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Road Safety in China
Road Safety in China at a glance
•Motor vehicle registrations have increased by more than 15 percent per year since the 1980s.
•By the end of 2007, there were nearly 57 million registered automobiles in China.
•During 2002-2008, over 660,000 people were killed and over 3 million injured in road crashes, according to official statistics.
•Annual economic losses from road crashes are estimated between 1 and 3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) - much higher than the national budget for public health services.
•Road injury patients represent more than 25 to 30 per cent of hospital bed occupancy.
•In 2007, approximatey 81,000 people were killed and 380,000 more injured on China's roads.
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Facts
Roads
By the end of 2005, China had a total road network of over 1.9 million kilometers. China’s roads are divided into a series of road classes, with expressways and Class I roads having the highest quality. Expressways, Class I and II highways account for 16.9% of the total road network and roads below Class III make up 83.1% of the network.
•Expressway: over 41,000 km
•Class I highway: over 38,000 km
•Class II highway: over 246,000 km
•Class III highway: over 344,000 km
•Class IV highway: over 920,000 km
•unclassified roads: over 338,000 km
The Chinese government is investing heavily in infrastructure development. In 2004 alone, USD 56 billion was invested in road construction. Despite this massive effort, the quality of many of the country’s roads is sub-standard.
80% of traffic crashes in China take place on Class II, III, IV, and unclassified roads (Class III, IV and unclassified roads are the rural roads, on which 40% of crash take place).
The Government’s policy for the road sector, as reflected in the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006–2010), calls for (i) the construction of 38,000 km of new roads to expand the total road network to 2.3 million km, of which 25,000 km will be expressways, bringing the total length of expressways to 65,000 km; and (ii) the completion of the National Trunk Highway System (NTHS).
Road Safety Situation
Rapid development and increasing vehicular growth in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have resulted in a substantial increase in road crashes and road crash related injuries and fatalities. Motor vehicle registrations in China have increased by more than 15% per annum since the mid 1980s. By the end of 2005, there were more than 43 million registered vehicles in China, over 12 million of which are passage cars.
During 2000–2005, more than 600,000 people were killed and around 3 million injured in road crashes, equivalent to 1 fatality every 5 minutes. It is estimated that road crashes in the PRC have impacted on the lives of more than 20 million people, either as victims of crashes or as family members of those involved in the crashes. Annual economic losses from road crashes are estimated to be the equivalent of between 1 and 3% of PRC’s gross domestic product (GDP) - higher than the national budget for public health services, and the national budget for rural compulsory education. Road injury patients represent more than 25% - 30% of hospital bed occupancy.
According to official statistics, there were 450,254 road traffic crashes in 2005 resulting in 98,738 fatalities and 469,911 injuries. The main characteristics of China’s road safety situation include inappropriate road design and construction, inadequate traffic management, lack of robust enforcement of traffic laws, poor road safety behavior of road users, low standards of driving (including inappropriate speed, overloading, inappropriate turning), and an undeveloped emergency response system.
Although according to the official statistics the number of fatalities declined from 2004 - 2006, road safety remains a critical issue in the country. Without enough attention from the central government and major new initiatives, these factors the rapid pace of motorization and new highway construction are likely to lead to a worsening of the situation.
China’s first Road Traffic Safety Law was adopted by the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, and took effect on 1 May 2004. There were previously no legislative provisions governing the management of road safety in China and road safety was managed on a governmental level according to administrative regulations between Ministries. The new law provides the basis for a legal foundation on road safety management in China.
Road Safety Coordination and Stakeholders
On 5 September 2003, the State Council (the chief administrative authority in the PRC) sponsored the first joint ministerial conference in China to discuss improving road safety. 17 ministries were represented at the ministerial conference. Among the 17 ministries, the following five are considered as key road safety related agencies:
•Ministry of Public Security (MPS) – traffic management
•Ministry of Communications,(MOC) – highway (between the cities and provinces) design and construction
•Ministry of Construction (MOCn), - city road design and construction
•Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) – agriculture vehicles
•National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) - automobile manufacturers and products
An important result of the September meeting was the establishment of the Forum on 22 October 2003. The Forum is a coordinating body for road safety led by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS). The responsibilities of the Forum include: improve the road traffic safety condition nationwide, analyze and monitor the road safety situation, develop policy and mid and long term strategic plans for improving and monitoring road safety, analyze and implement measures to improve road safety nationwide, guide and supervise all provincial governments and relevant departments in terms of their road safety efforts, coordinate road safety among government departments and ministries, improve inter-departmental cooperation, share information, establish a long term efficient mechanism for managing road safety, prevent and reduce road crashes and road crash injuries.
•Motor vehicle registrations have increased by more than 15 percent per year since the 1980s.
•By the end of 2007, there were nearly 57 million registered automobiles in China.
•During 2002-2008, over 660,000 people were killed and over 3 million injured in road crashes, according to official statistics.
•Annual economic losses from road crashes are estimated between 1 and 3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) - much higher than the national budget for public health services.
•Road injury patients represent more than 25 to 30 per cent of hospital bed occupancy.
•In 2007, approximatey 81,000 people were killed and 380,000 more injured on China's roads.
top of the page
Facts
Roads
By the end of 2005, China had a total road network of over 1.9 million kilometers. China’s roads are divided into a series of road classes, with expressways and Class I roads having the highest quality. Expressways, Class I and II highways account for 16.9% of the total road network and roads below Class III make up 83.1% of the network.
•Expressway: over 41,000 km
•Class I highway: over 38,000 km
•Class II highway: over 246,000 km
•Class III highway: over 344,000 km
•Class IV highway: over 920,000 km
•unclassified roads: over 338,000 km
The Chinese government is investing heavily in infrastructure development. In 2004 alone, USD 56 billion was invested in road construction. Despite this massive effort, the quality of many of the country’s roads is sub-standard.
80% of traffic crashes in China take place on Class II, III, IV, and unclassified roads (Class III, IV and unclassified roads are the rural roads, on which 40% of crash take place).
The Government’s policy for the road sector, as reflected in the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006–2010), calls for (i) the construction of 38,000 km of new roads to expand the total road network to 2.3 million km, of which 25,000 km will be expressways, bringing the total length of expressways to 65,000 km; and (ii) the completion of the National Trunk Highway System (NTHS).
Road Safety Situation
Rapid development and increasing vehicular growth in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have resulted in a substantial increase in road crashes and road crash related injuries and fatalities. Motor vehicle registrations in China have increased by more than 15% per annum since the mid 1980s. By the end of 2005, there were more than 43 million registered vehicles in China, over 12 million of which are passage cars.
During 2000–2005, more than 600,000 people were killed and around 3 million injured in road crashes, equivalent to 1 fatality every 5 minutes. It is estimated that road crashes in the PRC have impacted on the lives of more than 20 million people, either as victims of crashes or as family members of those involved in the crashes. Annual economic losses from road crashes are estimated to be the equivalent of between 1 and 3% of PRC’s gross domestic product (GDP) - higher than the national budget for public health services, and the national budget for rural compulsory education. Road injury patients represent more than 25% - 30% of hospital bed occupancy.
According to official statistics, there were 450,254 road traffic crashes in 2005 resulting in 98,738 fatalities and 469,911 injuries. The main characteristics of China’s road safety situation include inappropriate road design and construction, inadequate traffic management, lack of robust enforcement of traffic laws, poor road safety behavior of road users, low standards of driving (including inappropriate speed, overloading, inappropriate turning), and an undeveloped emergency response system.
Although according to the official statistics the number of fatalities declined from 2004 - 2006, road safety remains a critical issue in the country. Without enough attention from the central government and major new initiatives, these factors the rapid pace of motorization and new highway construction are likely to lead to a worsening of the situation.
China’s first Road Traffic Safety Law was adopted by the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, and took effect on 1 May 2004. There were previously no legislative provisions governing the management of road safety in China and road safety was managed on a governmental level according to administrative regulations between Ministries. The new law provides the basis for a legal foundation on road safety management in China.
Road Safety Coordination and Stakeholders
On 5 September 2003, the State Council (the chief administrative authority in the PRC) sponsored the first joint ministerial conference in China to discuss improving road safety. 17 ministries were represented at the ministerial conference. Among the 17 ministries, the following five are considered as key road safety related agencies:
•Ministry of Public Security (MPS) – traffic management
•Ministry of Communications,(MOC) – highway (between the cities and provinces) design and construction
•Ministry of Construction (MOCn), - city road design and construction
•Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) – agriculture vehicles
•National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) - automobile manufacturers and products
An important result of the September meeting was the establishment of the Forum on 22 October 2003. The Forum is a coordinating body for road safety led by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS). The responsibilities of the Forum include: improve the road traffic safety condition nationwide, analyze and monitor the road safety situation, develop policy and mid and long term strategic plans for improving and monitoring road safety, analyze and implement measures to improve road safety nationwide, guide and supervise all provincial governments and relevant departments in terms of their road safety efforts, coordinate road safety among government departments and ministries, improve inter-departmental cooperation, share information, establish a long term efficient mechanism for managing road safety, prevent and reduce road crashes and road crash injuries.
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