Brunei has a high road crash risk

Brunei’s road safety record needs to be improved, according to the Brunei Director of Land Transport Haji Supry bin Haji Ladi. There were four fatal road crashes reported in the country within one week of February 2016 alone. In a bid to improve road safety, a new campaign themed "Safe Roads, Safe Lives" has been held. Haji Supry attended the event and said that 90% of road crashes during the years up to the end of 2015 were from car-on-car collisions, while motorcyclists were involved in 1%. Bicycle and pe
March 2, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
Brunei’s road safety record needs to be improved, according to the Brunei Director of Land Transport Haji Supry bin Haji Ladi. There were four fatal road crashes reported in the country within one week of February 2016 alone. In a bid to improve road safety, a new campaign themed "Safe Roads, Safe Lives" has been held. Haji Supry attended the event and said that 90% of road crashes during the years up to the end of 2015 were from car-on-car collisions, while motorcyclists were involved in 1%. Bicycle and pedestrians accounted for an additional 1%, while hit-and-runs accounted for 4%. In 2015, 36 fatalities were recorded, a rise from the 24 fatalities recorded in 2014. Statistics on the causes of the crashes were based on a study conducted by Institut Teknologi Brunei and JPD. A total of 85% to 95% of crashes are linked to driver error, while 3% to 4% are due to vehicle defects. The remaining are due to road defects.

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