With the Nigerien government counting 18949 km of roads in the nation, this comes to one accident for every five kilometers in 2008.
Niger is a signatory of the September 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, and thus honours International drivers licenses from other signatories.
A non-governmental body, the Nigerien Council of Users of Public Transport ("Conseil Nigérien des Utilisateurs des Transports Publics CNUT") advocates on behalf of users of public transport, including roads and airports. ==Highways== Outside of cities, the first major paved roads were constructed from the northern town of Arlit to the Benin border in the 1970s and 1980s.
A non-governmental body, the Nigerien Council of Users of Public Transport ("Conseil Nigérien des Utilisateurs des Transports Publics CNUT") advocates on behalf of users of public transport, including roads and airports. ==Highways== Outside of cities, the first major paved roads were constructed from the northern town of Arlit to the Benin border in the 1970s and 1980s.
Abidjan was in the process of regaining Niger's port trade, following the disruption of the Ivorian Civil War, beginning in 1999.
One newspaper reported that most riders believed erroneously that there was no license or regulation required by law for motorbikes under 50cc in engine size, although these had been regulated in law since 2002 but not enforced.
French Uranium mines in Arlit, which produce Niger's largest exports by value, travel through this port to France or the world market. ==Airports== The US government estimated there were 27 airports and/or landing strips in Niger as of 2007.
According to Chékarou Bagoudou, Chief of the Division of Road Safety and Security of the Nigerien Ministry of Transport, there were 4338 officially reported road accidents in 2008, with 7443 victims, of which 616 were killed.
With the Nigerien government counting 18949 km of roads in the nation, this comes to one accident for every five kilometers in 2008.
Speaking before a National Assembly session, Bagoudou said that the 42.2 billion CFA francs spent on medical costs for road accident victims accounted for around 25% of the 2008 budget of the Nigerien Ministry of Public Health.
Scarecrow Press, Boston & Folkestone, (1997) Abdou Bontianti et Issa Abdou Yonlihinza, La RN 6 : un exemple d’intégration économique sous-régionale et un facteur de désenclavement du Niger, Les Cahiers d’Outre-Mer, 241-242 January–June 2008.
Drivers must pass a drivers test to qualify. A 2009 enforcement blitz in Niamey resulted in numerous arrests of owners of small motorbikes, common in Nigerien cities.
In Zinder, a 2009 local newspaper report claimed there were no more than "three to five" automobile taxis operating in a diffuse city which subsequently relies upon the only partially regulated motorcycle taxi sector. ===Road safety=== Road accidents have been identified as a major public health concern by the Nigerien government.
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In 2012, there is 19,675 kilometres (12,225 mi) of road network throughout Niger, of which only 4,225 kilometres (2,625 mi) are paved. ===Routes Nationale=== The national road system ("Routes Nationale") are numbered and prefixed with "RN", as RN1.
In 2012, a multi-national railway system was proposed to connect Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. Other lines connecting Nigeria to Niger have also been discussed.
For example, on August 13, 2013 in Nigeria, the Vice President of Nigeria Namadi Sambo announced that Nigeria is to construct a line into the Republic of Niger.
The existing branch is currently out of commission, but rehabilitation has commenced. In April 2014, Niamey Railway Station was officially inaugurated and construction began for the railway extension connecting Niamey to Cotonou via Parakou (Benin).
The line Niamey–Dosso city is expected to be completed before December 2014. == See also == Geography of Niger Seasonal migration in Niger Railway stations in Niger Railway stations in Benin ==References== Jolijn Geels.
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