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1 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT FUND Annual Road Crash & Claims Report

2 PARTNERS on the road Motor Vehicle Accident Fund is pleased to present this annual Road Crash & Claims Report as a public service for the 4th year running. However, its production would not have been possible without the vital input of Botswana Police Service (Traffic Division), the Department of Road Transport and Safety, and Statistics Botswana, whose involvement in this important project is gratefully acknowledged. BOTSWANA POLICE SERVICE (Traffic) Botswana Police Service is the primary source of data for the road crash database. The Police Service plays a vital role in encouraging responsible use of the road through law enforcement and public service. Police presence adds authority and efficiency to the roadside safety stations that are set up over public holidays, jointly operated by the Department of Road Transport and Safety, District Road Safety Committees and MVA Fund. These stations give life-saving advice to road users and enable drivers to break their journey. DEPARTMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND SAFETY A Department in the Ministry of Transport and Communications, DRTS owns the national road crash and vehicle registration databases. It has the responsibility to take the lead in promoting road safety in all its forms, and partners with stakeholders in a variety of public education activities. The Department also carries out vehicle testing, driver training and examination, and licensing. STATISTICS BOTSWANA A parastatal, Statistics Botswana is responsible for providing statistical services to Government, the private sector and the public at large, to facilitate decision-making and the formulation of policies and programmes. MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT FUND MVA Fund compensates, supports and helps restore to health and productive life those who are affected by road crashes. The Fund provides financial relief for funeral, medical and rehabilitation costs, compensation for loss of earnings as a result of injuries suffered in a road crash, and compensation for dependants loss of financial support. The Fund s mandate includes the promotion of road safety. It vigorously conducts a range of road safety awareness activities among institutions and communities countrywide, on its own initiative and in partnership with stakeholders in the public and private sectors.

3 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT FUND Annual Road Crash & Claims Report December

4 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report Contents MISSION, VISION AND VALUES 4 FOREWORD 5 REACHING OUT, SAVING LIVES 6 SECTION : BACKGROUND 8. Road safety country profile. Current road safety trends. Percentage changes in GDP and changes in casualties.4 Motor Vehicle Accident Fund business.5 Pre-hospital trauma management.6 Geographic footprint of the Fund SECTION : ROAD TRAFFIC CRASHES BY POLICE DISTRICT. Crashes by police district. Rank of crashes by police district 6-. Fatalities per crashes 6-.4 Fatal crashes by police district 6-.5 Fatal crashes and fatalities 6-.6: Serious injuries by police district.7: Casualties by police district.8 Crashes, fatalities and serious injuries trends.9: Casualties by junction type 6-. Crashes by corridors SECTION : TIME AND ENVIRONMENT. Casualties by hour of the day 6-. Fatalities by month. Crashes by day of the week SECTION 4: PEOPLE INVOLVED IN CRASHES 5 4. Fatalities by age group 4. Fatalities by road user class and age group 4. Casualties by road user class SECTION 5: VEHICLES INVOLVED IN CRASHES 8 5. Vehicle types involved in crashes 5. Vehicle manoeuvre

5 SECTION 6: MVA FUND CLAIMS ANALYSIS 6. Claims lodged with MVA Fund Total reserves and payments - 6. Claims lodged with MVA Fund by office 6.4 Claimants by region 6.5 Monthly claims lodged with MVA Fund by office SECTION 7: MVA FUND ROAD SAFETY INITIATIVES 5 7. Community Road Safety Grant Scheme 7. Road safety research 7. Youth road safety clubs 7.4 Occupational road risk seminars 7.5 Public education and road safety campaigns 7.6 Bus shelter advertising 7.7 Mobile Children Traffic School 7.8 Pedestrian safety mall campaigns 7.9 First aid documentary SECTION 8: MILESTONES TOWARDS DECADE OF ACTION FOR ROAD SAFETY Pillar : Building road safety management capacity 8. Pillar 4: Influencing road user behaviour 8. Pillar 5 Improving post-crash care SECTION 9: INVESTMENT IN ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT AND TRAUMA PREVENTION 9 SECTION : CONCLUSION 9 ANNEXURE 4

6 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report Mission, Vision and Values Mission Vision Values To enhance the quality of life by promoting road safety, compensating, rehabilitating and supporting those affected by road crashes. Best Chance to Normal Life. Our values are a reflection of Botho which underpins our national service culture as enshrined in our Vision. Customer focus We provide support to our customers in order to heal the wounds inflicted by road crashes. Integrity We do business in a transparent way and treat everyone with respect. Teamwork Our environment provides opportunities for us to develop team spirit and work together to create more value for our customers. Innovation We continually improve what we do and how we do it. 4

7 Foreword Statistical analysis of trends in road traffic crashes and casualties in Botswana are published regularly by MVA Fund and provide a clear indication of the situation on a weekly, monthly and annual basis. The Fund advances that traffic safety should be a prerequisite for mobility, and that every individual has the right to life and health in their use of the road. This advocacy is premised on the fact that in the past seven years Botswana lost 449 lives on average every year due to road mishaps. In the same period the average number of recorded serious injuries every year was 67. The Fund recognises that road traffic crashes are a growing public health concern. We have observed over the years that the growing population and the steadily increasing number of vehicles have also been accompanied by expanding road space. However, this has not been matched by a change in the behaviour of road users, and the result is a large number of traffic crashes. It is clear that our efforts were heavily on preventing human failures within the system. For example, there has been marked progress with programmes targeting drink driving, speeding, and restraint use. However, despite this partial success, these and other forms of human failure such as poor gap selection at complex or simple intersections or while overtaking, failure to stay within travel lanes, even on high speed high standard roads, and driving while fatigued have so far proven beyond our capabilities to eliminate through behaviour change programmes. It should be noted that this guiding philosophy still requires road users to behave responsibly. In light of this, it is evident that there is need for a strategic, comprehensive approach which should include, among other things, a strong base of increased acceptance of road safety culture in society which clearly recognises that road safety is the responsibility of each of us individually. Furthermore, coordination between all involved in road safety, at whatever level, is crucial. A guiding philosophy that explicitly acknowledges the intrinsic capabilities of road users is essential to future success, hence the need for forming synergies across the Decade of Action for Road Safety pillars of: Building road safety management capacity. Influencing safety road design and network management. Influencing vehicle safety design. Influencing road user behaviour, and Improving post-crash care. CROSS KGOSIDIILE Chief Executive Officer MVA Fund 5

8 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report Reaching out saving lives MVA Fund headquarters are in Gaborone and it has strategically located branch offices in Francistown, Maun, Kasane, Palapye, Kang and Selebi-Phikwe. The Fund serves in many ways, reaching out to those who are affected by road crashes compensating, rehabilitating and supporting them in their time of pain and grief and ongoing need. Because road crashes are so devastating to the country and its people because of the fearful toll being taken daily by death and injury on the road the Fund is equally focused on prevention. The Fund is a vigorous and innovative worker for road safety, taking the message to schools and communities, businesses and boardrooms, institutions and public events across the country. A A4 A A A A MVA FUND OFFICES 6

9 On the road of service TAKING THE OFFICE TO THE PEOPLE A mobile office will be put on the road in, to take the Fund s services to remote areas where people cannot readily get to a branch office to make and follow up on their claims for assistance. LESSONS FOR LIFE Because children are the most vulnerable on the road, and because they will take good and bad road use habits into the future, the Fund is particularly active in its safety promotion efforts among young people. The Mobile Children Traffic School travels countrywide and is a big hit wherever it goes. Fully equipped with road signs and operating traffic lights, audio visual equipment and games, and a fleet of quad bikes, the school on wheels gives the children a lot of fun while teaching them to look after themselves and others on the road. GETTING HELP QUICKLY TO THE SCENE MVA Fund encourages partnership with key stakeholders in the public and private sectors, to maximise road safety efforts through teamwork and joint action. The Fund has given five fully equipped ambulances to the Ministry of Health, to enhance on-site crash attendance and early treatment of casualties. BOOZE BUSES TO DETER THE DRINKERS Three booze bus alcohol testing vehicles have been given to Botswana Police Service, to help crack down on drinking and driving. SUPER CARS TO CATCH THE SPEEDSTERS The latest major initiative is in the form of eight highway patrol cars fitted with sophisticated radar equipment to help Botswana Police Service to detect and prosecute speeding drivers. 7

10 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report SECTION Background. ROAD SAFETY COUNTRY PROFILE With each passing year road traffic crashes are a continuing national concern as they are among the leading causes of death and injury worldwide ranked 8th according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Status Report on Road Safety (). The report warns that if appropriate actions are not taken now, road traffic crashes will rise to the 5th leading cause of death and injury globally by. It was against this background that WHO declared road traffic crashes as a public health problem, and in March the United Nations General Assembly resolution declared - a Decade of Action for Road Safety. The goal was to reduce road crashes by increasing activities conducted at national, regional and global levels. The Decade of Action for Road Safety intends to reduce road crashes by half between and. This can be achieved only through guided, coordinated and concerted action towards achieving the set goals and objectives. Road traffic deaths and injuries impose huge economic burden on developing economies, amounting to -% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in most countries (WHO 9). Botswana lost an average of 449 people to road crashes annually between 6 and, with another 567 being seriously injured on average every year. Most of these deaths and injuries can be avoided if appropriate interventions are put in place. Reports from Botswana Police Service (Department of Traffic) show that most of these crashes were related to human error. This is a clear indication that these crashes could have been avoided.. CURRENT ROAD SAFETY TRENDS This document is the 4th edition of the MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report. Road traffic crashes are ranked 8th among the leading causes of death and injury worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation Global Status Report on Road Safety (). In 9 the same report ranked road traffic crashes 9th among the leading causes of death and injury worldwide. This worsening situation shows just how seriously the matter of road safety needs to be taken. It is deeply disturbing to note that, worldwide, road traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for young people aged 5-9 (WHO ). In Botswana, recorded road traffic deaths totalled 44 in, compared to 48 in. This improvement is commendable, but the fact remains that the number of people losing their lives and being seriously injured on the roads in our country is most alarming. MVA Fund will continue to observe trends, and craft road safety interventions to address the challenges on our roads. We stress that the prevention of crashes starts with the individual road user taking responsibility and being accountable on the road. As reports from Botswana Police Service Traffic Division show, most of the crashes on our roads are related to human error. TABLE : Crash trends 98- Year Crashes Casualties Fatalities Claims Registered Estimated Crashes Casualties Fatalities Fatalities Claims lodged vehicles population / / / / / vehicles vehicles vehicles vehicles vehicles Sources: Botswana Police Service, DRTS and Statistics Botswana Population Projections 8

11 TABLE : Crash trends 98- (Continued) Year Crashes Casualties Fatalities Claims Registered Estimated Crashes Casualties Fatalities Fatalities Claims lodged vehicles population / / / / / vehicles vehicles vehicles vehicles vehicles Sources: Botswana Police Service, DRTS and Statistics Botswana Population Projections Table shows traffic safety performance for the past years. Fatalities per vehicles is an indication of traffic safety performance in relation to vehicles, and fatalities per populations is purely a health indicator in relation to road safety. The other indicator is the number of claims made per thousand vehicles. The indicator measures the MVA Fund sustainability, fuel consumption against the number of claims lodged per vehicles. The trend shows that in 4.5 claims were lodged per vehicles, showing a downward trend since. The overall trend shows that in 98 the number of people killed in road crashes per population was 9.9. The index moved upwards until it reached a maximum value of.4 in and went down gradually with minimal fluctuations until it reached a minimum value of. in. Figure shows that between and both fatalities per vehicles and fatalities per population experienced downward movements, an indication of improvement in traffic safety performance compared to the previous years. In particular, the country registered decreases from.6 to 8.5 and.4 to. of fatalities/ vehicles and fatalities/ population respectively for the period to. Fatalities/ vehicles decreased faster than the fatalities/ population. A number of factors can be attributed to the faster decline in fatalities/ vehicles compared to the fatalities/ population. One of those factors could be that there was a significant increase in the vehicle population while fatality rates remained constant. FIGURE : Annual trends 98- (Fatalities/ vehicles and fatalities/ population) Fatalities / vehicles Fatalities / population Over the seven years 6- fatalities per population showed minimal fluctuations in both directions. Generally the trend was constant with an average of 5.. Although the trend did not change significantly, the overall movement was downwards with a significant drop between and. 9

12 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report FIGURE : National fatalities 6- (Fatalities/ population) PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN GDP AND CHANGES IN CASUALTIES Figure shows percentage changes in GDP at constant prices and changes in casualties for the past 8 years. Changes in GDP showed a constant movement between 5 and 8 and dropped in 9 due to the global economic recession. In and changes in GDP went up and dropped between and. Movements in fatalities, serious injuries and minor injuries fluctuated more compared to movements in GDP. Changes in all casualties were significantly high between 6 and 7 then dropped steadily between7 and. In changes in casualties all went up but changes in fatalities went up more significantly than other casualties. Between and changes in all casualties went down. The figure illustrates that changes in GDP maintained a slightly constant change while changes in casualties fluctuated up and down. FIGURE : Annual percentage changes in GDP at constant prices and casualties 5- % % % -% -% -% Changed in GDP at constant prices Changes in serious injuries Changes in fatalities Changes in minor injuries.4 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT FUND BUSINESS The current Act (MVA Fund Act No. 5 of 7) changed the business and focus of the Fund. The Act gives more emphasis to road safety education and injury prevention, medical treatment and rehabilitation. These changes were intended to improve the scope of coverage of those affected by road crashes and also to make the Fund sustainable. During the MVA Fund implemented initiatives both in the Injury Prevention Department and Case Management Section with the aim of reducing road crash trauma and enhancing the quality of life for those affected by road crashes. The Fund intensified road safety education by implementing major activities including media advertising, roadside educational campaigns, pedestrian safety campaign, mobile traffic school, road safety sponsorships and occupational road risk for organisations with large vehicle fleets. The Fund also donated equipment to Botswana Police Service to augment traffic law enforcement. The total amount spent on road safety during the year was P compared to P8 9 in, P in and P 9 88 in 9.

13 The Fund approved funding of 7 community groups through the Community Road Safety Grant Scheme since the inception of the scheme in. Five of the 7 projects were funded in. A total of about P. million was spent in implementing the projects. The main objective of the Community Road Safety Grant Scheme is to cultivate community participation in the prevention of road crashes within their localities. This is due to the fact that different parts of the country experience different road crash situations which can be best identified and addressed at community level. The total number of claimants for whom the Fund has undertaken to provide future medical care was 4 5 as at the end of December an increase of 85 and 56 compared to the 66 in and 4 57 in..5 PRE-HOSPITAL TRAUMA MANAGEMENT Under a Memorandum of Agreement between the Fund and emergency medical service providers, the EMS providers continue to evacuate claimants from crash scenes to the nearest appropriate medical facilities. The total number of claimants evacuated by EMS providers in was 84, a decrease of 64 compared to 448 in. The decrease could have been due to an increase in the fleet of ambulances at the Ministry of Health following donations of ambulances by MVA Fund. FIGURE 4: Number of claimants evacuated by level of support Basic life support Intermediate life support Advanced life support.6 GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT OF THE FUND MVA Fund continues to take its services to the people through its six (6) branch offices spread across the country. These offices are strategically located in regions with high traffic volumes and other traffic safety indicators, such as number of crashes and the population in the region. FIGURE 5: Offices and support structures

14 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report SECTION Road crashes by police district. ROAD CRASHES BY POLICE DISTRICT Table shows annual recorded crashes by Police district for the past seven years, as well as the total and average recorded crashes for the period under review. The average annual recorded crashes for the past seven years was 8 778, the highest being 45 in 8 and the lowest 7 5 in 6. Police districts with an all-time high were Gaborone West, Gaborone, Serowe and Francistown, and those with the lowest number of annual recorded crashes were Kasane, Ghanzi, Tsabong and Lobatse. TABLE : Total report crashes by police district 6- District year total 7-year average Gaborone West Gaborone Serowe Francistown Kanye Molepolole Kutlwano Mochudi Selebi-Phikwe Maun Letlhakane Lobatse Tsabong Ghanzi Kasane Total Source: Botswana Police Service FIGURE 6: Average for total reported crashes by police districts 6-6 Average number of crashes 5 4 Gaborone West Gaborone Serowe Francistown Kanye Molepolole Kutlwano Mochudi Selebi-Phikwe Maun Letlhakane Lobatse Tsabong Ghanzi 4 5 Kasane RANK OF CRASHES BY POLICE DISTRICT The distribution of total crashes recorded annually for the past seven years shows that Gaborone West, Gaborone and Serowe police districts registered the highest statistics in that order. The rankings shown in Table were derived by dividing the total number of crashes recorded in the district by the total recorded road crashes nationally. The analysis also shows that although the police districts of Gaborone West, Gaborone, Serowe, Kanye and Kutlwano recorded high numbers of road crashes, they recorded lower fatalities and serious injuries. On the other hand, Tsabong, Ghanzi and Kasane police districts recorded low annual crashes for the past seven years but were top in fatalities per recorded crashes over the same period. This shows that although in terms of total reported crashes these districts are low, a higher proportion of crashes in these police districts are fatal.

15 TABLE : Rank of crash by police district 6- District Gaborone West Gaborone Serowe Maun Kutlwano Selebi-Phikwe Molepolole Kanye Mochudi Francistown Letlhakane Lobatse Tsabong Ghanzi Kasane Source: Botswana Police Service. FATALITIES PER CRASHES 6- Table 4 illustrates that the average number of deaths per recorded crashes in was., a decrease of.7 compared to 6.8 in. The annual average number of people killed per recorded crashes during the past seven years fluctuated between 6.8 and., with an average of.9 for the period. The movement of this indicator shows a negative picture for the country in its effort to achieve the UN global goal for the Decade of Action for Road Safety of reducing the total number of people killed by 5% by the year. The desirable picture would be to see these indicators moving downwards every year. Police districts that recorded high fatalities per recorded crashes were Kasane, Molepolole, Ghanzi, and Lobatse. This can be attributed to high average speed in those districts and high car occupancy rates. Major causes of crashes in these police districts are loss of vehicle control and animals on the road. TABLE 4: Fatalities per crashes by police district (6-) District Francistown Gaborone Gaborone West Ghanzi Kanye Kasane Kutlwano Letlhakane Lobatse Maun Mochudi Molepolole Selebi-Phikwe Serowe Tsabong National rate Source: Botswana Police Service

16 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report.4 FATAL CRASHES BY POLICE DISTRICT 6- Table 5 shows that the total annual recorded fatal crashes ranged between and 7 during the period 6 to. A comparison of fatal crashes to fatalities shows a positive correlation. When fatal crashes go up, fatalities also go up. The highest total recorded fatal crashes were in 9, 7 and resulting in 475, 497 and 48 fatalities respectively. The proportion of fatal crashes to fatalities shows that on average, one fatal crash claims more than one life; this clearly indicates that there is a direct relationship between fatal crashes and fatalities. Police districts with high fatal crashes were Serowe, Gaborone West, Gaborone, Kutlwano, Molepolole, Kanye and Mochudi. Most fatalities recorded in these districts were along the highways, therefore suggesting that in most of them speed might have been a factor. The main causes of crashes were loss of vehicle control and animals on the road. TABLE 5: Fatal crashes by police district (6-) District Kutlwano 8 Serowe Gaborone Lobatse Maun Ghanzi Kasane Letlhakane Tsabong Selebi-Phikwe Molepolole Mochudi 5 8 Gaborone West Kanye Francistown 9 9 Total Source: Botswana Police Service TABLE 6: Fatalities by police district (6-) District year total 7-year average Serowe Gaborone West Molepolole Mochudi Kanye Selebi-Phikwe Kutlwano Gaborone Letlhakane Lobatse Maun Francistown Kasane Ghanzi Tsabong Total Source: Botswana Police Service 4

17 FIGURE 7: Average fatalities by police district Average number of crashes Serowe Gaborone West Molepolole Mochudi Kanye Selebi-Phikwe Kutlwano Gaborone Letlhakane Lobatse 57 Maun Francistown 8 Kasane 6 Ghanzi 4 Tsabong FATAL CRASHES AND FATALITIES 6- Table 7 illustrates fatal crashes, fatalities and proportions of fatalities to fatal crashes for the past seven years. The distribution shows that on average one fatal crash claimed more than one life and the range was between.4 in and.47 in 7. In the proportion of fatalities to fatal crashes was at. which was an improvement compared to.9 in. The proportion of fatalities to fatal crashes shows that a slight change in fatal crashes results in a significant change in fatalities. TABLE 7: Fatal crashes and fatalities (6-) Year Fatal crashes Fatalities Fatalities/fatal crash The table also shows that between 6 and 7 fatal Source: Botswana Police Service crashes increased by 47 resulting in an increase of 68 fatalities. Between 7 and 8 fatal crashes went down by 4 and this resulted in a reduction of 4 fatalities between the two years. Fatal crashes went up by 7 in 9 resulting in an increase of in fatalities, while in fatalities went down by 78 due to a reduction in fatal crashes by 45. Between and the number of fatalities went up by 86 while fatal crashes went up by 4. Between and fatalities went down by 79 due to a reduction of 4 in fatal crashes. FIGURE 8: Changes in fatal crashes and fatalities Changes in fatal crashes Changes in fatalities 5

18 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report.6 SERIOUS INJURIES BY POLICE DISTRICT Table 8 shows the annual recorded serious injuries for the past seven years. Serowe police district recorded the highest number of injuries for the period, followed by Gaborone West, Mochudi, Gaborone and Selebi-Phikwe. In Gaborone West police district recorded the highest number of serious injuries, at 68, followed by Serowe at 6 and Selebi-Phikwe at. TABLE 8: Serious injuries by police district 6- District year total 7-year average Serowe Gaborone West Mochudi Gaborone Selebi-Phikwe Kutlwano Kanye Maun Molepolole Letlhakane Lobatse Francistown Ghanzi Kasane Tsabong Total Source: Botswana Police Service FIGURE 9: Average reported serious injuries by police district Average number of crashes Serowe Gaborone West Mochudi Gaborone Selebi-Phikwe Kutlwao Kanye Maun Molepolole Letlhakane Lobatse Francistown Ghanzi Kasane 7 Tsabong

19 .7 CASUALTIES BY POLICE DISTRICT Table 9 illustrates casualties for the four years 9- by Police districts and Police stations. Police districts with the highest casualties during the period were Kutlwano, Serowe, Gaborone, Mochudi, and Gaborone West. In Serowe Police district registered the highest number of fatalities, at 6, which was a decrease from 8 in. Gaborone West Police district recorded 5 fatalities, a decrease of compared to 7 in, and Molepolole Police district recorded 5 fatalities, an increase of 8 compared to. TABLE 9: Casualties by police district 9- Fatalities Serious injuries Minor injuries District Police station KUTLWANO SEROWE GABORONE LOBATSE MAUN GHANZI KASANE Kutlwano Tatitown Matsiloje Tonota Sub total Machaneng Mahalapye Martin s drift Palapye Serowe Shoshong Mauntlana Sub total Broadhurst Central Borakanelo Tlokweng Sub total Lobatse Ramatlabama Woodhall Goodhope Sub total Gweta Maun Sehithwa Seronga Shakawe Gumare Sub total Ghanzi Kalkfontein Charles hill Ncojane Sub total Kasane Kachikau 5 5 Pandamatenga Sub total

20 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report TABLE 9: Casualties by police districts 9- (Continued) Fatalities Serious injuries Minor injuries District Police station LETLHAKANE TSABONG SELEBI-PHIKWE MOLEPOLOLE MOCHUDI Dukwi Letlhakane Nata Orapa Rakops Sua Pan Sub total Bokspits Kang Tsabong Tshane Werda Middlepits Sub total Bainsdrift Bobonong Botshabelo Selebi-Phikwe Semolale 5 Serule Sub total Letlhakeng Molepolole Thamaga Takatokwane Sojwe Sub total Dibete Mochudi Olifants Sikwane Sub total GABORONE WEST G/West Naledi Ramotswa SSK Airport Mogoditshane KANYE Sub total Sejelo Jwaneng Moshupa P/Molopo Mabutsane Sub total

21 TABLE 9: Casualties by police districts 9- (Continued) Fatalities Serious injuries Minor injuries District Police station FRANCISTOWN Francistown Tshesebe Tutume Masunga Sub total Total CRASHES, FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES TRENDS Source: Botswana Police Service Figure illustrates traffic performance for the past seven years. The graph shows that all the traffic safety indicators total crashes, fatalities and serious injuries have not changed significantly between 6 and. In the total number of recorded crashes was 7 57, a decrease from 8 recorded in, but the overall trend indicates that total recorded crashes decreased since 8. Fatalities and serious injuries trends followed a similar pattern as total crashes over the period, except for when fatalities went up against a drop in total recorded crashes. An increase in total crashes cannot result in the same increase in both fatalities and serious injuries, but the general trend is that when total crashes go down both fatalities and serious injuries go down too. FIGURE : Total crashes, fatalities and serious injuries Fatalities Minor injuries Serious injuries Total crashes Source: Botswana Police Service.9 CASUALTIES BY JUNCTION TYPE 6- Sections of road without junctions accounted for most fatalities over the past seven years. The average percentage of deaths in such sections was 86.9%. In alone the proportion was 88.% compared to 85.% in. The prevailing trend shows that more fatalities happen in open roads and corridors, suggesting that speed might have been one of the key contributors. 9

22 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report TABLE : Fatalities by junction type 6- Junction type Average Not junction Signals (Working) Signals (Not working) 6 Stop sign Yield sign Police controlled areas Uncontrolled Totals Source: Botswana Police Service FIGURE : Average casualties by junction type 6- Not junction 9 Stop sign 7 Signals (Working)7 Uncontrolled 8 Yield sign 5 Signals (Not working) TABLE : Serious injuries by junction control 6- Junction type Not Junction Signals (Working) Signals (Not Working) Stop Sign Yield Sign Police controlled areas 4 Uncontrolled Totals ROAD CRASHES BY CORRIDORS Source: Botswana Police Service The A corridor recorded the highest number of crashes when compared to the other main corridors. In the A accounted for 4.% of crashes in all the major corridors and the common causes of crashes were domestic animals, rear-end and side collision. The number of pedestrians hit along the A increased to 5 from 7 in. Common crashes along the A and A corridors were domestic animals, accounting for.% and 8.% of annual recorded crashes on those roads respectively. The major incidents on the A and A corridors were rear-end and side collisions and domestic animals.

23 TABLE : Collision type by corridors 9- ROAD YEAR COLLISION TYPE Rear Side Front Pedestrian Wild Domestic Obstacle Obstacle Roll Other Total animal animal on road off road A A A A A Source: Botswana Police Service WATCH OUT! Animals don t know the rules of the road.

24 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report SECTION Time and environment This section focuses on road crashes and casualties by hour, day of the week, month and light conditions. These parameters are critical indicators in road safety.. CASUALTIES BY HOUR OF THE DAY 6- Table shows that most crashes causing death and serious injury occur in the evening between 8-hrs followed by 6-8hrs. Most of these crashes take place during weekends and at month ends. TABLE : Fatalities by hour of the day 6- Time : : : 4: : 6: 6 4 6: 8: : : : : : 4: : 6: : 8: : : : : : : Totals Source: Botswana Police Service TABLE 4: Serious injuries by hour of the day 6- Time : : : 4: : 6: : 8: : : : : : 4: : 6: : 8: : : : : : : Totals Source: Botswana Police Service. FATALITIES BY MONTH Trends for the past seven years show that fatalities are usually low in January and February and go up in March and April. They decline in May, June and July and then rise again in August, September and October, and reach their peak in December. It is evident that traffic crashes follow a certain pattern and are seasonal. This therefore might suggest that there are underlying factors specific to these trends.

25 FIGURE : Six-year total monthly fatalities January Februarey March April May June July August September October November December CRASHES BY DAY OF THE WEEK Table 5 shows that on average all days of the week recorded between 44 and 96 crashes annually. For the past seven years, Fridays and Saturdays recorded above average crashes and Thursdays were not very far below the average. Although there was no significant variation in daily crashes, Thursday, Friday and Saturday were slightly higher than other days. Factors that can be attributed to this trend are increased travel, consumption of alcohol, speed and careless driving. TABLE 5: Crashes by days of the week 6- Days of the week Total Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Total Average crashes/day Source: Botswana Police Service Fatalities occur mainly over the weekend. Table 6 shows that the majority of fatal crashes take place between Thursday and Sunday, accounting for about 7.% of all fatalities annually. The trend is similar for both serious injuries and minor injuries. TABLE 6: Casualties by days of the week 9- FATALITIES SERIOUSINJURIES MINOR INJURIES Days of the week Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Total Average Source: Botswana Police Service

26 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report TABLE 7: Crash type by light conditions 9- Road crash type Year Daylight Dusk Night street lit Night moonlit Dark Total Fatalities Serious Injuries Minor Injuries Source: Botswana Police Service FIGURE : Injuries by light conditions Night bright moon 84 Night street lit 69 Dark 7 Daylight 6 4

27 SECTION 4 People involved in crashes 4. FATALITIES BY AGE GROUP This section focuses on the demographics of people who are mostly involved in road crashes. The most important indicators are age, gender and road user category. They are important because there are disparities in terms of risks behaviour between age groups, gender and road user category. Young people, especially young men, are more likely to be involved in car crashes than other age groups. The risk perception varies between age groups, sex and road user category. Table8 and Figure 4 show fatalities by age groups for the past seven years and the trend is that young people are the most affected in crashes. During this period people in the -54 age group accounted for 7.8% of all those killed annually. Age range -9 years is the second most affected group, accounting for about 6.% of those killed in the past seven years. The least affected age group was 55 years and above, at about.% of all deaths during the period. TABLE 8: Fatalities by age group 6- NUMBER OF FATALITIES PERCENTAGE Days of the week Over Unknown Total Source: Botswana Police Service FIGURE 4: Trends of fatalities by age ranges Source: Botswana Police Service 5

28 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report 4. FATALITIES BY ROAD USER CLASS AND AGE GROUP More passengers were killed than any other road user in the years -, accounting for 4.8% of all fatalities in, 5.% in and 4% in. Pedestrians are the second most affected, at 9.7%,.% and 6.% respectively. The least affected road users are drivers, at 6.4%, 5.7% and 8.5% of all fatalities in, and respectively. In all the road user categories the age groups -5, 6-, -5, 6-4 and 46-5 accounted for the most deaths, in that order. TABLE 9: Fatalities by road user classes and age groups - DRIVERS PASSENGERS PEDESTRIANS TOTALS Age groups Totals Source: Botswana Police Service TABLE : Serious injuries by road user classes and age groups - DRIVERS PASSENGERS PEDESTRIANS Age groups Totals Source: Botswana Police Service 6

29 4. CASUALTIES BY ROAD USER CLASS Passengers are the most affected road users in crashes, followed by pedestrians and then drivers. TABLE : Casualties by road user class 9- FATALITIES SERIOUS INJURIES MINOR INJURIES Class Driver Passenger Pedestrian Total Source: Botswana Police Service Daddy isn t coming home tonight. HE WAS DRIVING BACK FROM A BUSINESS TRIP. IT HAD BEEN A LONG DAY AND HE WAS TIRED. 7

30 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report SECTION 5 Vehicles involved in crashes 5. VEHICLE TYPES INVOLVED IN CRASHES Figure 5 presents statistics of vehicles involved in crashes drawn from the MVA Fund claims database for the years 9 and. The distribution shows that most vehicles involved in crashes are cars, followed by pick-ups and mini-buses. These distributions were similar to national registered cars by make or model. FIGURE 5: Vehicle types involved in crashes Casualties Claims received Car Pick-up 7 97 Mini-bus 4-wheel drive 65 Light-duty vehicle Lorry Other Taxi Bicycle Animal drawn 7 Bus Lorry with trailor Motor cycle Tractor 5 56 Unknown Source: MVA Fund Database 8

31 FIGURE 6: Vehicle makes involved in crashes - Other Colt Kia Hino Chevrolet Subaru Volvo Hyundai Audi Opel Landrover Scania Honda BMW Mercedes-Benz Mitsubishi Ford Isuzu Volkswagen Mazda Nissan Toyota VEHICLE MANOEUVRE Source: MVA Fund Database The majority of vehicles involved in crashes were travelling straight, representing 67.7%, 66.5%, 66.% and 65.8% of all vehicles involved in road crashes in 9,, and respectively. Turning to the right was second as the most hazardous vehicle manoeuvre. TABLE : Total road crashes by vehicle manoeuvre 9- Vehicle manoeuvres 9 Going straight Turning right Turning left Crossing stream 9 4 Overtaking U-turning Merging Diverging Reversing Sudden start Sudden stop Parked off road Parked on road Other Totals Source: Botswana Police Service 9

32 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report The majority of crashes recorded in caused damage only, numbering 8 4 vehicles out of a total of 84 involved in crashes. Crashes involving two vehicles numbered 9 out of a total of vehicles involved in crashes. Single vehicle crashes were the next most common. TABLE : Vehicle manoeuvres by crash severity CRASH SEVERITY Vehicle manoeuvres Fatal Serious injury Minor injury Damage only Total Going straight Turning right Turning left Crossing stream 7 Overtaking U-turning Merging Diverging Reversing Sudden start Sudden stop 8 9 Parked off road Parked on road Other Total Source: Botswana Police Service He woke up in hospital. He will not walk again. Spinal cord injuries suffered in road crashes put many into wheelchairs for life.

33 SECTION 6 MVA FUND CLAIMS ANALYSIS 6. CLAIMS LODGED WITH MVA FUND (987-) In terms of the MVA Fund Act, people involved in road crashes are eligible to lodge claims for assistance from the Fund. The total number of claims lodged since the Fund s inception in 987 to the end of was 4 8 out of a total of 6 58 casualties in the same period. This translates to 7.%. In the number of claims lodged with the Fund represented 5.% of a total of 6 5 casualties, a decrease of.% on the 6.6% of 6 46 casualties in. The highest proportion of claims lodged was 4.4% in 9, and the lowest.% in 987 (the year the Fund started operations). FIGURE 7: Claims lodged with MVA Fund and total casualties Claims lodged Casualties Source: MVA Fund Database

34 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report FIGURE 8: Claims lodged with MVA Fund by casualty types Claims lodged Serious injuries Fatalities Minor unjuries TOTAL RESERVES AND PAYMENTS - There was a slight decline in the reserves for medical undertaking, from P8.5 million for 5 beneficiaries in to P7.9 million for 59 beneficiaries in. The Fund paid P9. million in medical costs for 448 claimants during the reporting period. This was a P6.5 million increase from the P.7 million paid out for 79 claimants who required medical care in 9. The Fund experienced a sharp decline in reserves for loss of support from 5.6 million in to 7.8 million in. This was the result of the decline in settled loss of support claims from 498 in to 54 in as well as adherence to case management policies. For loss of earnings claims, the Fund reserved P4.6 million for 7 beneficiaries in compared to P4.5 million reserved for 5 claimants in. FIGURE 9: Reserves by benefit types Loss of earnings Medical undertaking 7.8 Loss of support PULA MILLIONS For the year ended December, the Fund paid P.6 million to 49 beneficiaries as loss of support, compared to P million paid to 6 claimants in while P.9 million was paid in loss of income to beneficiaries compared to P.4 million paid to 9 beneficiaries in.

35 FIGURE : Payments by benefit types - 4 PULA MILLIONS Loss of earnings Medical undertaking Loss of support Figure shows types of injuries reported to MVA Fund since 987. It should be noted that injuries can be multiple per person, therefore the number of injuries reported will be more than the total number of claimants in the database. The most common injuries reported to the Fund were to the head, followed by injuries to the lower limbs and chest. FIGURE : Types of injuries reported to the Fund Head Lower limbs Chest Upper limbs Neck Back Pelvis Abdomen 6. CLAIMS LODGED AT MVA FUND OFFICES Figure shows the number of claims lodged at MVA Fund offices for the four years 9-. Gaborone office received the highest number of claims, followed by Francistown. There was a big drop in the number of claims lodged at the Francistown office between 9 and, but between and that office received almost a constant number of claims each year. All offices received fewer claims in except for Maun which had an increase of 9 claims from to 6. FIGURE : Claims lodged with MVA Fund offices Gaborone Francistown Palapye Maun Selebi-Phikwe Kang CLAIMANTS BY REGION Table 4 shows the distribution of claims lodged with the Fund in the four years 9 to. The number of claims received from the Gaborone region was the highest, followed by Francistown, Molepolole and Kanye. Significant increases were experienced in in the Maun and Lobatse regions. The lowest number was in the Letlhakane region, with six claims lodged in. Kasane had 9 and Tutume and Ramotswa 7 each. The total number of claims lodged with MVA Fund increased by 6.% between and. The distribution also shows that most regions experienced decreases in the number of claims lodged. Regions with significant decreases in the number of claims were Letlhakane (89.%), Ramotswa (57.8%) and Ghanzi (4.%).

36 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report TABLE 4: Claimants by region 9- Regions 9 % changes % changes % changes (9 and ) ( and ) ( and ) Gaborone Francistown Molepolole Kanye Maun Selebi Phikwe Lobatse Mochudi Serowe Palapye Mahalapye Tutume Ramotswa Tsabong Letlhakane Ghanzi Kasane Foreign Total MONTHLY CLAIMS LODGED WITH MVA FUND BY OFFICE Source: Botswana Police Service More claims were lodged at Gaborone office than at any other, followed by Francistown and Palapye. The lodging of claims did not vary significantly between months, but during the year March, May and August were the only months in which more than claims were received. TABLE 5: Monthly claims lodged at MVA Fund branch offices 9- Office Month jan Feb Mst April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total Gaborone Francistown Palapye Maun Selebi Phikwe Kang Source: Botswana Police Service 4

37 SECTION 7 MVA Fund road safety initiatives During the year, the MVA Fund continued with a number of road safety initiatives throughout the country to try and improve traffic safety performance. The initiatives included roadside educational campaigns, promotion of road safety youth clubs, corporate presentations and Community Road Safety Grant Scheme. The total expenditure for road safety during the year was P COMMUNITY ROAD SAFETY GRANT SCHEME MVA Fund recognises that communities and community organisations are influential and have innovative ways that could be used to reduce road crashes in their areas, especially if they are directly affected. The Fund introduced its Community Road Safety Grant Scheme in primarily to encourage and cultivate community participation in the prevention of road crashes in their localities. Different parts of the country often experience different road safety issues which can best be dealt with at local level because communities there are well placed to identify particular problems. This results in appropriate action being taken at community level to reduce road trauma. Projects funded through this scheme include but are not limited to: Programmes with evidential proof that they will reduce the risk of crash involvement within targeted area. Initiatives targeting drink driving, speeding and fatigue, which are are perceived to be the main causes of road crashes in Botswana. Projects intended to improve the safety of special groups such as children, the disabled and the elderly road users. Youth and School Road Safety Clubs. So far 7 community groups have benefited from the scheme, with the Fund spending about P. million in financing and supporting their various projects. Five of the 7 projects were funded in. 7. ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH MVA Fund published its Annual Crash and Claims report during the year. The report presents and analyses detailed crash statistics for the country, providing insights into the magnitude of the national road safety problem and also assisting in planning strategies that can change road user attitudes and behaviour. The Fund also conducted its own internal and external customer satisfaction surveys, with positive results. The customer satisfaction indices are essential elements in the Fund s strategic planning. In collaboration with the University of Botswana Trauma (DRAMA?) Group and CDC Botswana, the Fund is conducting a study on road user behaviour with a view to establishing the factors that contribute significantly to road crashes in Botswana. This study will help the Fund to design data-driven interventions in a bid to tackle behavioural issues. 7. YOUTH ROAD SAFETY CLUBS MVA Fund encourages the formation of youth road safety clubs both in and out of school. The purpose of this initiative is to cultivate road safety awareness among children which will ultimately develop into a culture of safety. As at the end of there were 44 such clubs under the ambit of the Fund. In the Fund worked closely with Botho University Road Safety Club and Society for Road Safety Ambassadors in the development road safety campaigns. This involvement in the pedestrian campaign provided a platform for empowerment of the clubs and helped bridge the knowledge gap of the club members. In addition to the road safety club activities, the Fund provided funding to school road safety clubs in Maun, Francistown and Bobonong. These clubs and scholar safety patrols are important in helping to prevent crash related incidents involving school children. 7.4 OCCUPATIONAL ROAD RISK SEMINARS The Fund s Injury Prevention Department hosted occupational road risk workshops for Statistics Botswana and Botswana Power Corporation drivers in November, to sensitize these organisations on the importance of road safety at the workplace. The workshops were well attended and successful. 7.5 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGNS The public education initiatives that were undertaken in included, among other things, corporate presentations, kgotla meetings and agricultural shows. The number of people the Fund interacted with increased between and. Gaborone office interacted with most people, followed by Maun, Francistown, Selebi-Phikwe, Kang and Palapye. 5

38 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report Figure shows that the total number of people the Fund interacted with increased by.6% between and, from 8 4 to 8 9. Increases were recorded by all the offices, headed by Gaborone, Francistown and Maun. FIGURE : People interacted with MVA Fund offices Gaborone Francistown Palapye Maun Selebi-Phikwe Kang Total BUS SHELTER ADVERTISING MVA Fund continues to foster relations with various stakeholders, particularly the local authorities in various constituencies. To reinforce its presence at the District level, the Fund continues to develop its bus shelter project for the benefit of local communities. The Fund has erected bus shelters in various localities in Bobonong, Kanye, Letlhakane, Tsabong, Mahalapye, Kasane and Maun, providing shelter for passengers and serving as a platform for the Fund to put across road safety messages and to make its services widely known. The shelters are an attractive feature of the bus ranks, while extending the visibility of the Fund. The bus shelter project is just one reflection of MVA Fund s commitment to the aspirations of Vision 6 that of A Safe and Secure Nation. 7.7 MOBILE CHILDREN TRAFFIC SCHOOL A highly successful innovation has been the introduction of MVA Fund s Mobile Children Traffic School. This custom-built heavy vehicle fully equipped with road signs, traffic lights, audiovisual teaching aids and games, and a fleet of quad bikes is taking road safety education to schools and communities countrywide. The school on wheels is a big hit wherever it goes, providing fun and entertainment for the children while teaching them how to look after themselves and others on the road vital life skills that they will take with them into adulthood as responsible road users. 7.8 PEDESTRIAN SAFETY MALL CAMPAIGNS Pedestrians, especially children, are the most vulnerable road users and account for the second largest number of deaths on the road. Death or serious injury is almost certain when a pedestrian is hit by a motor vehicle. Every journey involves an element of walking and exposure to risk. The Fund places emphasis on the urgent need to reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries, and is fully supportive of sustainable programmes such as scholar patrols. In conjunction with wider strategies aimed at pedestrian safety the Fund conducts dedicated shopping mall campaigns called Be Alert-Be Safe to raise public awareness. 7.9 FIRST AID DOCUMENTARY The Fund commissioned a highly effective first aid video programme in collaboration with Botswana Red Cross Society. It gives simple instructions to road users in basic first aid so that they can give life-saving help to people at the scene of a crash without aggravating their injuries. The programme, which has been widely screened, teaches basic life-saving skills, promotes first aid awareness and encourages the public to enrol in first aid training. 6

39 SECTION 8 Milestones towards Decade of Action for Road Safety Motor Vehicle Accident Fund is a committed partner with Government and other organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors in making its full contribution to the great goals of the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety -. The Fund s philosophies and activities are in step with the Pillars of the Decade: 8. PILLAR : BUILDING ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT CAPACITY This pillar advocates the creation of multi-sectoral partnerships and the designation of lead agencies with the capacity to develop national road safety strategies, plans and targets, supported by data collection and evidential research to assess, countermeasure, design and monitor implementation and effectiveness. The Fund works closely and effectively with other stakeholders in support of this pillar. In addition, the Fund is conducting traffic safety education in collaboration with the entities named below. MVA Fund is in the process of developing a three-year Internal Road Safety Strategy to guide its traffic safety business. FIGURE 4: Multi-sectoral partnerships MVA FUND Collaborations BOTSWANA NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL ROADS DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT & SAFETY BOTSWANA POLICE SERVICE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BOTSWANA RED CROSS SOCIETY MEN S SECTOR BOMAID VIVO ENERGY BOTSWANA KGALAGADI BREWERIES UB TRAUMA GROUP MINISTRY OF HEALTH COMMUNITY GRANT SCHEME BOTSWANA/USA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL 7

40 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report 8. PILLAR 4: INFLUENCING ROAD USER BEHAVIOUR This pillar advocates sustained enforcement of road traffic laws and standards and rules combined with public awareness/ education activities that will raise compliance with regulations that reduce the impact of the key risk factors such as speeding and drink driving. The Fund s public education initiatives and activities (summarised below) have long been in full support of this pillar. The latest, striking, example of this has been the donation of eight highway patrol cars fitted with advanced radar equipment to help Botswana Police Service to detect and prosecute speeding drivers. The aim is to lower average speed on major corridors through a high level of enforcement. FIGURE 5: Methods used to influence road-user behaviours in Botswana Print media Ergonomics Electronic media MEDIA ROAD SAFETY Roadside educational campaign School visits Corporate presentations Kgotla presentations Fleet management Incorporation of road safety in HSE policies CORPORATE Drama Scholar patrols Interactive traffic safety games COMMUNITY 8. PILLAR 5: IMPROVING POST-CRASH CARE The Fund has nurtured a formal agreement with emergency medical service (EMS) providers to enhance post-crash care. The Fund has also donated five fully equipped ambulances to the Ministry of Health to enhance capacity to quickly evacuate injured people from crash scenes for early medical attention. The Fund has also trained personnel in Botswana s referral hospitals in basic, intermediate and advanced life support programmes. FIGURE 6: Activities undertaken to improve post crash care Contract with EMS providers Five ambulances (Ministry of Health) Training of personnel in major referral hospitals and advance life support Capacity building rehabilitation centres. Loan equipment to rehabilitation centres. 8

41 SECTION 9 Investment in road safety improvement and trauma prevention The Fund is committed to ongoing investment in road safety initiatives and activities. In the Fund continued with most of the road safety initiatives such as the Occupational Road Risk Programme and the Community Road Safety Grant Scheme, media campaigns, educational road stops, scholar patrols etc. The Fund will continue to partner with other stakeholders in its mission to improve the road safety status of the country. FIGURE 7: Road safety investment 9- MILLIONS BWP SECTION Conclusion This report presents trends in road safety performance based on a number of indicators. The main objective is to provide baseline information for road safety practitioners to further investigate and use in planning and implementing road safety strategies. The report shows that high concentrations of crashes are along the A corridor and mainly in and around major cities and towns (Gaborone, Francistown and Serowe/Palapye areas). Statistics also show that road crashes affect mainly people in the -54 age range, who accounted for 7.8% of deaths in crashes between 6 and. In an effort to reduce death and injury on the road, MVA Fund will continue to work closely with other stakeholders to address the problem. It is important that all traffic safety players in the country, regardless of their level of road safety performance, move to what is known as the safe system approach. This system addresses all elements of the road transport system in an integrated way, with the aim of ensuring that crash energy levels are below what would lead to death or serious injury. It requires acceptance of shared overall responsibility and accountability between system designers and road users. It stimulates the development of innovative interventions and new partnerships that are necessary to achieve ambitious but attainable long-term targets. 9

42 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report SECTION Annexure FIGURE : Vehicles registered by station - Shakawe Bobonong Masunga Kang Gumare Sowa Tutume Tsabong Letlhakane Jwaneng Kanye Molepolole Kasane Mochudi Gantzi Mahalapye Serowe Palapye Ramotswa Selebi-Phikwe Maun Old Supplies Francistown F town Gold Valley Lobatse DRTS HQ Gaborone III Gaborone IV Mogoditshane Gaborone II

43 TABLE : Registered vehicles by DRTS office 995- Station Total DRTS HQ Kanye Palapye Maun Lobatse Mahalapye Tsabong Kasane Molepolole Selebi-Phikwe Letlhakane Serowe Ramotswa Mochudi Francistown Ghanzi Gaborone II Tutume Kang Bobonong Sowa Jwaneng Gumare Gaborone III Mogoditshane Masunga Shakawe Gaborone IV Francistown Gold Valley Old Supplies 8 8 Total Source: Department of Road Transport and Safety FIGURE : Claimants by region Gaborone Francistown Kanye Molepolole Maun Selebi-Phikwe Lobatse Mochudi Serowe Palapye Mahalapye Ramotswa Tutume 6 Foreign claimants Letlhakane Tsabong Ghanzi 84 Kasane

44 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report CLAIMANTS BY VILLAGES FIGURE : Gaborone region claimants by villages Gaborone Mogodishane Thamaga Tlokweng Gabaone Monkgodi Kopong Oodi Metsimotlhabe Kumakwane Manyana 8 Mmopane Modipane Gamodubu Mmatseta Francistown Tonota Tati Siding Sebina Mathangwane Tshese be Ramokgwebana Marapong Matsiloje Jackalas Borolong Zwenshambe Matsitama Matshelagabedi Marobela Siviya Tsamaya Mapoka Mokubilo Moroka Motopi Makobo Mandunyane Kutamogoree Themashanga Butale Gojwane Jamakata Kgari Mbalambi Mosojane Natale FIGURE 4: Francistown region claimants by villages FIGURE 5: Molepolole region claimants by villages Molepolole Letlhakeng Lentsweletau Thebephatshwa Motokwe Sojwe Khudumelapye Takatokwane Dutlwe Ditshegwane 8 Moshaweng 6 Hatsalatladi 6 Lephephe 6 Sesung 5 Botlhapatlou 4 Medie Malwelwe Kgope Kotolaname Salajwe Boatlaname Gaphatshwa Kaudwane 4

45 FIGURE 6: Kanye region claimants by villages Kanye Moshupa Jwaneng Lotlhakane Mabutsane Ranaka 5 Mosdhaneng 4 Lekgolobotlo Kgomokasitwa Kubung Maokane Selokolela Tsonyane Gasita Maboane Morojane Pelotshedtlha Sekoma FIGURE 7: Maun region claimants by villages Maun Shashe Gumare Sehithwa Gweta Etsha Sepopa Nokaneng Seronga Kareng Bodibeng Phuduhudu Shorobe Xakao Ikoga Mogotlho Nxaraga Qangwaw Tau FIGURE 8: Selebi-Phikwe region claimants by villages Selebi-Phikwe Bobonong Mmadinare Tsetsebjwe Serule Sefophe Mathathane Semolale Molalatau Mogapi Tobane Gobajango Sese Lenswelemorinti Motlhabaneng Robelela Ngwapa 4

46 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report FIGURE 9: Lobatse region claimants by villages Lobatse Pitsane Goodhope Otse Mmathethe Digawana Sedibeng Ntlhantlhe Mabule Molapowabojang Hebron Magotlhwane Metlobo Metlojane Mogojogojo Gathwane Papatlo Mahotshwane 6 Ramatlabama Gamostwaana Leporung Mokatako Rakhuna FIGURE : Mochudi region claimants by villages Mochudi Bokaa Sikwane Morwa Rasesa Artesia 5 Malolwaane Mathubudukwane Pilane Matebeleng Oliphant s Drift Malotwana FIGURE : Serowe region claimants by villages Serowe Moiyabana Mmashoro Mogorosi Mabeleapodi Thabala Paje 7 Tshimoyapula Dimajwe

47 FIGURE : Palapye region claimants by villages Palapye Sefhare Lerala Maunatlala Lecheng Seleka Ramokgonami Pilikwe Maokatumo Moeng Majwaneng Gootau Kgagodi Chadibe Mokobeng Motshegaletau Sherwood Lesenepole Manaledi Topisi Maape Tamasane Mogome Seolwane Goosekgweng Matlhakola Matolwane Mhalapitsa Mogapinyana Malaka Moreomabele FIGURE : Mahalapye region claimants by villages Mahalapye Shoshong Machaneng Radisele Kalamare Mookane Debete Modolotshane Palla Road Makwate Mmutlane Bonwapitse Kudumatse Dovedale Mokoswana Mahetiwe Paupye Kodibeleng Mmaphashalala Mokgenene Poloka FIGURE 4: Tutume region claimants by villages Tutume Masunga Nata Sowa Town Nkange Maitengwe Makaleng Dukwi Nswazwi Mosetse Kalamati Masunkwane Senete Mualmbakwena Sechele Gulubane Nlaphwane Nshakasshogwe Zoroga Matobo

48 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report FIGURE 5: Ramotswa region claimants by villages Ramotswa Mogobane Mohgonye 4 Tsabong Kang Hukuntsi Middlepits Werda Khakhea Lehututu Tshane Lokwabe 9 Makopong 5 Hereford Bokspits Kokong Inalegolo Morwamosu Bray Hunhukwe Khuis Omaweneno Tsetseng FIGURE 6: Tsabong region claimants by villages FIGURE 7: Letlhakane region claimants by villages Orapa Letlhakane Mopipi Rakops Matshumo Xhumo Mosu Makalamabedi Khumaga Torojoja Mmadikola Mokoboxane

49 FIGURE 8: Ghanzi region claimants by villages Ghantzi Charles Hill Ncojane Kalkfontein Karakubis 7 Kole Bere East Hanahai Grootlaagte Kacgae Khawa 4 5 FIGURE 9: Kasane region claimants by villages Kasane Pandamatenga Kavimba Satau Mabele 7 Kachikau Kazangula 8 Manxotae 6 Ngarange Parakarung FIGURE : Foreign claimants by country of origin Zimbabwe South Africa Namibia Zambia USA United Kingdom Kenya Tanzania Bangladash India Malawi Canada Cuba Finland Germany Ghana 7 New Zealand Singapore Switzerland

50 MVA Fund Annual Road Crash and Claims Report TABLE : Possible causes of road crashes - Category Causes Driver Following too close from behind Reversing negligently Losing control Failing to comply with traffic sign or signal Unlicensed driver Under influence of alcohol or drugs Overtaking improperly Speeding Turning without care U-turning Fatigued or asleep Swerving to the left/right carelessly 7 Cyclist error 8 Dazzled by oncoming traffic lights 8 Overloading 9 8 Physical defect 8 Stopping suddenly 7 6 Negligence of public service vehicle driver Pulling off the road without care 6 Negligently opening vehicle door Hampered by passenger, animal or luggage in the vehicle Other driver negligence Pedestrian Crossing without care Under influence of alcohol or drugs Walking or standing on the road Playing on the road Slipping or falling when crossing the road Sudden illness 4 Holding on to a vehicle Sleeping on the road Other pedestrian negligence Passenger Falling from a moving vehicle 5 9 Boarding or alighting without care 8 6 Under influence of alcohol or drugs Stealing a ride 4 Other passenger negligence Animals Cattle on the road Dog on the road Animal in the Vehicle 6 Other animal on the road Obstructions Stationary vehicle dangerously placed Collision with vehicle already involved in an accident 4 Other obstructions Defects Tyre burst 8 6 Defect unattended vehicle rolling away 9 7 Physical defect 8 Other defects Weather Road surface type Pot holes 58 Heavy rain 8 4 Strong wind 6 4 Other weather factors 5 Use of cell phone while driving 7 Total

51 FIGURE : Road network in Botswana Central Chobe Ghanzi Kgalagadi Kgatleng Kweneng Ngamiland North East South East Southern 58.9 KILOMETRES Tarred Gravel Earth / track TABLE 6: Police districts and stations FRANCISTOWN KUTLWANO SEROWE GABORONE MOCHUDI GABORONE WEST LETLHAKANE TSABONG SELEBI-PHIKWE LOBATSE MOLEPOLOLE MAUN GHANZI KASANE KANYE Francistown, Tshesebe, Tutume, Masunga Kutlwano, Tatitown, Matsiloje, Tonota Mahalapye, Palapye, Serowe, Machaneng, Martinsdrift, Shoshong, Maunatlala Broadhurst, Tlokweng, Central, Borakanelo Mochudi, Dibete, Sikwane, Olifants Mogoditshane, Gaborone West, Ramotswa, Naledi, Sir Seretse Khama Airport Dukwi, Letlhakane, Nata, Orapa, Rakops, Sua Pan Bokspits, Kang, Mabutsane, Tsabong, Tshane, Werda Bainesdrift, Bobonong, Botshabelo, Selebi-Phikwe, Semolale, Mmadinare Goodhope, Lobatse, Ramotswa, Woodhall Letlhakeng, Molepolole, Thamaga Gweta, Maun, Sehithwa, Seronga, Shakawe, Gumare Gantsi, Kalkfontein, Mamuno, Ncojane Kasane, Kavimba, Kazungula, Pandamatenga, Kasane Kanye, Jwaneng, Moshupa, Phitshane, Molopo YOU BOOZE, YOU LOSE. Drinking and driving is a DEADLY HABIT. THINK KIDS Drive as is every child on the road was YOUR OWN. Personal road safety messages to you from Botswana Police Service