In July 2000, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) commissioned the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) and Ross Silcock to undertake a review of road safety management focusing on four key aspects, namely:
How road safety activities are organized and coordinated; the role and effectiveness of road safety strategic action plans; how road safety is funded; the extent to which the business sector participates in and promotes road safety.
Thirteen case studies (Bangladesh, Bangalore (India), Chile, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Indonesia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, UK,Victoria (Australia), Zambia) were used to identify and examine good practice.The case studies sought to include different regions, levels of motorization and structures of road safety management in both Low Income Countries (LIC) and High Income Countries (HIC).