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77thth IRF REGIONAL CONFERENCEIRF REGIONAL CONFERENCEon “Road Safety inon “Road Safety in
Urban and Rural Roads”Urban and Rural Roads”
Organised by:Organised by:Organised by:Organised by:
INTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATIONINTERNATIONAL ROAD FEDERATION
INDIA CHAPTERINDIA CHAPTER
NEW DELHI, 1 NEW DELHI, 1 -- 2 November 20122 November 2012 11
GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY CONCERNS FOR AFRICA
RAISING AWARENESS: Case Study - CAMEROON
““PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT,PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT,
PAVE OUR ROADSPAVE OUR ROADS””PAVE OUR ROADSPAVE OUR ROADS””
Presented by:Presented by:
HRH Chief TAMBE John BITAHRH Chief TAMBE John BITABilingual Rural Roads ConsultantBilingual Rural Roads Consultant
Regional SubRegional Sub--Director of ROADSDirector of ROADS(SOUTH(SOUTH--WEST REGION, WEST REGION, CAMEROONCAMEROON))
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MAP SOURCE: COOPERATION CAMEROON – UNION EUROPEENNE
CAMEROON being “Africa in miniature” , with its vegetation ranging from dense Equatorial Rainforest in the Grand South (where the Rainy season lasts for about 9 months), to
the semi-arid Sahara Desert landscape in the Grand North (where
the Rainy season lasts for only 3
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the Rainy season lasts for only 3 months), passing through the rugged Savannah Plateaus in the Mid-West,about 95 % of all soil types in Africacan be found here in CAMEROON .
CAMEROON: One of the mostPeaceful Countriesin Africa.
DESCRIPTIONLENGTH
(km)PERCENTAGE
PAVED
Classified Roads
National Roads 7 055 50 %
Provincial Roads 5 717 15 %
Divisional Roads 7 662 7 %
Roads pending Up-grading 295 44 %
Sub TOTAL: CR 20 729(Approx. 25 % of
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Sub TOTAL: CR 20 729(Approx. 25 % of Classified Roads)
Rural Roads 80 299
Sub TOTAL: RR 80 299(Less than 2 % of
Rural Roads)
Grand TOTAL 101 028
WHY DO EARTH ROADS DETERIORATE ?WHY DO EARTH ROADS DETERIORATE ?
� EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAKES THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF THESOIL TOO SATURATED FOR OPTIMUM COMPACTION.
� SCARCITY OF GOOD QUALITY LATERITE FOR THE WEARINGCOURSE.
� POOR ATTITUDE OF THE POPULATION AND ROAD USERS TOWARDSPROPER ROAD USAGE (E.G. DIGGING, OBSTRUCTION OF DITCHESFOR PATH-WAYS, ETC.).
� NON-RESPECT OF RAIN-GATES AND CONTINUOUS CIRCULATIONDURING RAINS BY TRUCK DRIVERS.
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WHY DO EARTH ROADS DETERIORATE ?WHY DO EARTH ROADS DETERIORATE ?
� ABUSIVE OVERLOADING (NO WEIGHING STATIONS INSTALLED ONEARTH ROADS).
� SURFACE RUNOFF WATER CROSSING THE ROAD.
� POOR PERFORMANCE OF SOME ROAD MAINTENANCECONTRACTORS.
� DIFFICULT CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THE VILLAGERS BEFOREEXTRACTION AT THE BORROW PIT.
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THE TAKE HOME MESSAGETHE TAKE HOME MESSAGE
“PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT,PAVE OUR ROADS”PAVE OUR ROADS”
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� LATERITE IS NOT A RENEWABLE COMMODITY .� ITS DEPLETION DESTROYS THE ENVIRONMENT.
� DURING THE DRY SEASON:� MANY HEALTH HAZARDS OF DUSTY GRAVEL ROADS AND
REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE A MAJOR ROAD SAFETY CONCERN.
� DURING THE RAINY SEASON:� CRITICAL “BAD SPOTS” ON EARTH ROADS ARE A ROAD� CRITICAL “BAD SPOTS” ON EARTH ROADS ARE A ROAD
SAFETY NUISSANCE TO TRAVELLERS WHO OFTEN SPEND THENIGHT THERE AND ARE HARASSED BY THIEVES.� TRAVEL TIME IS GREATLY INCREASED.� VERY HIGH IMPOSED TRANSPORT FARES.� INFLATED PRICES FOR HINTERLAND GOODS.� DIFFICULTIES IN EVACUATING PATIENTS.� OVER-LOADING OF TRANSPORT VEHICLES.� HIGH VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS.
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CARBONCOR ASPHALTCARBONCOR ASPHALT
PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IMPROVES ROAD SAFETY
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THE WAY FORWARDTHE WAY FORWARD
� USING COLD ASPHALT (e.g. CARBONCOR ) ATLARGE SCALE CAN BE A BREAK-THROUGH INDEVELOPING ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN AFRICA.DEVELOPING ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN AFRICA.
THIS IS A WORKABLE STRATEGY&
A POSITIVE VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF AFRICA
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CONTACT INFORMATION:CONTACT INFORMATION:
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