BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Population: 3 760 149
Income group: Middle
Gross national income per capita: US$ 4 740
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
SAFER ROAD USERS
Lead agency
Agency for Road Safety of the Republic of Srpskaa
Funded in national budget
Yesa
National road safety strategy
Yes
Funding to implement strategy
Partially funded
Fatality reduction targets set
Yesb
Fatality reduction target
65% (< 75 deaths per year) for RS,
30% (number of deaths) for FB&H
Only in the Republic of Srpska.
Republic of Srpska (RS) 2008-2028, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FB&H) 2008-2013.
a
b
SAFER ROADS AND MOBILITY
Formal audits required for new road construction
Regular inspections of existing road infrastructure
Policies to promote walking or cycling
Policies to encourage investment in public transport
Policies to separate road users to protect VRUs
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
SAFER VEHICLES
Total registered vehicles (2010)
Cars and 4-wheeled light vehicles
Motorized 2- and 3-wheelers
Heavy trucks
Buses
Other
Vehicle standards applied
UN World forum on harmonization of vehicles standards
New car assessment programme
Vehicle regulations
Front and rear seat-belts required in all new cars
Front and rear seat-belts required all imported cars
815 232
698 465
10 969
65 785
3 995
36 018
Penalty/demerit point system in place
National speed limits
Local authorities can set lower limits
Maximum limit urban roads
Enforcement
National drinkdriving law
BAC limit general population
BAC limit young or novice drivers
BAC limit professional/commercial drivers
Random breath testing and/or police checkpoints
Enforcement
% road traffic deaths involving alcohol
National motorcycle helmet law
Applies to drivers and passengers
Helmet standard mandated
Enforcement
Helmet wearing rate
National seat-belt law
Applies to front and rear seat occupants
Enforcement
Seat-belt wearing rate
National child restraint law
Enforcement
National law on mobile phones while driving
Law prohibits hand-held mobile phone use
Law also applies to hands-free mobile phones
2010, Federal Ministry of Interior (FB&H).
2010, Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Republic of Srpska.
2011, Research for preparation of the Strategy-SweRoad.
e
f
No
No
c
Yes
POST-CRASH CARE
No car manufacturers/assemblers.
336d
Police records. Defined as died within 30 days of crash.
Vital registration system
Emergency Room based injury surveillance system
Emergency access telephone number(s)
Seriously injured transported by ambulance
Permanently disabled due to road traffic crash
Emergency medicine training for doctors
Emergency medicine training for nurses
DEATHS BY ROAD USER CATEGORY
TRENDS IN ROAD TRAFFIC DEATHS
Drivers 4-wheeled
cars and light
vehicles(57%)
Cyclists (7%)
Riders motorized
2- or 3-wheelers
(12%)
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Source: Ministry of Interior of the RS and Public Health Institute of the FB&H.
Passengers 4-wheeled
cars and light vehicles
(4%)
Source: 2010, Ministry of Interior of the RS and Federal Ministry of Interior (FB&H).
Further data on each country can be found in the statistical annex.
62
Number of road traffic deaths
Other (1%)
Drivers/passengers
heavy trucks (3%)
Yes
No
112
75%
Yes
Yes
Data collected by multisectoral consensus meeting and cleared by Ministry of Civil Affairs.
DATA
Reported road traffic fatalities (2010)
Estimated GDP lost due to road traffic crashes
Pedestrians (16%)
Yes
Yes
Yes
50 km/h
0 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10
Yes
0.03 g/dl
0 g/dl
0 g/dl
Yes
0 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10
3.6% (FB&H)e, 5.2% (RS)f
Yes
Yes
No
0 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10
Yes
Yes
0 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10
20% Front seatsg
5% Rear seatsg
Yes
0 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10
Yes
Yes
No
