Problem
Overloaded vehicles
Other Names:
Hazardous commercial traffic Incidence:
Lorry overloading is fairly widespread, and enforcement programmes have shown themselves to be largely ineffective. Road surfaces suffer, such vehicles are involved in a greater number of accidents than those loaded according to their specifications, and the accidents which occur are more likely to result in death. Less than 10% of developing countries have any effective weight control programmes for lorries. A major reason for the poverty of these programmes is that there is a complete absence of simple, reliable and inexpensive weighing equipment.
Broader Problems:
Reckless drivingHazardous vehiclesTransport of dangerous goods Related Problems:
Inadequate road and highway facilities Aggravates:
Transport accidentsRoad traffic restrictionsIneffective means for goods supply and distributionHealth risks to workers in transport, storage and communication industries Subject(s):
Commerce → Commerce Societal Problems → Hazards
Transportation, Telecommunications → Traffic
Transportation, Telecommunications → Vehicles
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST