LESSONS LEARNED DURING THE PREPARATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP OF ROAD SAFETY STRATEGIES AND ACTION PLANS

This paper summarizes and presents lessons learned during the preparation, implementation, and follow-up of road safety strategies and action plans. The study is based on the authors' practical experience with strategic road safety documents in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), mostly in the Western Balkans and Asian countries. The authors identify and analyze problems that arise within the preparation, implementation, and follow-up phases to share lessons learned and guidelines for the future development and execution of such documents. Knowing that the preparation and implementation of strategic documents is a complex, multisectoral, and multidisciplinary activity, understanding potential problems and their prevention or mitigation can increase the chances of systematically improving a country’s road safety performance and achieving the globally accepted "Vision Zero" targets.