This document discusses highway safety in Pakistan. It notes that safety is important for both road users and engineers. Highway accidents have sharply increased in recent years due to administrative, legal, technical, socio-economic and cultural factors. More research is needed to properly address the problem. Most injury and damage-only accidents in Pakistan and Europe go unreported. The document outlines the "four E's of highway safety": engineering, education, enforcement, and environment. It provides facts about the high number of annual traffic deaths in Pakistan and costs to the economy. Road transportation dominates Pakistan's transportation system. While national highways make up only 3.5% of roads, they carry over 80% of traffic. Measures have been taken to improve

1. HIGHWAY SAFETY IN PAKISTAN Adnan Masood Manager QHSE Byadnanmasood84@hotmail.com

3. There are a number of administrative, legal, technical, socio-economic and cultural reasons for it.

5. FOUR E'S OF HIGHWAY SAFETY Engineering: Making roads safe and fast by incorporating engineering improvements such as separation of grades and carriage-ways, installation of signs, signals and road markings to guide the road users along their travel paths with speed and safety. Education:Educating the road users in the rules of the road to inform them of their rights and limitations as road users, to prevent them from creating a situation hazardous to themselves and to other road users. Enforcement: Preventing violation of the rules of the road by the road users by organizing a very effective enforcement agency. Environment: Minimized environmental pollution during Construction/Rehab/maintenance.

7. Total cost is estimated to be about a billion US $ every year.

8. Even material costs exceed US $200 Million per year.

9. Those who die & suffer injuries are the most active and educated citizens.

10. This is 40% more than in Turkey, where vehicle fleet is much bigger.

13. 107000 million ton kilometers of freight annually compared to 5000 ton kilometer & 25 million ton kilometer by rail & air respectively.

14. 90% passenger traffic as compared to 8% and 2% by rail & air respectively.

15. Roads are the backbone or lifelines of Pakistan economy.

16. Total Length of road network in the country is approximately 250000 KMs.

17. 145000 Kms of Paved roads (High type).

18. 105000 Kms of gravel roads (Low Type).

20. ADVERSE EFFECTS

21. THE RESULT

23. HIGH TRAVEL COST TO ECONOMY.

24. ROAD SECTOR INEFFICIENCY CAUSING A LOSS OF Rs. 240 BILLION OR 6.8% OF THE GDP.

25. 70 FATALITIES PER MILLION CAUSING Rs. 40 BILLION.

26. DELAYED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY & POVERTY ALLEVIATION.

27. OTHERS ………….WHAT IS AT STAKE

29. National Highway Safety Ordinance (2000)

30. Tolling on Highways and Motorways for Adequate Maintenance Funds.

31. Improved Road Geometry

32. Idealization of Main Arteries of the Country.

33. Holding of International Road Safety Seminars/workshops.

34. Revision of MVO (19965/69) under Consideration.

35. Provision of Multi Axle Trailers to the Transporters at affordable cost to minimize usage of 2-3axle trucks.MESAURES TAKEN

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