Addis Ababa, March 2, 2022; The number of road deaths in the capital has dropped by 13 percent compared to 2020, according to the city’s 2021 road safety annual report. In contrast, the number of people with disabilities increased by 8 percent. According to the report, 36 percent of fatalities occurred between 1 pm and […]
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Save the Nation carry out consultative meetings with commercial transport associations and consultative meetings with NGOs, civil societies, and road crash victims’ associations. We had a successful workshop with the stakeholders. Twenty-three associations participated in the workshop, and it was an active interaction and a vibrant one. The workshop opened with Mr. Mesganaw’s speech, followed
Introduction Despite efforts at the global and African levels, road safety remains a major challenge in Ethiopia and the region. The African Road Safety Day, which coincides with the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims – (WDoR) will offer that an opportunity to honor all road crash s’ victims by bringing forward impactful
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Road safety in Ethiopia remains a significant concern. With the highest per capita rate of road fatalities in the African region, road deaths and injuries have doubled from some 2,161 to 4,597 in the last decade. There is thus an urgent need to recognize the worsening situation in road deaths and injuries and to take
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Transport Programs Management office (TPMO) expressed that the nation has marked the official launch of Safe Intersections Program (SIP). As to the press release, the program is an inter-agency initiative that aims to improve road safety through implementing new street designs at intersections around Addis. The program that is led by the task force that
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The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year – to remember the many millions killed and injured on the world’s roads, together with their families, friends and many others who are also affected. It is also a Day on which we thank the emergency services and reflect
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Being on the road requires extra caution, especially for drivers. Together, let’s make all roads safe for children and all pedestrians. Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week has been successfully celebrated with school childrens they were asking drivers to #Slowdown around school zone. The students ask for pleadge of Government officials to legislate speed limit
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Road traffic signs assessment conducted in school zones stretching Road from Harar to Jigjiga Where several Schools are found Save the Nation Association conducted road traffic signs stretching from Harar to Jigjiga around 120 km length. Based on the assessment and actual field observation most of the schools are found around the main road, market
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Save Lives: #SlowDown The UN Road Safety Collaboration is pleased to announce that the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week will be held from 8-14 May 2017. The Week will focus on speed and what can be done to address this key risk factor for road traffic deaths and injuries. Speed contributes to around one-third
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