This study investigates community involvement in promoting and improving road
safety in Blaauwbosch, Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal. The aim is to evaluate communitydriven
bottom-up approaches like the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA). The central
premise is that road crashes can be reduced if community involvement is exercised.
Road crashes are affecting all the communities globally, and they continue to escalate
at an alarming rate. The 2013 and 2015 World Health Organization (WHO) Global
Status Reports form the basis of this study by providing the facts and figures about
global road crash statistics. Communities are motivated by the outcomes and impacts
of road safety interventions in improving their well-being and development.
The objectives of the research study were to document the community’s perceptions
of road safety, to check how community members can be involved in reducing road
crashes, and to specify the role that local authorities can play. These objectives were
met with the use of participatory rural appraisal (PRA) as a research tool for data
collection. The study found that the community members of Blaauwbosch perceive
road safety as an important factor that affects their lives. There was also a belief that,
through community involvement, road crashes can be reduced. The authorities also
had an important role to play in reducing road crashes, provided there is political will
and the required resources. The findings and conclusions drawn affirms that road
safety is a collective responsibility and requires joint efforts from all the stakeholders. / Geography / M. Sc. (Geography)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/23450 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Ndawo, S. T. |
| Contributors | Nicolau, Melanie Desireé |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xiv, 191 leaves) color illustrations, color maps |
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