Public Association ‘Road Safety’ partners with Ministry of Internal Affairs to facilitate mid-way review of Kyrgyzstan’s National Road Safety Action Plan
On 2 July 2025, EASST’s Kyrgyz NGO partner Public Association ‘Road Safety’ joined forces with the Main Directorate for Road Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to organise a high level conference to discuss the ongoing implementation of Kyrgyzstan’s National Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan.
The conference was attended by deputies of the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz Republic as well as the Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications, representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Traffic Police, civil activists, academia, and others – all of whom are involved in the delivery of the country’s road safety action plan.
The Action Plan, which was approved in 2023 runs until 2027, covers 4 strategic priorities:
- Improve efficiency of road safety management systems
- Address infrastructure issues for safer roads
- Ensure safe mobility for all road users
- Increase efficiency of post-crash response
These priorities are supported by 51 key performance indicators. Marking the Strategy’s half-way point, the conference was an ideal opportunity to reflect on progress to date and identify any new priorities or actions. Among the most pressing issues discussed was the growing risks around the use of e-scooters and other types of personal mobility devices – with a focus on regulation and installation of appropriate infrastructure.
Chinara Kasmambetova, Director of Public Association ‘Road Safety’, also took the opportunity to present the results of our collaboration to improve school zone road safety across the Kyrgyz Republic. She focused on the speed reductions around schools to 30 km/h, which are now in place at over 160 schools, and our pilot Star Rating for Schools initiative through which we are seeking to demonstrate best practice school zone infrastructure – contributing to the Action Plan’s goal of modernising road infrastructure in accordance with international best practice. She also presented the newly published road safety design guidance for road infrastructure designers which launched last month as part of our collaboration with iRAP and IRF, contributing performance indicators around improved road infrastructure standards.
With an overall goal to reduce road casualties by 30% by 2027 and a commitment to transition to a Safe System Approach to road safety, Kyrgyz authorities are taking ambitious and much needed steps in the right direction. There has been a notable shift in action towards improving standards and infrastructure, supported by institutional capacity building.