Evaluation of the African road safety action plan: a contribution for improving the situation

Dominique Mignot (), Laurent Carnis (), Eduard Fernandez (), Davide-Shingo Usami () and Ruth Welsh ()
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Dominique Mignot: TS2, Université Gustave Eiffel
Laurent Carnis: LMA, Université Gustave Eiffel
Eduard Fernandez: CITA, International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee
Davide-Shingo Usami: CRTL, "Sapienza" Università di Roma
Ruth Welsh: TSRC, Loughborough University

Region et Developpement, 2024, vol. 59, 159-178

Abstract: The road safety challenges in African countries are enormous. Appropriate and proactive public policies are needed to prevent the situation from worsening and to save a significant number of lives. UNECA has developed an action plan based on several pillars and an assessment to determine whether certain road safety measures are being taken by African countries... The aim is to encourage the implementation of new measures. Halfway through the action plan, the expected results are not forthcoming and are even disappointing. The SaferAfrica research, which aims to contribute to the improvement of the road safety situation in Africa, included the definition of a framework for updating the evaluation of the UNECA Action Plan. Using a detailed questionnaire, respondents completed a large number of items allowing for an up-to-date assessment of the policies implemented. . This article describes in detail the used approach and methodology, and provides an analysis of the results and some recommendations.. The results show progress in some pillars, but little improvement in many others. Finally, the challenges remain unresolved and require the implementation of effective policies.

Keywords: Road safety; Policy analysis; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O55 R4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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