RoadSafetyCrisisinNepalContributingFactors,SignsofImprovement,andRecommendedInterventionMeasures

RoadSafetyCrisisinNepalContributingFactors,SignsofImprovement,andRecommendedInterventionMeasures.pdf
Comparedtoadecadeago,thenumberofvehiclesregisteredinNepalhasincreasedthreefoldfromapproximately300,000to1.34million,andalongwithit,afourfoldincreaseinroadcrashesandfatalities.In2001,therewerelessthan4000crashes,whichhavejumpedcloseto9,000in2012.Datashowsfourtofivepeopledieeverydayduetoroadcrashes.Whileadultsconstitutethelargestnumberofdeaths,13percentoftotalfatalitiesincludechildren(undertheageof16).Governmentdataalsoshowseverysevencrashesresultedinafatality.Incertainpartsofthecountry,theratioofcrashesandfatalitycouldbeashighasonetoone.ThispaperdescribesthecurrentstateofroadsafetyinNepal,characterizesroadcrashes,anddiscussescontributingfactors.Italsodescribesimplementationactivitiesundertakenbyconcernedstakeholderstoreducecrashes.Finally,itprovidesspecificrecommendationsthatcanassiststakeholderstoimplementprogramsandinterventionmeasuresrelativelyquicklytoimproveoverallroadsafety.Theroadsafety"crisis"inNepalisnotunique.ThemajorityofunderdevelopedanddevelopingcountriesinAfricaandSouthAsiahasexperiencedsurgesinroadcrashesandarescramblingtofindsolutions.ThepaperwillresonatewellwithaudiencesfromcountriesinSouthAsianandAfricancontinentandhelpcreatecommonunderstandingofspecificproblemsandfindsolutionstoimproveroadsafetyinthoseregions.
作者：RajatRajbhandari LaxmanKC AshokRatnaBajracharya
作者单位：TexasA&MTransportationInstitute,TexasA&MUniversityNepalIntegratedResearchandDevelopmentFoundationEmergencyandTraumaCenterMinistryofHealthandPopulation,GovernmentofNepal
母体文献：第七届中国公路科技创新高层论坛论文集
会议名称：第七届中国公路科技创新高层论坛  
会议时间：2015年4月22日
会议地点：上海
主办单位：中国公路学会
语种：chi
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关键词：RoadSafety  Nepal  CrashSeverity  Mitigation  Measures
在线出版日期：2018年8月28日
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