A Study of Road Safety Lead Agencies in Africa
This study of road safety lead agencies (RSLAs) in Africa takes place at an important time when serious injuries on roads are at the centre of discussions on sustainable development. RSLAs in Africa are considered to be critical vehicles for respon...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099015103232237622/P1533170c274290410a3980fa5c68b600e3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37242 |
| Summary: | This study of road safety lead
agencies (RSLAs) in Africa takes place at an important time
when serious injuries on roads are at the centre of
discussions on sustainable development. RSLAs in Africa are
considered to be critical vehicles for responding to road
safety challenges, although how well they do this remains
largely unknown. In literature, their functionality,
complexity and autonomy has widely been assessed. However,
there is limited attempt to link the management capacity of
RSLAs to the observed road safety outcomes such as serious
injuries and fatality reduction or reduction in the cost of
road traffic crashes. Consequently, there is limited
evidence as to whether or not lead agencies in Africa are
achieving the intended goals of improving road safety
status. This study sought to better understand these
difficulties and the potential steps to success for RSLAs in
Africa. It was commissioned by the African Development Bank
and the World Bank and focuses on sixteen African countries.
It is part of a global study of road safety lead agencies
being undertaken by the World Health Organisation. The study
is structured into four sections. Section 2 describes the
two-phase methodology–desk study and preparation of the
research instruments, data collection and analysis. This is
followed in Section 3 by a discussion of the concept of lead
agency, which lays the ground for presentation of the study
results regarding lead agency performance in Section 4.
Section 5 identifies lessons from the study and makes
recommendations to improve lead agency performance. |
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