THE ROAD ACCIDENT AND BOTTOM BILLION!!

THE ROAD ACCIDENT !
(by Mr. Azizan Hussein)

Road safety is NO ACCIDENT!!

Status of road accident in Malaysia.

* The accidents in Malaysia have been increasing at the average rate of 9.7% per annum.

* 6300 fatalities on the road each year 26 for every 100000 people.

* Road accidents seems to be like a Malaysian Culture

How men and women judge each other behind the wheel?

* Road traffic injuries

- 48 % of male and 52% of female.

ROAD SAFETY!!

* Human errors is 57% (contributing in factor over 90% )

* Mechanical fault is 43%.

^ DESIGN OF ROAD SAFETY

^ COMMON STRUCTURES ON THE ROADS

^ SAFETY BARRIERS

^ CONDITION OF ROAD SURFACES

^ WEATHER CONDITIONS

^ DRIVING SKILLS

last but not least,

^^ NOT ALL WHO MEET WITH ROAD ACCIDENTS ARE REALLY KILLED!!

^^ MIND YOUR SAFETY AND HAVE A SAFE JOURNEY!!

^^ THINK YOUR LOVE.....SPEED KILL!!



THE BOTTOM BILLION !!
( Dr. Ahmad Puad Mat Som)

* world population = 6.875 billion!

* 1-5-1 division

* 1 Billion RICH!!

* 5 Billion in rapidly developing countries.

we were shown a :

* Top richer countries
* Top 5 billionaires in the world.
* Top 10 billionaires in MALAYSIA!

this is the one of the list the poor countries in the world.

1. Angola
2. Burundi
3. Central African Republic
4. Chad
5. Commorros
6. Cambodia
7. Tonga
8. Kosovo
9. Lao DPR.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STATES. !

* weak/poor governance
* often with a history of conflict
* resulted in limited government ability to disburse aid effectively.
* landlocked with bad neighbours.
* suppression of human rights.
* marginalization of particular ethnic groups.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PEOPLE. !

* live in on no money
* stuck in absolute poverty
* no education
* live in trap of disease ( parasitic and bacterial infections and dengue)
* effects of neglected tropical disease.

ISSUES OF "FRAGILE STATES". !

* uncompetitive exporters of labour intensive goods and services.

Investment in 4 key elements of poverty trap :

* health ( material and child)
* agriculture
* education
* infrastructure


MORAL STORY OF THE DAY = DO NOT BE A LATE COMERS!!