National Road Safety Policy of 2009 - Uwaba.or.tz

• Some transportation centres or parking facilities have
been built in some urban centres and others are being
designed. The capacity of these parking facilities is low
compared to the actual demand.
(b)
Objective
To alleviate the problems of inadequate parking space and
thereby improve road capacity and road safety.
(c)
Policy Directions
• The Government shall influence implementing agencies
to conduct good land use planning and urban settlement
patterns in order to discourage the habit of parking
vehicles along road carriageways in urban centers.
Further more it should encourage construction and use
of parking facilities in built up areas; At road junction
and intersection, vehicles will be required to park far
beyond intersection sight distance n order to avoid visual
obstruction and risk of accident during turning movement
at the intersection;
• The Prime Minister’s Office, Regional Administration and
Local Government in collaboration with the Ministry of
Lands and Human Settlements Development shall design
and develop urban areas and residential areas in tandem
with provisions of adequate transport infrastructure;
• The regional administrations and local government
authorities shall address and facilitate the planning and
approval process for construction of private parking
facilities;
• The regional administrations and local government
authorities shall discourage the use of private vehicles
in urban centres and instead will encourage the use of
public transport so as to reduce traffic congestions on
roads and hence improve road safety;
• The Prime Minister’s Office, Regional Administration and
Local Government in collaboration with the Ministry of
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