The Invisible Dead: How Zambia’s Road Crash Data System Fails to Count Young People

Policy Briefing The Data Gap Zambia’s national road crash data system, maintained by the Zambia Police Service, age-disaggregates casualties in only one category: children aged 0 to 16. Every road death, serious injury, or crash victim aged 17 or older is recorded without age. This means that any person aged 17 to 25, including university … Read more

Zambia’s Road Crash Data Has a Youth Blind Spot

Policy briefing note15 June 2026 Zambia Road Safety Trust Zambia’s road-crash data has a youth blind spot National crash figures do not publish casualties aged 17–25 as a distinct group. This makes it difficult to identify and respond to road risks affecting young people. Briefing summary Zambia reports casualties aged 0–16 separately. People aged 17 … Read more

The Kafue–Chirundu Corridor: A Crisis We Can No Longer Ignore

THEFORGOTTENCORRIDOR Kafue, Chirundu Corridor Road Safety Brief, Zambia Road Safety Trust Road safety evidence, corridor risk analysis and practical safety advocacy Corridor safety brief Kafue, Chirundu Corridor, Road Safety Risk Brief The Kafue, Chirundu corridor is a short but high consequence section of Zambia’s trunk road network. ZRST is calling for a focused safety response … Read more

Case Study: The Yango–ZRST “Safe School Zones” Sponsorship Project in Lusaka, 2025

Home / Programmes and Impact / Safe School Zones Case Study Programme Case Study Yango–ZRST Safe School Zones Project in Lusaka A case study of a corporate-sponsored child road safety programme delivered at five schools in Lusaka during 2025 Prepared by Zambia Road Safety Trust Published December 2025 Lusaka, Zambia Executive summary The Yango–ZRST Safe … Read more

Case Study: VIA Programme for Safe Mobility — Zambia (2025)

Case Study: VIA Programme for Safe Mobility — Zambia (2025) Case Study: Implementation of the VIA Programme for Youth-Led Safe Mobility in Lusaka, Zambia (2025) Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST) Publication Date: December 28, 2025 Executive Summary This report details the 2025 implementation of the VIA Programme, a global road safety education initiative, in Lusaka, … Read more

Case Study: Lusaka On Foot and Wheels — Transforming Urban Safety

Case Study: Lusaka On Foot and Wheels — Transforming Urban Safety Case Study: Lusaka On Foot and Wheels — Transforming Urban Safety Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST) December 28, 2025 Abstract This case study examines the "Lusaka On Foot and Wheels" project, a targeted road safety initiative implemented in Lusaka, Zambia, from June to December … Read more