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With the continued dangerous trend of road traffic accidents in Nigeria then, which placed it as one of the most road traffic accident (RTA) prone countries worldwide (the most in Africa) in 2013, [6] the Nigerian government saw the need to establish the present Federal Road Safety Corps in 1988 to address the carnage on the highways.
Lagos State Traffic Management Authority is a Lagos State-owned agency under the Ministry of Transportation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The agency was established on the 15th of July, 2000 [ 3 ] to transform the state transportation system to ensure free flow of traffic in the state and also reduce road accidents. [ 4 ]
Road traffic safety refers to the methods and measures, such as traffic calming, to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured. Typical road users include pedestrians , cyclists , motorists , passengers of vehicles, and passengers of on-road public transport , mainly buses and trams .
Road users are responsible for following the rules for using the road transport system set by the system designers. If the users fail to comply with these rules due to a lack of knowledge, acceptance or ability, the system designers are required to take the necessary further steps to counteract people being killed or injured.
The agency was established in 2012 with the mandate of ensuring safety on the roads, reducing accidents, and ensuring the free flow of traffic. KAROTA operates in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies such as the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to maintain law and order on the roads. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Traffic cones placed around a rollover accident in Sydney. Traffic control is governed by the Australian Standard AS 1742.3 – 2009, and by State variations. Risk management is regulated under AS/NZS 4360:1999. Traffic controllers are required to wear high-visibility clothing which meets the Australian Standard AS/NZS 4602:1999.
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), formerly the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), [1] is a federal agency charged with the mandate of promoting transport safety and conducting objective and thorough investigations into transport accidents and incidents in Nigeria, with the aim of identifying the probable causes and advocating for safety improvements based on the findings.
On a population-adjusted basis, Spain had 86% fewer car crash fatalities in 2021 compared to 1991. [5] There are large disparities in road traffic death rates between regions. The risk of dying as a result of a road traffic injury is highest in the African Region (26.6 per 100 000 population), and lowest in the European Region (9.3 per 100 000 ...