Safety Management

Function

Level of Provision in Kinondoni

1) Sidewalks

Used by a pedestrian walking along the roads.

Currently, in Kinondoni only main roads consist of pedestrian walkways including Morogoro, Bagamoyo, Kawawa, and Sam Nujoma roads, but sidewalks are not provided in neighborhood roads.

2) Pedestrian Zebra crossings

These include all zebra crossings on roads.

Zebra crossings have been provided in most roads but in some pedestrian-busy areas they are lacking or the road markings have disappeared.

3) Segregated pedestrian routes

Special routes used only by pedestrians, and no vehicles.

Segregated pedestrian routes available in few roads near or within the CBD area.

4) Pedestrian bridges

Pedestrian crossing bridges or pedestrian overpasses like in Ubungo

Manzese, Kimara, and Morocco

All pedestrian crossing bridges have been located in major roads, at Ubungo, Kimara, Manzese and Morocco.

5) Traffic calming

Measures to reduce the speed cars on the road

Traffic calming measures have also been applied near pedestrian crossings to increase safety for pedestrians.

6) Speed humps

Used to reduce the speed of cars, especially in pedestrian-busy areas and when approaching zebra crossings.

Speed humps have been provided in almost all types of roads but still some parts have no speed humps.

7) Low-speed limits

Reduce the speed for car drivers especially in pedestrian-dominated areas.

Through the use of traffic signs, humps, and regular traffic police presence to limit the speed of car drivers.

8) Pedestrian barriers

Separating between pedestrians and other road users

Direct pedestrians and discourage them from using non-pedestrian ways.

Presence of pedestrian barriers such as bollards and fencing to protect pedestrians.