iRAP Pilot Project in Korea

iRAP and the Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) have begun a feasibility project that will assess safety along key highways in the Republic of Korea.

The project will focus on examining ways in which the iRAP approach can assist the Government of Korea’s efforts to develop a national approach to Road Safety Management.  It will involve on-road inspections (using Road Korea's Midas survey vehicle) and training, and producing crash rate Risk Maps, Star Ratings and Safer Roads Investment Plans.

In 2007, some 6 000 people were killed on roads in Korea, down from a peak 13 000 deaths in 1993. During 2008, the Government pledged to reduce the number of road deaths by half, or around 3 000 people, by 2013 and established an implementation plan to realize this vision. It promises various measures to reduce road accidents in terms of Engineering, Education, and Enforcement.

For more information, contact Greg Smith, Regional Director, Asia Pacific at greg.smith@irap.net.