Part of the Safe System approach to road safety, post-crash response involves time-sensitive actions, starting from using emergency care to rehabilitation and getting back into society. Liga Gutmane, at NTU International (an AfroSAFE partner), explains what post-crash response is, what we know about it in the African countries, and gives a glimpse into AfroSAFE’s work … Read more
András Várhelyi (Lund University) explains the concept of safe speed limits, which are a crucial part of the Safe System approach to road safety. Safe speed limits are set based on well-established tolerance levels of the human body in the most prone crash type occurring at the location in question. Since collision energy increases proportionally … Read more
Tejas Chandran, at Autoliv (an AfroSAFE partner), explains how collaboration with academia, industry, and governments is critical in order to make progress in road safety, and the main priorities which underpin Autoliv’s engagements. At Autoliv, our vision is “Saving More Lives”. It is what we do, our purpose, our business, our most important contribution to the UN … Read more
Vulnerable road users are a key focus of AfroSAFE. Sonja Forward explains why it is important to pay closer attention to this group and how our work will contribute to safer roads, pedestrian-focused urban environments and ultimately a better quality of life. Road traffic accidents are a global health problem claiming approximately 1.3 million fatalities … Read more
AfroSAFE focuses on the road safety in the African countries. Today we speak with Daniel Mwamba, a long-time advocate of traffic safety in Zambia who is also involved in the project. How did you get involved in road safety issues? I spent most of my adult life living in the UK. I moved there for … Read more
Expected to foster a radical improvement of road safety in African countries, the Safe System approach is at the core of AfroSAFE. Tor Olav Nævestad explains its key principles. A revolution in the world of traffic safety During the 1990s, a real ‘revolution’ took place in the world of traffic safety. Countries like Sweden, Norway … Read more
AfroSAFE aims to foster radical improvement of road safety in African countries. The project coordinator Aliaksei Laureshyn introduces the project through five quick questions.