Tunisia aims to halve road deaths by 2034
The government plans to reduce road fatalities and serious injuries by 50% over the next decade through infrastructure upgrades and new technology.
Tunisia has set ambitious targets to significantly reduce road traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2034. The national strategy aims for a 10% reduction by 2027, followed by 25% by 2030, and a final 50% reduction by 2034. This plan is part of a broader security program that includes modernizing security forces' equipment, such as installing smart radars and acquiring water-bombing planes and rescue helicopters.
To achieve these road safety goals, the strategy focuses on five key areas: improving infrastructure, enhancing user safety, promoting multimodal urban transport, implementing intelligent transport systems, ensuring vehicle safety, and strengthening emergency response services. The plan also involves implementing an automated system to control traffic violations using cameras and smart radars, revising technical inspection sanctions, and tightening rules on non-approved spare parts.
The security program also prioritizes strengthening operational, logistical, and digital capabilities to combat evolving crime, including economic and cyber offenses, money laundering, smuggling, and irregular migration. This involves modernizing security units, constructing and expanding police and national guard stations, and continuing efforts against violent extremism and terrorism.
Why it mattersTunisian citizens will be affected by a reduction in road traffic deaths and serious injuries.