Situation
In relation to other central Asian countries, Uzbekistan experiences a lower rate of road traffic fatalities with 11.2* deaths per 100,000 population, compared to 24.2* deaths per 100,000 population in neighbouring Kazakhstan.
(*WHO 2015)
GRSP activities
Activities
Capacity building:
Scaling up capacity of Governments, civil society organizations and the Uzbekistan Red Crescent National Society 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.
Programmes
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 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.
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.
Risk factors
Members Collaboration
IFRC engagement
| Website | Carrying out RS activites | Interested in expanding RS work |
| Red Crescent Society of Uzbekistan | Yes | Yes |
National laws
Lead agency: Central Administration Board of Traffic Safety
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
3,240*
Fatalities per 100K pop. per year
11.2
Population
28,934,102
Estimated GDP loss
not available
Registered vehicles
not available
Income group
Lower-middle*
Source: WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015
*World Bank
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