Road Safety: Over FCFA 100 bln loss a year

The loss of lives, property and other induced effects due to road accidents have amounted to over 100 billion CFA francs per year in Cameroon.

The road safety campaign is an initiative which shall be complementary to other initiatives taken by the public sector in the countries of the Cameroon, Chad and Central African Republic corridor.

To improve this, and reduce the course, precaution measures such as the rehabilitation of road infrastructure, the work of upgrading of weighing equipment, roadside checks, and police missions on the road or transport facilitation have been adopted

It is sustained and financed by the World Bank which is a partner of Cameroon.
The Safe Way Right Way Foundation aims to improve the quality of management of transport in order to prevent road risks. The raising of awareness to road users for behavioral change is essential to highlight.

The presentations and discussions were furnished with exchanges during this day communication. The Minister Delegate to the Minister of Transport, Mefiro Oumarou, noted that the government will contribute to support such initiatives.

He also urged opinion leaders, ministers, local authorities and civil society to follow the example of the private sector.

In Cameroon, about 12 people are victims of traffic accidents every day, making an average 4700 people a year since 2010. About 50% of accidents happen on the Yaounde -Douala stretch and over 60% on the triangle Yaounde- Douala-Bafoussam-Yaoundé.

We must remember that road accidents are still a major problem and concern everyday citizens under heavy social and economic consequences for families, businesses and for the country.

Over 1.3 million people are killed each year on the roads of the world and almost 50 million are injured and become disabled. 20% of these deaths occur in Africa and yet circulates months of 2% of the global fleet.