Table 4.

Various development stages of road safety

Development stage and level of awareness	Accident data availability	Organizations involved	Government's commitment
Stage-I
Little safety awareness	Data system absent or very primitive Little is known about trends or road users at risk	No one working specifically on road safety matters	General interest by the government is low
Stage-II
Road safety interest beginning to emerge	Accident data are sparse	Occasional road safety pressure groups	Government accords little priority although aware of the problem
	Some university research may be underway	Some interest may be shown by media	Any road safety work is fragmented and un-coordinated
Stage-III
Enlightenment about road safety among various stakeholders	Improved data system gets established	Core of people specialized in safety planning/operations	Government recognizes need for assistance and actions
	Identification of black-spots and road user gropus at risk	Road safety research is being undertaken Media active in pushing action	Improvement of diving test and vehicle examinations
		Road safety Councils at national, regional and local levels	Improvement in institutional arrangements and funding mechanisms