Moldova

Situation

Moldova

Compared with other Eastern European countries, Moldova has experienced relatively low motorisation. Drivers and passengers of cars bear the highest burden of road traffic crashes and resulting injuries, accounting for 58%* of all annual fatalities.

Inappropriate speed and drink-driving are key risk factors. As such, the country has implemented national speed limits and drink-driving laws, although both are only moderately enforced and 12%* of all road traffic deaths are recorded to involve alcohol.

(*WHO 2015)

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GRSP activities

Activities

Capacity building:
Scaling up capacity of Governments, civil society organizations and the Red Cross Society of the Republic of Moldova in road safety fundamentals and advocacy for road safety through sub-regional and national workshops.

Knolwedge and practices:
Establishment of online library for public awareness campaigns.

First responders:
Development of the technical guide, in-country trainings on first response in road crashes.

Road policing:
Training of trainers (ToT) road policing training for 15-20 mid-level road police on evidence-based and outcome-focused policing.

Programmes

TRACECA Road Safety II

The TRACECA Road Safety II project brought together governments and civil society to actively promote the safety and security of road users, the public, property, and the environment within the Europe-Caucasus-Asia region’s transport corridor.

Safe to School – Safe to Home

Safe to School – Safe to Home incorporates assessment of road safety conditions, the installation of appropriate and low-cost local traffic engineering improvements, extensive road safety education for children, parents and the community, together with enhanced enforcement of helmet wearing, parking restrictions and speeding.

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.

Novice drivers:

Novice drivers are at high risk levels of participating in a road traffic crash due to lack of experience and common behavioral traits. The risk can be reduced through educational programmes and effective road policing, thus saving many lives on the road.

Pedestrians:

With more than 270 000 pedestrians killed on roads each year, they account to almost a quarter of all road traffic casualties annually. Certain roads, especially in low and middle income countries, completely fail to separate road users from the rest of the road users, which put them in imminent danger.