ASEAN TRANSPORT STRATEGIC PLAN
2016-2025 AND
PROGRESS OF ROAD SAFETY INITIATIVES IN
ASEANBeny Irzanto *ITF-ESCAP Workshop“Supporting Traffic Safety Information System of Countries
in Southeast Asia”
14 June 2019, Bangkok, Thailand*) Transport Division, ASEAN Economic Community Department, ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia. The views
expressed in this presentation do not necessarily represent those of the ASEAN Secretariat or ASEAN Member States.
Mention of any firms or trademarks or proprietary processes does not imply endorsement by the ASEAN Secretariat or
ASEAN Member States.

1OUTLINES OF THE PRESENTATION
1) ASEAN Transport Strategic Plan 2016-2025
2) ASEAN’s Initiatives in Road Safety:▪
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Phnom Penh Ministerial Declaration on Road Safety 2004
Brunei Action Plan 2011-2015 & Kuala Lumpur Transport Strategic Plan 20162025
ASEAN Declaration on Road Safety Strategy 20153) ASEAN Regional Road Safety Strategy4) Implementation of Road Safety in ASEAN Member States5) Implementation of Road Safety in ASEAN
6) Moving Forward
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ASEAN Transport Strategic Plan
2016-2025

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3ASEAN Transport Strategic Plan 2016-2025 /Kuala Lumpur Transport Strategic Plan (KLTSP)▪
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Endorsed by ASEAN Transport Ministers in November
2015.
Built upon the achievements of Brunei Action Plan (BAP)
2011-2015 and aligned with Post-2015 vision for transport
cooperation:“Towards greater connectivity, efficiency, integration,
safety and sustainability of ASEAN transport tostrengthen ASEAN’s competitiveness and foster
regional inclusive growth and development”

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ASEAN Transport Strategic Plan
2016-2025

30 specific goals, 78 actions and 221
milestones in the areas of air, land,maritime, sustainable transport andtransport facilitation.
ASEAN Transport WGs aredeliberating the implementationdetails of KLTSP and engaging withvarious stakeholders to achieve theobjective of the KLTSP.
Available on:

http://www.asean.org/storage/2016/01/11/pu
blication/KUALA_LUMPUR_TRANSPORT_STRATE
GIC_PLAN.pdf
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AREAS
Air Transport

STRATEGIC GOALS
Strengthen the ASEAN Single Aviation Market for a morecompetitive and resilient ASEAN

Land Transport

Establish an efficient, safe and integrated regional land transport
network within ASEAN and with the neighbouring countries tosupport the development of trade and tourism

Maritime Transport Establish an ASEAN Single Shipping Market and promote maritimesafety, security and strategic economic corridors within ASEAN
Sustainable
Transport

Formulate a regional policy framework to support sustainabletransport which includes low carbon modes of transport, energy
efficiency and user-friendly transport initiatives, integration oftransport and land use planning

Transport
Facilitation

Establish an integrated, efficient and globally competitive logistics
and multimodal transportation system, for seamless movement ofpassengers by road vehicles and cargos within and beyond ASEANASEAN’s Initiatives in Road Safety

18/06/20197Phnom Penh Ministerial Declaration
on Road Safety Strategy
The 10th ATM in 2004 adopted Phnom Penh
Ministerial Declaration on Road Safety.
▪ Adopt the ASEAN Road Safety Strategy andAction Plan 2005-2010.
▪ Establish in each AMS, a multi-sector body tocoordinate and oversee the implementation ofroad safety strategy.
▪ Establish an ASEAN Multisector Road Safety
Special Working Group (MRSSWG) to reportprogress of implementation of the national roadsafety action plans and the ASEAN road safety
action plan.
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▪ Initiatives under Brunei Action Plan 2011-2015 /BAP:➢Formulate the ASEAN Regional Road Safety Strategy.
➢Formulate the National Road Safety Action Plan 20122020 by all ASEAN Member States.
➢Implement the National Road Safety Action Plans inASEAN Member States.
▪ Initiatives under KLTSP 2016-2025:➢Reducing road fatalities by 50% in AMS by 2020, andby another 25% from 2021-2030.
➢Aligning the implementation in accordance with the 5pillars of UN Decade of Action.
➢Intensifying regional cooperation in improving
transport safety.
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Progress of implementation:➢ASEAN Regional Road Safety Strategy was adopted in 2015.
➢National Road Safety Action Plan 2012-2020 have been formulated by
all ASEAN Member States.
➢Reducing road fatalities by 50% in AMS by 2020 is being progressed.
Next target is to reduce another 25% from 2021-2030.
➢Aligning the road safety initiatives implementation in ASEAN inaccordance with the 5 pillars of UN Decade of Action: (i) Road Safety
Management; (ii) Safer Roads and Mobility; (iii) Safer Vehicles; (iv)
Safer Road Users; (v) Post-Crash Response.
➢Intensify regional cooperation in improving transport safety.
▪ Study on Gap Analysis on Road Safety Statistics, Policies and Programmes& Training Needs Assessment for Road Safety in ASEAN was completed inMarch 2019;▪ Study on Harmonisation of Road Safety Regulation with UN Regulation,
based on Accident Analysis in ASEAN is being undertaken for completion in10July 2019.

ASEAN Declaration on Road Safety Strategy▪ Adopted at the 21st ATM in 2015.
▪ Commit to implement the ASEAN Regional
Road Safety Strategy (ARRSS).
▪ Spearhead the implementation of ARRSS
through the ASEAN Land Transport WG
and ASEAN Multisector Road Safety
Special WG (MRSSWG).
▪ Cooperation and networking among
national road safety centers in ASEAN.
▪ Malaysian Institute of Road Safety
Research (MIROS) as an ASEAN Road
Safety Centre.
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ASEAN Regional Road Safety Strategy

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ASEAN Regional Road Safety Strategy (ARRSS)▪ Framework for road safety strategies
at the regional level, in accordancewith the UN Decade of Action forRoad Safety 2011-2020.
▪ Focus on the implementation of roadsafety based on 5 pillars,➢Those most relevant at the regionallevel.
➢A regional approach to support andfacilitate actions taken by individual
countries.

▪ Adopted in November 2015 by theATM.
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ASEAN Regional Road Safety Strategy (2)▪ Road safety in the global context, supporting
SDGs.
▪ Road safety in the ASEAN context, measuring
and comparing fatality rate per 100,000
population among ASEAN Member States.
▪ Country Progress in terms of 5 Pillars of RoadSafety.
▪ Road Safety Indicators to be developed:

Overall➢ a more standardised approach to comparative reporting;➢ plot more accurately the progress made by each AMS onroad safety program areas.

MyanmarLaos PRD
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Philippines
Indonesia
Thailand
Malaysia
BruneiSingapore
ASEAN region▪ Need support for capacity development /technical training, for AMS to regularly report thevalue of Road Safety Indicators annually.
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Implementation of Road Safety:
National and Regional-level

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National Action Plans from AMS▪ ASEAN’s effort to reduce road fatalities: formulating andimplementing (i) the ASEAN Regional Road Safety Strategy
Plan and (ii) the National Road Safety Action Plans of all AMS.
▪ Measures to control road safety vary substantially in AMS.
▪ Each AMS has been developing/implementing national
strategies and action plans to address road safety issues intheir respective countries▪ All AMS have National Action Plans, with timeline mostly
following the UN Decade of Action.
▪ AMS are at different levels of development on the road safetyissues.
▪ Prioritisation of road safety issues varies across AMS.
However, 5 pillars from UN Decade of Action are used as
reference.
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Implementation of Road Safety in ASEAN▪ Implementation at regional-level by ASEAN Multisector Road
Safety Special WG (MRSSWG), with some supports from Dialogue
Partners.
▪ The TOR of MRSSWG was endorsed by 15th ATM Meeting in 2009.
MRSSWG first met in 2010 in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
▪ Responsibilities of MRSSWG, among others:▪ Coordinate implementation of AMS action plans;▪ Develop and formulate project proposals on road safety;▪ Review the implementation and progress of cooperation programs andactivities on road safety in AMS;
▪ Undertake measures to implement ASEAN Road Safety Strategy;▪ Identify technical and financial support;▪ Report to STOM through LTWG.

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MRSSWG in the Transport Structure of ASEAN

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Technical Assistance Programme
ADB▪ TA for Improving Road Safety in ASEAN (2012-2014), focus on thestrengthening ASEAN Member States’ capacity:➢monitor and analyse road accident data, implement road safety
strategies, address motorcycle safety issues, and improved
enforcement capacity of traffic police▪ TA for the next Phase: being planned.

E-READI▪ Two (2) studies: (i) Gap Analysis on Road Safety Statistics, Policies
and Programmes & Training Needs Assessment for Road Safety in
ASEAN; (ii) Harmonisation of Road Safety Regulation with UN,
based on Accident Analysis in ASEAN.
▪ Two (2) EU-ASEAN Workshops: January 2019 in Brussels and June2019 in Da Nang, Viet Nam.
19▪ Capacity Building.

Gap Analysis Study on Road Safety andTraining Needs Assessment▪ The Study identified 41 gaps in the area of Statistics, Policies(institutional management and interventions), and Programs
related to road safety in ASEAN Member States.
▪ The Study also identified capacity building training needs toaddress those gaps, such as awareness raising programs, crash data
analysis, enhancing research capacity, and evidence-based benefits
on road safety programs.
▪ Other recommendations are: (i) collaboration between ASEAN
Member States and other Partners on road safety, in a twinning /coaching basis; (ii) upgrading role of senior policy makers on roadsafety to be involved in ASEAN; (iii) utilising and further developing
International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) star rating data
to inform investment priorities to enhance cross-border roadtransport infrastructure safety.
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Study on Harmonising Road Safety Regulation
with the UN, based on Accident Analysis in ASEAN▪ The Study commenced in March 2019 with the objectives:✓to assess AMS existing road safety regulations compared toUN Conventions and good practice.
✓to analyse road crash statistics in ASEAN Member Statesaiming for the harmonisation of good practice in ASEAN
Member States with the UN.
▪ Outcomes of the Study will be discussed at the 2nd EU-ASEAN
Workshop on Road Safety on 21 June 2019.

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MOVING FORWARD
Following to KLTSP, ASEAN sectoral body on road safety(MRSSWG) will further continue to advance road safety
cooperation in ASEAN through:▪ Strengthen coordination with various relevant agencies in
the implementation of road safety initiatives.
▪ Seek out technical assistance and support to strengthen
institutional capacity for enhanced cooperation in roadsafety.
▪ Intensify regional cooperation in improving transport safety.
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