Citation

Meas C, Sem C. Proc. Road Saf. Four Continents Conf. 2010; 15: 1008-1019.

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(Copyright © 2010, Conference Sponsor)

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Abstract

The rapid rise in motorization, road improvement, and general lack of road safety education, law enforcement, and public awareness has contributed to the alarming rise in road crashes and casualties in Cambodia. Over the last five years, the number of road crashes has increased by 150% and the number of fatalities has almost double. The main cause of road crashes was from human error such as speeding, drunk-driving, and dangerous overtaking. Work-related road crashes are a growing concern in Cambodia as the country is experiencing an economic boom over the past decade, with business and trade opportunities increasing rapidly along with the improving transport infrastructure, however, the dangers posed to employees on the road while performing work-related responsibilities is a forgotten element of the road safety problem in Cambodia. The National Road Safety Committee of Cambodia, with the support of Asian Development Bank (ADB), developed Road Safety Action Plan, in which The National Road Safety Committee's policy is to work with the various government and nongovernment organizations as partners in order to increase the potential for better results in promoting road safety, and maximize scarce resources. So far, due staff capacity and financial resources, the National Road Safety Committee (NRSC) yet implemented much on it. Seeing the gap, Handicap International Belgium (HIB) developed an initiative of developing the Road Safety Network in Cambodia. It was a good example tackling the situation while the government is still lack of resources for implementation. In this paper, an attempt has been made to describe the experience of creation of the Road Safety Network, where the resources are very scarce. Detailed description of the project including objectives, method, strategy, monitoring and evaluation technique, challenges and lessons learning from the project are also highlighted. At the very outset of the paper, a brief review of road safety problems particularly work related road crash in Cambodia are also described.