Road Safety Status Monitoring and Evaluation

Effects of Improved Traffic Management on Sustainable Distributed Road Transportation Safety Based on Asian Experiences Knowledge of the improved traffic management and its effect on road safety is an important component in the process of sustainable road network development. Having in mind that so many road traffic casualties occur, a key priority in transport policy is making highways as safe as possible. The mentioned objective is attained by means of sustainable safety. The paper focuses on sustainable road safety and his principles, based on selected Asian countries experiences. The knowledge base covers institutional responsibility of road safety, the development of a road safety action plan, raising awareness and understanding of road safety problems, road crash data systems, road safety education and training, traffic safety legislation, enforcement of traffic laws and monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of road safety activities. In order to improve road transportation safety an organized sustainable approach is needed via concentrated action of all of participants in the process of realizing the transport service such as: governments at all levels, those who are professionally engaged in transport and traffic engineering and road users themselves.

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State of pedestrian road safety in Uganda: a qualitative study of existing interventions

African Health Sciences ◽

10.4314/ahs.v21i3.62 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 1498-1506

Author(s):

Jimmy Osuret ◽

Stellah Namatovu ◽

Claire Biribawa ◽

Bonny Enock Balugaba ◽

Esther Bayiga Zziwa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Road Safety ◽

Safety Management ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Road Traffic Injury ◽

Political Support ◽

Political Commitment ◽

Stakeholder Collaboration ◽

Safety Interventions

Background: Pedestrians in Uganda account for 40% of road traffic fatalities and 25% of serious injuries annually. We explored the current pedestrian road traffic injury interventions in Uganda to understand why pedestrian injuries and deaths continue despite the presence of interventions. Methods: We conducted a qualitative study that involved a desk review of road safety policy, regulatory documents, and reports. We supplemented the document review with 14 key informant interviews and 4 focus group discussions with par- ticipants involved in road safety. Qualitative thematic content analysis was done using ATLAS. ti 7 software. Results: Five thematic topics emerged. Specifically, Uganda had a Non-Motorized Transport Policy whose implementation revealed several gaps. The needs of pedestrians and contextual evidence were ignored in road systems. The key program- matic challenges in pedestrian road safety management included inadequate funding, lack of political support, and lack of stakeholder collaboration. There was no evidence of plans for monitoring and evaluation of the various pedestrian road safety interventions. Conclusion: The research revealed low prioritization of pedestrian needs in the design, implementation, and evaluation of pedestrian road safety interventions. Addressing Uganda’s pedestrian needs requires concerted efforts to coordinate all road safety activities, political commitment, and budgetary support at all levels. Keywords: Pedestrian; safety intervention; qualitative; Uganda.

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Reducing deaths and injuries in cities around the world through a city multi-sector comprehensive approach

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.770 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 (Supplement_3) ◽

Author(s):

S Ratte

Keyword(s):

Road Safety ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Public Support ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Transportation Systems ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Comprehensive Approach ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Safe Driving ◽

Road Traffic Crashes

Abstract Road traffic crashes kill over 1.35 million people worldwide and injure up to 50 million people. They are the leading cause of death among the young. City governments, in conjunction with national governmental agencies, are critical to reducing road traffic deaths. Cities are well placed to demonstrate effective implementation of evidence-based interventions and catalyse national action. Proven road safety strategies include: → enforcing road safety laws on speeding, drink driving, motorcycle helmets and seat-belts → designing and building safer roads → managing speed effectively → implementing transportation systems to make urban mobility safer → promoting safe driving and building public support for road safety via communication campaigns → using data from high-quality monitoring and evaluation systems for policy and planning. This presentation will highlight the successes and challenges in some selected cities participating in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety and share lessons learned in the implementation of a multi sector evidence-based comprehensive approach at city level.

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State of pedestrian road safety in Uganda: are interventions failing or absent?

10.21203/rs.2.17113/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Jimmy Osuret ◽

Stellah Namatovu ◽

Claire Biribawa ◽

Bonny E Balugaba ◽

Esther Bayiga Zziwa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Road Safety ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Pedestrian Safety ◽

Institutional Capacity ◽

Lead Agency ◽

Governmental Organization ◽

Safety Interventions ◽

Media Reports ◽

Serious Injuries

Abstract Background In Uganda, pedestrians are the most frequently injured category of road users, accounting for 40% of road traffic fatalities and 25% of serious injuries every year. There is paucity of information on existing pedestrian interventions and challenges that affect their implementation in Uganda. In this paper, we ascertain the state of pedestrian road safety interventions in Uganda and explore the challenges in the process of design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of existing interventions.Methods We conducted a qualitative study that started with a desk review of existing policy documents, police statistics, media reports, non-governmental organization reports, and published research. We supplemented the review with 14 key informant interviews and 4 focus group discussions. Participants were drawn from various agencies and stakeholders responsible for road safety. In total, we collected and synthesized data on the design, implementation, and evaluation of pedestrian safety interventions from 25 documents. Data were analyzed using qualitative thematic content analysis.Results The National Road Safety Council within the Ministry of Works and Transport is the lead agency tasked with coordinating all road safety efforts, while the Uganda Police is largely engaged in enforcing pedestrian safety. We identified several existing policies and regulations for pedestrian safety like the Non-Motorized Transport policy whose implementation has been inadequate. Implementation is constrained by weak institutional capacity and limited resources. Moreover, road safety stakeholders operated in silos and this hindered efforts to coordinate pedestrian safety activities. Interventions like road designs were implemented with limited reference to any supporting data and therefore did not cater for pedestrian needs.Conclusion There are interventions targeting pedestrian safety in Uganda, but effective implementation is lacking or failing due to constraints related to weak institutional capacity. This necessitates strategies to mobilize resources to strengthen the capacity of the lead agency to effectively coordinate road safety interventions.

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State of pedestrian road safety in Uganda: are interventions failing or absent?

10.1101/736488 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Jimmy Osuret ◽

Stella Namatovu ◽

Claire Biribawa ◽

Bonny E Balugaba ◽

Esther Bayiga Zziwa ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Road Safety ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Pedestrian Safety ◽

Institutional Capacity ◽

Lead Agency ◽

Governmental Organization ◽

Safety Interventions ◽

Media Reports ◽

Serious Injuries

AbstractIntroductionIn Uganda, pedestrians are the most frequently injured category of road users, accounting for 40% of road traffic fatalities and 25% of serious injuries every year. There is paucity of information on existing pedestrian interventions and challenges that affect their implementation in Uganda. In this paper, we ascertain the state of pedestrian road safety interventions in Uganda and explore the challenges in the process of design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of existing interventions.MethodsWe conducted a qualitative study that started with a desk review of existing policy documents, police statistics, media reports, non-governmental organization reports, and published research. We supplemented the review with 14 key informant interviews and 4 focus group discussions. Participants were drawn from various agencies and stakeholders responsible for road safety. In total, we collected and synthesized data on the design, implementation, and evaluation of pedestrian safety interventions from 25 documents. Data were analyzed using qualitative thematic content analysis.ResultsThe National Road Safety Council within the Ministry of Works and Transport is the lead agency tasked with coordinating all road safety efforts, while the Uganda Police is largely engaged in enforcing pedestrian safety. We identified several existing policies and regulations for pedestrian safety like the Non-Motorized Transport policy whose implementation has been inadequate. Implementation is constrained by weak institutional capacity and limited resources. Moreover, road safety stakeholders operated in silos and this hindered efforts to coordinate pedestrian safety activities. Interventions like road designs were implemented with limited reference to any supporting data and therefore did not cater for pedestrian needs.ConclusionThere are interventions targeting pedestrian safety in Uganda, but effective implementation is lacking or failing due to constraints related to weak institutional capacity. This necessitates strategies to mobilize resources to strengthen the capacity of the lead agency to effectively coordinate road safety interventions.

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Wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies for Fitness Assessment: A Systematic Review

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s21165418 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (16) ◽

pp. 5418

Author(s):

João Passos ◽

Sérgio Ivan Lopes ◽

Filipe Manuel Clemente ◽

Pedro Miguel Moreira ◽

Markel Rico-González ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Internet Of Things ◽

Performance Monitoring ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Physiological Status ◽

Maturity Level ◽

New Era ◽

Status Monitoring ◽

Fitness Assessment ◽

Meta Analyses

Wearable and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in sports open a new era in athlete’s training, not only for performance monitoring and evaluation but also for fitness assessment. These technologies rely on sensor systems that collect, process and transmit relevant data, such as biomarkers and/or other performance indicators that are crucial to evaluate the evolution of the athlete’s condition, and therefore potentiate their performance. This work aims to identify and summarize recent studies that have used wearables and IoT technologies and discuss its applicability for fitness assessment. A systematic review of electronic databases (WOS, CCC, DIIDW, KJD, MEDLINE, RSCI, SCIELO, IEEEXplore, PubMed, SPORTDiscus, Cochrane and Web of Science) was undertaken according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. From the 280 studies initially identified, 20 were fully examined in terms of hardware and software and their applicability for fitness assessment. Results have shown that wearable and IoT technologies have been used in sports not only for fitness assessment but also for monitoring the athlete’s internal and external workloads, employing physiological status monitoring and activity recognition and tracking techniques. However, the maturity level of such technologies is still low, particularly with the need for the acquisition of more—and more effective—biomarkers regarding the athlete’s internal workload, which limits its wider adoption by the sports community.

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