Last 28 April - 2 May 2025, APRSO member country Fiji was the focus of a series of activities led by an expert panel representing APRSO and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). 

The activities included a crash data review and a safe system maturity assessment, which are both designed to provide key recommendations for road safety agencies in Fiji to strengthen policy and practice and to guide future APRSO support to road safety agencies in the country.

• The objective of Crash Data Reviews is to assess existing and planned data systems for road crash data management and to make recommendations for improving these systems.
• Safe System Maturity Assessments involve an assessment of country-level progress in the adoption of the Safe System approach for road safety utilizing a tool developed by ADB and APRSO.

The team comprised of Senior Transport Specialist and Road Safety Lead for ADB Priti Gautam, Senior Road Safety Management Specialist Dr. Soames Job, and Road Safety Specialist Dr. Tana Tan, who met with a range of key government stakeholders in the country. 

The team held very productive meetings and discussions with the key ministries and agencies with road safety as a focus, including:

• Fiji Road Authority
• Land Transport Authority
• Fiji Police
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Finance
• Accident Compensation Commission Fiji

At the Ministry of Finance, the team also held a very warm and useful meeting with Mr. Alipate Kete, whom represented Fiji at the APRSO Annual Meeting and Study Tour 2024 in Japan.

To ensure there is strong alignment between these road safety activities and future pipeline pathway planning, the team also met with the ADB Pacific Subregional Office, who outlined their support for the activities. 

To finish the week, the team conducted a review of roads within and outside Suva, with a core focus on understanding the breadth and impact of road safety interventions.