Road Safety Awareness Unit
NHMP Training College
Road Safety Awareness Unit
The Road Safety Awareness Unit (RSAU) at NHMP Training College is the College’s central hub for road-safety education, behavioural change interventions, and technical support for highway policing across Pakistan. The Unit combines operational training (for NHMP officers and allied enforcement staff), community outreach (drivers, students, transport companies), and evidence-driven policy support (data analysis, hotspot mapping and technical advice to provincial and federal road-safety bodies).
RSAU’s work covers the full prevention chain: reduce exposure to high-risk situations, change driver behaviours (speeding, distracted driving, non-use of seat belts/helmets), improve post-crash response, and protect vulnerable road users (pedestrians, motorcyclists, cyclists). The Unit also develops locally adapted material classroom modules, short video micro-lessons, roadside demos and checklist tools so that training can scale across NHMP zones and motorway service areas.
In Pakistan, WHO estimates show ~27,568 road-traffic deaths in 2021 (rate ≈11.9 per 100,000). National reporting systems capture far fewer deaths, indicating under-reporting and the need for better data, targeted enforcement and stronger public awareness. The Road Safety Awareness Unit (RSAU) works to close those gaps through officer training, community outreach, hotspot analysis and partnership-driven campaigns.
Empowering safer journeys on Pakistan’s Motorways & Highways through targeted training, public awareness, enforcement support and evidence-based policy guidance.
Objectives
Build NHMP capacity in road-safety education and enforcement.
Raise public awareness about speed management, seat-belt and helmet use, fatigue, distracted driving and vulnerable road users.
Support evidence-based interventions, data collection and evaluation.
Coordinate with transport departments, provincial authorities, NGOs and international partners to amplify impact
