in addition discounts are given to families and children while senior citizens persons with a disability and children under six travel for free therefore subsidies need to be designed in such a way that they are also affordable for public budgets while providing sufficient resources for longterm development of the public transport operator support for the informal transport sector requires only minor investments to improve aspects such as safety accountability driver conditions and integration with the formal sector the cycle rickshaw is a low cost and environmentally sustainable mode of transport for short trips able to integrate easily into other transport systems the rickshaw can provide pointtopoint service at a price within reach of low income earners this recognition highlights and reiterates the view that road safety in many countries of the region is an important development issue considering its magnitude and the gravity of the negative impacts of road accidents on the economy public health and general welfare of the people particularly the poor