. 83 5. 70 5. 17 4. 88 4. 88 4. 51 4. 18 3. 98 Per 100,000 Population 29. 8 29. 1 25. 3 25. 5 26. 0 25. 1 25. 3 25. 1 24. 3 23. 7 23. 6 Per Billion VKT 40. 4 36. 3 3 0. 9 28. 7 28. 0 25. 5 24. 0 24. 0 22. 2 20. 6 Malaysia 19. 6 Key Issues and Challenges Key Problems Identified ? Target Groups Motorcyclists (53%) Car Occupants (22%) Pedestrians (10%) ? Target Issues Head Injuries among motorcyclists Un segregated VRUs MalaysiaFatality by Casualty Class Malaysia Strategic Programs and Projects Program Potential % noise Coverage Reduction 2007 2008 2009 2010 AES Speed Cameras Redlight Cameras Lane Displine Helmet Program Rear Seat Belts Airbags Driver Training RSE and CBP Mcycle Lanes Blackspots Others 20 20 0 30 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 60 60 20 65 40 20 30 20 20 20 20 100 90 60 100 60 40 50 50 30 30 30 100 90 80 100 80 60 60 80 40 40 40 % 30 40 20 50 30 30 10 20 80 30 20 No of Deaths Expected No. f Fatality Reduction Involved/yr 2007 2008 2009 2010 1400 150 450 1500 350 400 ccc 400 500 500 350 84 12 0 225 21 12 3 8 40 15 7 427 3. 45 252 36 18 488 42 24 9 16 80 30 14 420 54 54 750 63 48 15 40 120 45 21 420 54 72 750 84 72 18 64 160 60 28 6300 Deaths/ 10,000 Vehicles 1009 1630 1782 2. 94 2. 45 2. 21 Malaysia MIROS0 7One Most Successful Road Safety interpolation Name Exclusive Motorcycle Lane Program Problem report Rear-End and Side Swipe along High Speed golf links Double Low Speed Links Issues Identified Un-segregated leading to Conflicts among Fast, Un matched VRUs and Larger Vehicles Rationale for Intervention Segregation reduce Conflicts, Risk and Exposures fine Intervention Programs 3m Exclusive Lane fully segregated Impact of Intervention 39% less Accidents, 83% Less Fatalities, BCR=5 Malaysia