PRESENTER: MR. TEKLU ADAMU
INSTITUTE: ROADS AUTHORITY
Mr. Adamu pointed out
that 700+ fatalities occur every year on our roads which amounted to about 2
people involved in road-related incidents per day. He said that roads are the
most valuable assets to the nation and losing lives to it should not be
acceptable but platforms such as the ICT Summit, provide an opportunity to
discuss any possible solutions. Intelligent Transport System (ITS) is one of
the proposed solutions that takes into consideration the people, vehicles, and roads
components.
Challenges
Mr. Adamu identified two
major challenges faced by people on roads in Namibia namely over speeding, which
results in crashes, accidents, injuries, and loss of life; and overloading, which
leads to damage to the infrastructure of the roads and reduces road quality
that can damage or cause wear to tyres.
Integration
of ITS
Mr. Adamu mentioned how integration
and development of the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) are the latest and
advanced applications for improved safety and efficiency in the road sector.
The major components of ITS applications are Loops; Piezos; WIM; Telematics; FCD;
V2V; V2I; and RFID.
Utilization
of Resources
Mr. Adamu discussed the
ITS in detail that, this type of system is to be used to help monitor the
transportation system and collect data through the use of GPRS services. The
system could also generate a report to share with key stakeholders to enable
easier decision-making regarding effective improvement in the road transportation
system. The data generated should include the number of transport types on the
road, speed of each vehicle, direction of movement, lane, date, and time of
travel, length and class of the vehicles.
Communication
with Stakeholders
Mr. Adamu stated that the
major stakeholders of interest in curbing issues related to transport are engineers,
economists, officers of traffic law enforcement agencies, business communities,
and all government agencies and international development partners.
The infrastructure of
road transportation could be improved through the utilisation of ICT capacity,
and build more strategic plans regarding development and improvement so we can
get more benefits from it.
Gathering
of Data on Road Transport
The collected data would
be beneficial for making and developing new laws and policies regarding the road
transport system and making informed decisions. Integrated cameras and speed
calculators, and implemented signboards should be incorporated along the roads to
create awareness amongst the people regarding the rules and regulations of the
transport system. The major benefits of the system would yield in the form of
deterring overloading, implementing new laws of road transport more effectively
and improving the safety of the people on the roads.
Benefits
for MVAF
The significant benefits
for MVAF would be: a reduced number of crashes, reduced chances of injuries,
and probable precise determination of accident causes. The ITS system would also
help in keeping the records of offenders and result in reduced expenses of
rebuilding damaged road infrastructure.
Benefits
of Road Fund Administration
Lastly, Mr. Adamu
identified the major benefits for Road Fund Administration when such systems
are implemented: integrated license fees, implemented fines in the case of
violation of traffic rules, mass distance charges, provision of an effective
way of financial planning, saved costs for maintenance of the roads and promoted
honesty and transparency.
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