{"id":2692,"date":"2021-07-12T02:13:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T16:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.temp.irap-dev.org\/exciting-south-africa-rap-progress\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:38:10","slug":"exciting-south-africa-rap-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/exciting-south-africa-rap-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting South Africa RAP progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Exciting progress is underway in South Africa with over 16,000km of recent Star Rating assessments supporting the work of local state agencies to identify and eliminate high-risk roads.<\/p>\n<p>Supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/accreditation\/\">iRAP Accredited<\/a> Leverancier <a href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/2021\/02\/meet-an-irap-accredited-supplier-arrb-systems-africa\/\">ARRB Systems SA<\/a>, almost 7,000km of provincial strategic and residual roads have been assessed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/provincialgovernment.co.za\/units\/view\/22\/free-state\/police-roads-and-transport\">Free State Department of Police, Roads and Transport<\/a> and nearly 8,200km for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzntransport.gov.za\/\">KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Project Manager, Verushka Balaram from ARRB Systems SA said these are the first two provinces to undertake a full-scale iRAP road safety network assessment in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The iRAP reports have been well received by both road agencies, and it is great to follow the implementation of the countermeasures in nominated high-risk road projects.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is now becoming mandatory for all provincial road agencies to undertake Star Ratings assessments and adopt a proactive approach in identifying hazardous road sections and implementing the appropriate countermeasures,\u201d Ms Balaram said.<\/p>\n<p>To date, nearly 23,000km and 60 schools have been Star Rated for safety in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Road crashes claim 1,132 victims each day in South Africa, including 40 fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>Achieving UN Targets 3 and 4 for &gt;75% of travel on 3-star or better roads for all road users by 2030 stands to save 4,850 lives per year in South Africa with an economic benefit of USD$104 billion \u2013 a benefit of $4 for every $1 spent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.temp.irap-dev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Bus-Case_South-Africa.png\" alt=\"Bus Case_South Africa\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read more on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recent <a href=\"http:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/\">Sterbeoordeling voor scholen<\/a> activities in Mogale City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starratingforschools.org\/sr4s-app-used-to-inform-sarf-school-upgrades-in-mogale-city\/\">hier<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>AA South Africa\u2019s work with government to recommend iRAP Star Ratings to reduce high annual road fatalities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.co.za\/insights\/annual-road-fatalities-down-but-still-too-high\">hier<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exciting progress is underway in South Africa with over 16,000km of recent Star Rating assessments supporting the work of local state agencies to identify and eliminate high-risk roads. 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