The Directorate of Roads Safety

 

The Directorate of Roads Safety-under the Ministry of Transport has the responsibility    for public safety including traffic safety.

Roles and Activities of the Traffic Police

  • Enforcement of regulations for the safe road usage
  • Registration of licensing of all Government of South Sudan, None-Governmental Organizations and Diplomatic Vehicles

Road safety is everybody’s responsibility starting with the pedestrians, motorcyclists, drivers and cyclists.

The role of traffic police officers on highways is to:

  • Monitor the flow of traffic on roads especially crossing points, near schools, sub-counties, markets, hospitals among others
  • Enforce all traffic rules and regulations
  • Use stations along the road to weight commercial vehicles
  • Deploy multiple traffic enforcement units along the Juba-Nimule road.

 

Year Number of Accidents Number of fatalities
2010 1404 92
2009 1304 86
2008 1200 76
2007 1100 65
2006 669 40
2005 600 35
2004 350 30
2003 50 10

 

 

It can be noted from above that the number of accidents are on the increase.

 

Actions by the Government of South Sudan

 

  • Terms of reference for Road Safety Management Committee formed in July 2010
  • Government of South Sudan Road Safety Strategic Plan workshop held in September 2010
  • 22 Member for Government of South Sudan Road Safety Interim Committee was formed in September 2010
  • South Sudan Road Authority Bill was signed into a provisional order January 2011
  • Government of South Sudan road safety tour to Ghana conducted – April 2011
  • Government of South Sudan Ministry of Transport and Roads availed office space for the South Sudan Road Safety Committee Secretariat – May 2011
  • Government of South Sudan Traffic Bill 2011 submitted to the Council of Ministers – June 2011

 

Proposed Interventions

 

  • Launching of the UN decade of Roads Safety Action Plan 2011-2020 for the Republic of South Sudan
  • Development of the Republic of South Sudan’s Strategy for the Decade of Action 2011-2020
  • World Bank Global Fund for Road Safety
  • Fast tracking the Republic of South Sudan Transport sector for faster Regional Integration, trade and economic development