Situation
Road traffic fatalities are the most common cause of death in Cambodia with almost 2,000* people killed on Cambodian roads every year. Of the reported fatalities, 79%* are male.
In response, Cambodia has made an aggressive commitment to reduce the number of deaths by 50%* until 2020 – in support of the UN Decade of Action. To date, Government, civil society and key stakeholders from the corporate sector have launched and implemented a wide range of initiatives, including enhanced strategic policing, improved legislation and grassroots education.
(*WHO 2015)
GRSP activities
Activities
Advocacy:
Supporting advocacy for the implementation of the 2015 Road Traffic Law at the national and sub-national levels.
Grantees:
Seven grants have been awarded to civil society organizations to advocate for the passage and implementation of evidence-based road safety policies.
Programmes
The grants programme supports projects to develop and deliver high-impact, evidence-based interventions designed to strengthen road safety policies and their implementation.
Road user groups
Children
With around 186 300 children under 18 years die from road traffic crashes annually, it is unacceptable that some countries still do not have legislation regarding obligatory usage and set safety standards for child restraints.
Passengers
Passengers are as much road users as the drivers of the vehicle that they are in. The responsibility rests on their actions as well as participation in the driver`s irresponsible use of the road. Passengers need to accept that they have a choice when it comes to whether they will be a part of a potential road traffic crash or not.
Powered 2 and 3 wheelers
Motorcyclists are just 1% of total road traffic, but account for 19% of all road user deaths. This is a clear sign that there is a huge problem and that correct interventions would greatly reduce the road traffic fatalities. GRSP is heavily involved in advocating better helmet wearing legislations and is helping enforcement agencies be more effective with this road use group.
Risk factors
Member Collaboration
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IFRC engagement
| Website | Carrying out RS activites | Interested in expanding RS work |
| Cambodian Red Cross Society | Yes | Yes |
National laws
Lead agency: National Road Safety Committee
Speed limit law
Motorcycle helmet law
Child restraint law
Drug-driving law
Drink-driving law
Seat-belt law
Mobile phone while driving law
Crash data
Annual road fatalities
2,635
Fatalities per 100K pop. per year
17.4
Population
15,135,169
Estimated GDP loss
2.1%
Registered vehicles
2,457,569
Income group
Lower-middle*
Source: WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015
*World Bank
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