Tackling main causes of road traffic crashes, fatalities and

injuries in Asia-Pacific countries

SPEEDING, DRINK DRIVING &

DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING

ENFORCEMENT IN CAMBODIAN

by

Department of Road Traffic Police and Public Order

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Table of contents

1. Road Crash Data

2. Road Traffic Law

3. Road Safety Policy & Mechanisms

4. Police Professional Development

5. Educational awareness

6. Enforcement

7. Conclusions

8. Critical Challenges

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Road crash data

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1,950

2,226

2,231

1,852 1,977

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

Y. 2013 Y. 2014 Y. 2015 Y. 2016 Y. 2017

Fatalities 2013 - 2017

5 killed & 13 inj. Every day

New Traffic Law Approved (2015)

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Road crash data

9.6

11.3 11.8

12.2

12.7 13.1 13.4 13.014.7

14.5

11.912.5

18.1 17.8

15.1

12.3

11.0 10.09.0

7.9 7.97.0

4.9 4.7

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Number of fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants Number of fatalities per 10,000 registered vehicles

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46%43%

40%38%

36%

15%17% 17%

13%

12%

10% 8%7% 6%

8%

11% 11% 13% 12%

14%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Y.2013 Y.2014 Y.2015 Y.2016 Y.2017

Over speeding Drink driving Give way Over take

New Traffic Law Approved (2015)

Road crash data

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Crash by career

Time of Crash

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• National Road Safety Policy, approved in February 2014

• New Road Traffic Law, approved in January 2015

• Road Safety Committee (NRSC), approved in July 2015

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Road Safety Policy & Mechanisms

NRSC

(Chaired by Deputy Prime minister, Minister of Interior)

Sub-Committee of Policy and Action Plan

Sub-Committee of Law Enforcement

Sub-Committee of Provincial Road Safety

General Secretariat

• ToT on Drink Driving, Speeding, Helmet wearing, data collection and analysis

• More then 3,000 officers across the country were trained

• Ways develop enforcement plans

• Ways to set up checkpoints and risks assessment

• Ways to operate breathalyzers and speed guns

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Professional Development for Traffic Police

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Professional Development for Traffic Police

• ToT on Crash investigation

• 250 officers across the country were trained

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Professional Development for Traffic Police

• Training/Study Tour abroad

• Exchange experience with traffic police on enforcement methods and mechanisms

• Good enforcement practices

• Site visit

• Networking

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Professional Development for Traffic Police

Education and Awareness by Traffic Police

• TV show: question and answers

• TV/Radio sports

• Schools/University

• Armed force

• Farmers

• Taxi drivers

• Factory workers

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Speed Enforcement

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Drink Driving Enforcement• Random Breath test

• Checkpoint set up

• 0.25mg/L – 0.39mg/L (Fining penalty applied)

• 0.40mg/L or above:

✓ Higher Fining penalty applied

✓ Not allowed to drive until Alc. go below 0.40mg/L

✓ If found committed the 2nd time within 6 months, the drivers will be jailed from 1-6 months and finned from 200-1,000USD (converted).

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Drink Driving Enforcement

Drug-Impaired Enforcement

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Conclusion

• Speeding and Drink Driving are the major cause of crash, 36% and 12% accordingly

• Traffic Law has been amended to suit the current situation

• NRSC was established to engage all sectors to work together

• Traffic police professionalism is being developed, especially main risk factors such as Speeding, Drink Driving, Hemet Wearing

• Both Education and Enforcement are being implemented by traffic police to change negative behavior of road users

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Critical Challenges

• Alcohol law not yet approved

• Limited educational awareness

• Limited engagement from relevant body

• Limited resource (NRSC and Traffic police)

• More DD related crash during main holidays

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Thank you !

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