The role of road safety promotion at Mogale local municipality.
Date
2016
Authors
Mhlungu, Gcina Lucas
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Abstract
Background: South Africa is struggling with the issue of poor public sector
performance. Road safety is not an exception in this dilemma of dismal
public sector performance. Road safety and road safety management is a
serious challenge because of ever-increasing crashes and fatalities on our
roads every year.
Road safety strategy and road safety strategy implementation introduced
every year have not borne much fruit. This study sought to establish
challenges in the implementation of road safety strategy in Mogale City .In
addition, it sought to recommend interventions to improve road safety
strategy.
Method: The study used mixed methods encompassing both qualitative and
quantitative research approaches, as well as document analysis. Mixed
method and approaches were combined to validate the findings and
increase the credibility.
Results: The study established that although strategy implementation has
an important role to play in reducing road crashes and fatalities in Mogale
City, its implementation is hindered by several challenges, such as the
strategy and weak strategy implementation. , Over and above that,
inadequate resources and managerial authority,: political interference;
inadequate leadership; inadequate personal training and development;
system and process challenges; and organisational culture were identified
as the main challenges in the implementation of road safety strategy.
The study recommends interventions to improve the implementation of road
safety strategy. These include a holistic and integrated approach to road
safety, development of a comprehensive strategy and strategy
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implementation, that the identified challenges be addressed, and the
provision of adequate political and administrative leadership.
Conclusion: Findings confirm that although substantial progress has been
achieved, these efforts are hindered by many factors, including lack of
monotoring and evaluation.
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Traffic safety -- South Africa.Roads -- Safety measures.