october 2011, mid-term progress report: towards s afer r oads in the western cape
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October 2011, Mid-Term Progress Report: Towards S afer R oads in the Western Cape. South African Roads Are Among the Most Dangerous in the World. Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Netherlands, Malta, San Marino. New Zealand, Australia. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
October 2011,
Mid-Term Progress Report:
Towards Safer Roads in the Western Cape
South African Roads Are Among the Most Dangerous in the World
Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Netherlands, Malta, San Marino
New Zealand, Australia
Columbia, Surinam, United States, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Peru, Ecuador, Chile
Slovenia, Albania, Armenia, Croatia, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria,
Kyrgyz, Mongolia, Vietnam, Korea, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Lebanon, Sri Lanka
Namibia, Lesotho, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Mauritius, Zimbabwe
Latvia, Poland, Georgia, Belarus, Slovakia, Moldova, Greece, Estonia, Ukraine,United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait
Russian Federation, Lithuania, Ukraine, Montenegro, Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Oman, Thailand
Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, Gabon
Annual Road Traffic Fatalities per 100,000 Population
The Annual Death Toll, South Africa 1935 - 2007
1935
Fatalities
Crashes
15,000 Dead Per Annum
2007
10,000 Dead Per Annum
5,000 Dead Per Annum
1950 1965 1980 1995
2009 – 2011 Actual Fatalities Comparison by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
200920102011
2009 – 2014 Month by Month Comparison Projected to December 2014
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200920102011201220132014
Jan 2009 – Dec 2014 Road Traffic Accident (RTA) Deaths Projection
Jan-09
Mar-09
May-09Jul-09
Sep-09
Nov-09Jan-10
Mar-10
May-10Jul-10
Sep-10
Nov-10Jan-11
Mar-11
May-11Jul-11
Sep-11
Nov-11Jan-12
Mar-12
May-12Jul-12
Sep-12
Nov-12Jan-13
Mar-13
May-13Jul-13
Sep-13
Nov-13Jan-14
Mar-14
May-14Jul-14
Sep-14
Nov-14
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
Projected
Actual
January 2009: Forensic Pathology Services report 1739 RTA deaths in the last year
September 2011: Forensic Pathology Services report 1335 RTA deaths in the last year
December 2014: Projected total of 874 RTA deaths in the last year
Will We Halve the Death Toll by 2014?
• Annual Death Toll At Jan 2009: 1739
• Projected Death Toll At Dec 2014: 874
• Death Toll Reduction: 49.75%
• Conclusion: Very close. We will need to work harder.