Jordan Crash Data

Crash data from the WHO Global Status Report 2009

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There are too many people dying and being injured on our roads. We can all take simple steps that help to keep us safe. For example, I urge all car drivers and passengers to always wear your seat- belt. There is simply no excuse not to – your lives may depend on it.

– Michael Shumacher at the launch of the Good Practice Manuals on Seatbelts and Child Restraints and Speed Management in the Arabic language in October 2009

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Country Summary

As a middle-income country, Jordan* suffers greatly from road crash fatalities and injuries. Latest data reported 11.3 deaths and close to 262 injuries on the roads among every 100,000 persons of the Jordanian population in 2009 when the country witnessed 122,793 car crashes. In other words, 12.34% of the cars had crashed in Jordan in that year!

The Jordanian Kingdom endorsed a number of national legislations addressing some of the Key Risk Factors**:

‘Speed limits’ are set nationally between 50 and 80 km/h on urban roads while the level of enforcement is reported at 6/10. On the other hand, local authorities are allowed to make modifications on the maximum speed limit at the local level.
Moreover, a ‘Drink-driving law’ also exists in Jordan. The legal limit for drivers is set at 0.08 g/dl (0.08 mass of alcohol per volume of blood) while the reported level of enforcement is 3/10. No data are available about random breath testing and/or police checkpoints. There are also no reported data about road traffic deaths involving alcohol.
On the other hand, a ‘Seat-belt law’ is available but does not apply to all the vehicle occupants. The seat-belt wearing rate was reported in 2006 by the Jordan traffic Institute as 65% for drivers and 10% for front passengers. The enforcement level is reported at 5/10. In addition, the country has not yet adopted a Child Restraints Law.
A ‘Motorcycle helmet law’ is in place and is applicable on all riders; however, the helmet standards are not mandated. The level of enforcement is reported at 4/10 but data on helmet wearing rate remains unavailable.

Our activities in Jordan:

In 2009, we organized a multi-sectoral meeting at the IFRC Mena zone office in Amman, at the demand of various stakeholders in Jordan. An assessment of the current situation and issues related to road safety was conducted whereby GRSP suggested launching a more focused project at a town level instead of a nationwide intervention.
In 2010, we discussed the launch of a multi-sectoral partnership with Jordan Pioneers (Sesame Workshop local partners) to start a road safety programme at a town level. A proposal is currently being discussed with the City of Amman to start the implementation of the project.
In 2012, Jordan will be one of the 11 countries benefiting from the capacity building programme that we are conducting for the Mediterranean countries through a 3-year EU funded project.

* Jordan has a population of 5,924,245 and a Gross National Income of $2,850 (Source: WHO, 2009).

** As outlined in the WHO’s Global status report on road safety (2009)

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