Road Safety in Developing Countries - The Case of Transportation Management in Dar Es Salaam City

Abstract:

Countries of the developing world are characterized by rapid urbanization, high growth rates in traffic and congestion and decreasing regulation of public transport. Because the majority of the developing world's inhabitants are dependent on public transport services for their mobility needs, the need for safe, effective and efficient public transport is essential to ensure adequate, affordable, accessibility and the continuing sustainable development of livelihoods in the rural and urban. Finally, recommendations are made to reduce both the severity and number of public transport accidents in the future. This paper highlights the historical road safety and the transportation management in Dar es Salaam. In the field of road traffic control and management, the primary policy objective is to develop appropriate institutional and organizational arrangement towards further efficient road use.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 178-181)
• Pages: 1806-1814
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.178-181.1806
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Philemon Kazimil Mzee, Yan Chen
• Keywords: Dar Es Salaam, Development Countries, Road Safety, Transportation Management

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