Road safety policy
Road safety policy, with the Sustainable Safety vision as an important basis, is the responsibility of central and decentralized governments. In the
The central government is responsible for:
- layout of the national roads;
- general measures such as legislation, information, and enforcement;
- facilitating lower governments with knowledge and finance.
The lower governments draw up provincial/regional and municipal traffic and transport plans. These can contain measures for:
- layout of their own roads;
- influencing behaviour through information, education, and police enforcement.
The following fact sheets discuss national and regional policy-related topics: