ASEAN 3-5-2 in Road Crash Data Management: Turning Midfields into Forward

Abstract

A recent development shows that road traffic deaths have risen to 1.35 million per year on the roads of the world. Middle-income countries bear the brunt of most road traffic fatalities. Today, road traffic data is more readily available and in greater quantity. Although works involving data, are divided among various agencies specialising in specific focus appears to be quite a difficulty. Recognising short comings of each countries crash data management in the ASEAN region proves beneficial to improve overall road safety. This paper will examine the current state of road crash data collection and management in ASEAN's middle-income tier countries by continuing to use the "3-5-2" concept borrowed from previous papers. Discussing the possibility of turning the ‘Midfields’ into forwards’ by observing trends of data where further improvement can be implemented using high-income countries as reference.