Editing Transport in Namibia (section)

===Road accidents===
In 2018, there were about 393,062 cars registered in Namibia (169,911 in the capital Windhoek).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mvafund.com.na/index.php/shortcode/accordion/tab?download=116:road-crash-and-claims-report-2018| title = ''Crash and Claims Reports 2018.'' Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, 2018, p. 46.}}</ref> Namibia has a relatively high prevalence of road accidents, compared to its sparse population. In 2011, 491 people died in 2,846 crashes.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=91709&no_cache=1
|title=Road accidents claim 60 lives
|last=Smith
|first=Jana-Mari
|date=3 January 2012
|work=[[The Namibian]]}}</ref> Causes are often speeding and reckless driving, as well as general non-observance of traffic rules.<ref>{{cite news
 |url          = http://www.economist.com.na/general-news/22-general-news-2011/319-road-accidents-claim-more-lives
 |title        = Road accidents claim more lives
 |last         = Khobetsi
 |first        = Lorato
 |year         = 2011
 |work         = [[Namibia Economist]]
 |access-date   = 27 November 2012
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20151017170615/http://www.economist.com.na/general-news/22-general-news-2011/319-road-accidents-claim-more-lives
 |archive-date = 17 October 2015
 |url-status     = dead
 |df           = dmy-all
}}</ref> Stray animals are also a major cause of accidents, particularly in the [[Kavango Region]].<ref>{{cite news
 |url          = http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=41884&title=Gang%20attacks%20herders
 |title        = Stray animals major cause of accidents
 |last         = Matali
 |first        = Mutonga
 |work         = [[New Era (Namibia)|New Era]]
 |access-date   = 27 November 2012
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120527150857/http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=41884&title=Gang%20attacks%20herders
 |archive-date = 2012-05-27
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>