Situation
Each year more than 3,500* people are killed. Seat-belts are identified as one of the key risks and a contributing factor in the high number of road traffic crashes and resulting fatalities. Although national seat-belt wearing laws are in place, gaps in the legislation allow certain motor vehicle drivers and passengers to ride without seat-belts. Thus only 44%* of front seat occupants and 36% of rear seat occupants are recorded to wear seat-belts.
The overall trend in road traffic deaths continues to remain steady, as the country works towards achieving an ambitious fatality reduction target of 50%* by 2020.
(*WHO 2015)
GRSP activities
Activities
Advocacy:
Supporting advocacy to strengthen national seatbelt legislation.
Grantees:
Four 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
Risk factors
Active members
IFRC engagement
| Website | Carrying out RS activites | Interested in expanding RS work |
| Turkish Red Crescent Society | Yes | — |
National laws
Lead agency: Road Traffic Safety Strategy Coordination Council and Road Traffic Safety Council
Speed limit law
Motorcycle helmet law
Child restraint law
Drug-driving law
Drink-driving law
Seat-belt law
Mobile phones while driving law
Crash data
Annual road fatalities
6,687*
Fatalities per 100K pop. per year
8.9
Population
74,932,641
Estimated GDP loss
not available
Registered vehicles
17,939,447
Income group
Upper-middle*
Source: WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015
*World Bank
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