Kazakhstan's urgent push to reform road safety after 3,455 accidents

Representatives from Kazakh government agencies and transport industry players gathered for a roundtable titled "The Future of Safe Mobility in Kazakhstan: The Role of Technology, Business, and the State," organized by the inDrive.Mozggorod service, the company's press office reported.

A key focus of the discussion was the safety of international freight transport, where route distances, speed limits, and human error play a critical role. Major industry stakeholders took part in the dialogue, including the inDrive.Mozggorod service, the Taxi Association of Kazakhstan, KazAvtoZhol National Company, Sergek logistics firm, as well as representatives from the Ministry of Transport, the Transport Prosecutor's Office, the National Analytical Center at Nazarbayev University, and Vision Zero road safety experts.

"According to our data, Kazakhstan has roughly 7,800 taxi fleets registered with local authorities, along with about 10 ride-hailing aggregators. In 2024, in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, we signed a memorandum with the largest taxi platforms to enhance passenger transport safety. As part of this agreement, right-hand-drive vehicles were removed from the passenger transport system in 2025," said Zhadyger Tlegen, head of the Republican Domestic Road Transport Department at Kazakhstan's Ministry of Transport.

Data from the Legal Statistics Committee shows that Kazakhstan recorded 3,455 road accidents between 2024 and 2025, with 48% occurring in Almaty, Zhambyl, and Aktobe regions. As noted by inDrive.Mozggorod, the primary causes of traffic incidents typically include poor driving culture, speeding, and inadequate road infrastructure.