“National Road Safety Policy”

Presented by Emil Ahmadov

Senior adviser

International Cooperation department

The Ministry of Transport, Communications and High

Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan

India, New Delhi

24-25 April 2019

Road Safety Commission of the Cabinet of

Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan

The legal framework for Road Safety.

1. The law “On Road Traffic”

2. The law “On Highways”

3. The law “On Transportation”

4. Law "On Compulsory Insurance“

5. Administrative Code

6. Criminal Code

State programs and Action plans

Action plans for solving

transportation problem in

Baku city

for

2006-2007

2008-2013

State Programs on Socio-Economic Development of

Regions

for

2004-2008

2009-2013

2014-2018

State Program on Poverty

Reduction and Sustainable

Development in the

Republic of Azerbaijan

For

2008-2015

State Program on Road

Safety in the Republic of

Azerbaijan

For

2019-2023

General information about Road network

Total length of the roads: 19016 km

Roads of republican importance - 4659 km.

Roads of local importance-14357 km

Development of road networks

for the period of 2003-2018

Years 2003 2008 2013 2018

Length of

roads,

km

18754 18902 18994 19016

18600

18700

18800

18900

19000

19100

2003 2008 2013 2018

length of roads,km

Development of road infrastructure

Intelligent transport management

center

- to respond to social needs and

resolve the increasing transportation

problems

Main goals of the intelligent

transport management center:

- to rise safety system in transportation

and regulation of transportation in

streets and avenues where the traffic

jam is situated

- to improve quality of transportation

services

- to deliver information about

transportation to users

-to regulate public transportation and

optimization of bus routes

-to collect relevant data

Statistical information of accidents, death and

injuries for last five (5) years

Years Accidents Fatality Injury

2014 2835 1124 2678

2015 2220 894 2265

2016 2006 759 2003

2017 1833 750 1719

2018 1817 722 1711

Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Accident analyze according to the age group

for 2017

Age Under 9 10-14 15-17 18-20 21-24 25-64 Over 65

Fatality 34 16 20 24 52 512 92

Injury 95 71 48 61 162 1175 107

In general, during the road traffic control process in 2018, there were 3,409,698 violations of traffic rules, including 8,113 for driving under the influence of alcohol 1,690,044 for exceeding the speed limit.

Article 328.1. For exceeding the running speed at 10-20 km/h - is punished by ten manat (6 USD) .328.2. For overclocking speed of 21-40 km/h on the road- is punished by fifty manats.(30USD) 328.3. For overclocking at a speed of 41-60 km/h - is punished by fine in the amount of one hundred and fifty manats.(89 USD) 328.4. For driving speeds exceeding 61 km/h and more - in the amount of two hundred and fifty manats.(148)

Article 333.1. Drunk driving as a result of the use of a vehicle by a person authorized to drive a vehicle with alcohol, narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or other potentially harmful substances - is fined in the amount of four hundred manats (236 USD) or the right to drive a vehicle is restricted from six months to one year. 333.2. Repeated violation of Article 333.1 of this Code by a person who has been subjected to administrative penalties within one year from the date of entry into force of an administrative penalty - the right to drive vehicles is fined in the amount of four hundred to five hundred manats, with a limitation of two years, or administrative arrest is imposed for up to fifteen days, depending on the circumstances of the case, limiting the right to drive the vehicle for two years.

Road Rules Handbook

Preparation and distribution of

manuals for the study of traffic rules in

secondary schools

Creation of non-school education institutions and children's

auto campuses for learning the rules of the road

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