The international Road Assessment Program (iRAP) project in Malaysia has brought together a committed team of key Malaysian government and non-government agencies working alongside the iRAP team. The project covered some 3,700 kilometres of roads on peninsula Malaysia, and works directly from road inspection data without the need for detailed crash data. Key results include: 1. Star Rating maps showing the safety of roads for car occupants, motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians; 2. a detailed inventory of over 30 attributes impacting road safety outcomes; 3. an estimate of those killed and seriously injured on each inspected road; 4. a recommended network-wide countermeasure programme for consideration by local stakeholders and funding bodies. The iRAP Malaysia star ratings and recommended countermeasure programme of USD 170 million has the potential to save an estimated 2,900 lives and prevent 29,000 serious injuries over the next 20 years. This is equivalent to a 32 per cent percent reduction in the levels of road trauma on the roads surveyed with an overall program benefit cost ratio of 16. (a)
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