Decrease of traffic accidents in Algeria

According to figures released by the Algerian national center for road safe and prevention (CNAPSR), road accidents have been declining over the last three years.

The number of casualties went from 4 500 in 2016 to 3 639 in 2017 to 3 310 in 2018. The last figures represents a decrease of 9.04%.

According to the annual report, the human factor would be the main cause of road accidents in Algeria with a 96.02% rate. Speeding is in the lead accounting alone for 4 237 accidents, that is 19.64%.

In order to reduce the number of accidents, the CNAPSR has planned to generalize the biometric electronic driving licence by the end of the first half of 2019.

The penalty-points driver's license is also scheduled but will only be introduced after the electronic licence. The head of the CNPSR also called for the generalization of the tachograph intended for road transport vehicles.