Morocco’s climbing crash rate – cause for concern

Morocco’s annual rate of road crashes continues to increase, providing cause for concern. The last five years have seen a steady growth in the number of road crashes in the country, due in part to the climb in Morocco’s vehicle population. In the past decade Morocco’s vehicle numbers have doubled to hit 4 million. However there are concerns over whether driver training is sufficient. Crash data shows that the country’s younger drivers have double the risk of crashing.
April 17, 2018 Read time: 1 min

Morocco’s annual rate of road crashes continues to increase, providing cause for concern. The last five years have seen a steady growth in the number of road crashes in the country, due in part to the climb in Morocco’s vehicle population. In the past decade Morocco’s vehicle numbers have doubled to hit 4 million. However there are concerns over whether driver training is sufficient. Crash data shows that the country’s younger drivers have double the risk of crashing.

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