WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES: EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES IN ROAD SAFETY
ROAD SAFETY SEMINAR
By
Department of Transportation and Logistics
In Collaboration With
Supported by eScience Grant
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
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Seminar Date & Venue
Monday, 28 July 2008
MUST Conference Hall, Kelana Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
FREE ADMISSION - Please register via email, fax or online. (See below for details.)
Registration Form
Please register online . Alternatively you may fax this form to 03-7880 1715 or email us your details to 
Seminar Theme
Over 6,000 people die on Malaysian roads each year. Another 9,000 suffer serious injuries from road accidents which often result in physical disability, trauma, loss of employment and lasting pain, suffering and financial burden to the family. About 20,000 incur minor injuries, not to mention losses due to damages to vehicles and road infrastructures. The cost to society is enormous. Road safety needs to involve everybody. It is a complex problem. The complexity and difficulty of the problem require creative solutions which are necessarily multi-dimensional and multi-disciplinary. Road safety solutions require input from different expertise, ranging from road engineering to public health, emergency services, sociology, psychology and child development, vehicle technology, information technology, computing, etc. as well as the general public. If well structured the opportunities can be plenty for private business, the government, non-governmental organizations and local communities to play a role in reducing road accidents and saving lives.
Speakers in this seminar will outline the issue and challenges and opportunities for small businesses, large corporations, local government authorities, research institutions, universities and local communities. People and organizations can get involved in saving lives as a commercial business or as voluntary community work. The seminar will also discuss the types of funding that can be explored and raised to finance road safety ideas and activities. This will also be a seminar to get feedback and recommendations from concerned participants.
Seminar Program
- 9.00am – 9.30am Registration and Light Refreshment
- 9.30am – 9.45am Opening Address
- 9.45am – 10.30am "Road Safety Issues and Challenges" by YBhg Datuk Suret Singh, Director General, Road Safety Department, Ministry of Transport.
- 10.30 am – 11.10am "Planning and Designing Safe Streets: Opportunities for Local Governments and Local Businesses" by Dr. Muhammad Zaly Shah, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
- 11.10am – 11.50am "Enlisting the Participation of Local Communities, Stakeholders and Learning Institutions in Road Safety Programs" by Dr. Leong Choon Heng, Associate Professor, Transportation and Logistics, Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST)
- 11.50am – 12.30pm Questions & Answers
- 12.30pm – 2.00pm Lunch
- 2.00pm – 2.45pm "Opportunities in Road Design, Construction and Maintenance for Safety" by Ir. Dr. Safry Kamal Bin Hj. Ahmad, Branch Director (Pengurusan Senggara Fasiliti Jalan), Public Works Department, Ministry of Works.
- 2.45pm – 3.30pm "Road Safety and the Environment" by Pn. Jamilah Mohd. Marjan, Director, Road Engineering and Environment Research Centre, Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS)
- 3.30pm - 4.30pm Question & Answers followed by Discussion and Suggestions from Participants on Mechanisms to Increase Opportunities for Greater Involvement in Road Safety
- 4.30pm – 4.45pm Closing Remarks
For any enquiries, please contact
Deepalaxmi Silvarajah
Post Graduate Research Assistant
Transportation and Logistics
Tel: 603-78801777 Ext: 205
Fax: 603-78801715
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Dr. Leong Choon Heng
Associate Professor
Transportation and Logistics
Tel: 603-78801777 Ext: 138
Fax: 603-78801715
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