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	Road safety - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most road safety measures are designed to increase the safety of drivers, but many road traffic casualties are not drivers (in the UK only 40% of causalties are drivers), and those measures which increase driver safety may, perversely, increase the risk to these others, through risk compensation.
		The field of road safety is concerned with reducing the numbers or the consequences of vehicle crashes, by developing and implementing management systems ideally based in a multidisciplinary and holistic approach, with interrelated activities in a number of fields.
		The "road safety" establishment is proud of the fact that the UK has among the best pedestrian safety records in Europe, as measured in pedestrian KSI per head of population.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/road_safety (2599 words)

	Greater Manchester Group of Road Safety Officers - Home Page
		Under the Road Traffic Act 1988 ALL local authorities have a statutory duty to promote road safety.
		In 2003 in Greater Manchester there were 14146 people killed or injured in road traffic collisions, which equates to 39 people every day.
		The School Crossing Patrol Service is also operated by the ten authorities of Greater Manchester helping many thousands of children to cross roads on their way to and from school.
	www.gmroadsafety.co.uk (140 words)

	Accident Research Centre (Monash University)
		We have a number of copies of Reflections on the Transfer of Traffic Safety Knowledge to Motorising Nations, Global Traffic Safety Trust, 1998.
		Its charter includes safety in all modes of transport, in the workplace, in the community and in the home.
		The Accident Research Centre is a leading Australian injury prevention and control research institute.
	www.general.monash.edu.au /muarc (194 words)

	German govt against ISA
		They consider that the principles of ISA are in contradiction with those of the Road Traffic Regulations contained in the 1968 Vienna Convention, which clearly stipulates as one of its fundamental principles, that the control of the vehicle can not be taken from its driver.
		In its official paper circulated to the meeting of the United Nations' Working Group on Road Safety held last week (3-5th April) in Geneva, the German government clearly stated its objection to external intervention in the speed of vehicles.
		Last but not least, ISA can put traffic safety at risk, by making impossible for the driver to accelerate out of trouble.
	www.mag-uk.org /content/fema-pr/archive/09-apr-2001.html (379 words)

	Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
		(b) require the candidate (using electronic equipment provided for the purpose and capable of recording the exact moment of each response) to indicate during each film clip the moment he observes a hazard relating to traffic on the road.
		(e) his consideration for the convenience and safety of other road users.
		(a) the principles of road safety generally and their application in particular circumstances;
	www.opsi.gov.uk /sr/sr2004/20040179.htm (6600 words)

	Roads & Highways: Road Safety
		Road safety audit is the systematic checking of the safety aspects of new highway and traffic management schemes, including modifications to existing layouts.
		Road safety research aims to improve knowledge about factors contributing to road crashes, effects of different countermeasures, and development of new and more effective safety measures.
		Data is the cornerstone of all road safety activity and is essential for the diagnosis of the road crash problem and for monitoring road safety efforts.
	www.worldbank.org /transport/roads/safety.htm (2168 words)

	Office of Traffic Safety Home
		The Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan (CHSP) is designed to be a framework within which road safety programs can be evaluated and selected based on their ability to reduce the number of fatal and serious injury crashes in Minnesota.
		The mission of the Office of Traffic Safety is to reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes in Minnesota.
		A feature of the CHSP is an interactive Excel sheet that shows the 15 critical strategies identified for Minnesota and their predicted impact on saving lives and serious crashes.
	www.dps.state.mn.us /ots (533 words)

	Online TDM Encyclopedia - Evaluating Safety and Health Impacts
		Many road safety experts prefer the term crash to accident, because “accident” implies a random event, while “crash” emphasizes that such events have a cause (driver error, mechanical failure, poor roadway design, etc.) and so are preventable.
		Road risk is a general term for the costs to society of road traffic crashes.
		Road safety refers to a reduction in road risk and crash costs.
	www.vtpi.org /tdm/tdm58.htm (1817 words)

	Road Safety Course
		John Barrell, is a Technical Director of Babtie Ross Silcock, with extensive experience in road safety, traffic calming and project management, from both a local authority and a consultancy perspective.
		What is the Road Safety Audit procedure, and what are aims and objectives, roles and responsibility; history of road safety audit, road safety audit and design standards, road safety audit tasks, various stages of safety audits ;common identifiable problems.
		The aim of the courses is to give an overall view of key road safety issues and will include formal lectures, case studies and practical cases, including site visits.
	www.ncl.ac.uk /torg/courses/roadsafety.htm (473 words)

	WHO Road safety: a public health issue
		At the inquest into the world’s first road traffic death in 1896, the coroner was reported to have said “this must never happen again”.
		WHO and partners are also launching a one-year global road safety campaign, which aims to promote action to prevent road injuries.
		A wide range of effective interventions exist, and experience in countries with long histories of motorized travel has shown that a scientific, “systems approach” to road safety is essential to tackling the problem.
	www.who.int /features/2004/road_safety/en (465 words)

	WHO World report on road traffic injury prevention
		Road traffic injuries are a major but neglected public health challenge that requires concerted efforts for effective and sustainable prevention.
		It contends that the level of road traffic injury is unacceptable and that it is largely avoidable.
		It underscores their concern that unsafe road traffic systems are seriously harming global public health and development.
	www.who.int /world-health-day/2004/infomaterials/world_report/en (279 words)

	-: Road Safety Information, Education and Tips :: Arrive Alive.co.za South Africa :-
		Road Traffic and Fatal Crash Statistics 2003- 2004 RTMC
		The death toll on South Africa's roads since December 1 has hit 965 - slightly down on last year - but the accident cost to the country since the beginning of the year is a staggering R30-billion or more.
		Last year, there were 12 200 deaths on the country's roads, at a cost of...
	www.arrivealive.co.za (212 words)

	Global Road Safety
		Prior to the April 2004 road safety meetings, United Nations members were briefed on the global impact of road traffic injuries and initiatives to address the issues.
		To learn about some successful road safety programs in regions such as Bogota, Columbia, Costa Rica, Vietnam, and Sweden, and to find out how some countries are engaged in multi-sector initiatives, read stories from the field.
		The Global Road Safety Steering Committee has been working closely with Ambassador Al-Hinai, Oman's Permanent Representative to the UN, and has brought together global players together to raise awareness and build political will.
	www.globalroadsafety.org (699 words)

	ROAD SAFETY
		This article gives a general overview of the work of a number of international organisations working in the field of traffic safety (1990).
		Site compiled by Gerald Cummins, who is a Road Safety Officer working in a local authority in the west of Scotland.
		This article (in two parts) gives an overview of road safety over the past hundred years or so.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/traffic_safety/traffics.htm (222 words)

	Safe Kids Canada Road Safety Checklist
		I obey all the rules of the road and traffic signs.
		You can get a fun road safety card with your name on it.
		The answers to the road rules quiz are: 1.
	www.cfc-efc.ca /docs/skcan/00000022.htm (299 words)

	Local News The Pensacola News Journal
		The Florida Highway Patrol also will enforce "Operation Hardhat," a traffic safety program that features troopers disguised as construction workers to catch unsuspecting speeders along with the new safety program.
		Road safety is the focus of Motorist Awareness System
		"For their own safety and the safety of construction workers, motorists need to drive carefully through work zones," Kevin Thibault, a Department of Transportation assistant secretary, said in a news release.
	www.pensacolanewsjournal.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060101/NEWS01/601010326/1006 (595 words)

	Derbyshire County Council - Road safety
		The Road Safety Team co-ordinates programmes of road safety training education and publicity, to reduce road traffic casualties.
		The Road Safety Team can provide free resources to schools, from Early Years through to Post 16, on relevant road safety themes.
		The School Crossing Patrol provides additional support for the safety of children and their parents/carers walking to and from school.
	www.derbyshire.gov.uk /transport/road_safety (171 words)

	Saferoads - Traffic Safety in Alberta
		About Saferoads is where you will learn about the Alberta Traffic Safety Initiative and organizations involved in traffic safety in Alberta.
		Vehicle Safety is your link to information regarding your vehicle and the vehicles you share the road with.
		This is where you will find updates on events and other news, and where to go if you want to get involved in Alberta traffic safety programs.
	www.saferoads.com (322 words)

	Vince & Larry's Safety City
		Tune up before you hit the road at this friendly garage where you can download all the fonts and valuable plug-ins that make Safety City so exciting!
		We'll look at helmets, reflectors and pedestrian safety when we tour Safety City by bike.
		Take the "Safety Challenge" quiz to test your knowledge of safety trivia - see if you can outwit Larry and me. You could learn a lot from a dummy!
	www.nhtsa.dot.gov /kids (341 words)

	The Highway Code
		Cutting the number of deaths and injuries that occur on our roads every day is a responsibility we all share.
		Its rules apply to all road users: drivers, motorcyclists, cyclists, pedestrians as well as horse riders.
		Although failure to comply with the other rules of the Code will not, it itself, cause a person to be prosecuted, The Highway Code may be used in evidence in any court proceedings under Traffic Acts to establish liability.
	www.highwaycode.gov.uk (254 words)

	ROAD SAFETY
		Site compiled by Gerald Cummins, who is a Road Safety Officer working in a local authority in the west of Scotland.
		This article (in two parts) gives an overview of road safety over the past hundred years or so.
		This article gives a general overview of the work of a number of international organisations working in the field of traffic safety (1990).
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/traffic_safety/traffics.htm (222 words)

	Road Safety
		We offer competitive prices and fast shipping on traffic & road signs, lighted neon and back lit signs, sign hardware & stands, street name signs, no parking signs, exit signs, warning & safety signs, custom worded signs and more.
		Rules of the Road covers all the topics that a teen driver needs to be safe and pass the driving and written State exams.
		Steering and suspension checkups are absolutely vital for vehicle safety.
	about-cars.com /Road_Safety.php4 (349 words)

	Road Safety
		Road Safety Topics - Driving, vehicles, cycling, seat belts, car seats, air bags, school buses, emergency vehicles, and more...
		Bill 73 - An Act to Enhance the Safety of Children and Youth on Ontario's Roads
		National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (United States Department of Transport)
	www.mto.gov.on.ca /english/safety (64 words)

	ICBC - Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
		road conditions, maps, traffic, highways, ferries, weather and ICBC phone numbers.
		The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) is a provincial Crown corporation established in 1973 to provide universal auto insurance to BC motorists.
		Learn how to enable JavaScript in your browser.
	www.icbc.com (160 words)

	Land Transport NZ - Ikiiki Whenua Aotearoa
		Road and traffic management, Rail safety regulation, more...
		Research funding, Research reports, Road deaths, Crash analysis system (CAS), Research at the MoT, more...
		Used car safety ratings, New car crash tests (ANCAP), Buying a used car, more...
	www.ltsa.govt.nz (135 words)

	Road safety - Nottinghamshire County Council
		We aim to reduce casualties from road traffic accidents and reduce the number of car journeys to and from schools.
		outlines the County's road safety strategy and supports its objective to improve road safety.
		Education, training and publicity for all ages on road safety for:
	www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk /home/traffic_and_travel/roadsafety.htm (162 words)

	Address by Minister Omar on the New Road Traffic Signs
		The new road traffic sign system is to be promoted, as part of the Arrive Alive road safety campaign during January and February, with particular emphasis on signs and markings
		To assist road and traffic authorities to comply with the provisioning of the new road traffic signs, a 7 year transitionary period of grace was given.
		Road traffic signs were last promoted in South Africa about 7 years ago, prior to the development and implementation of the SADC Road Traffic Signs Manual.
	www.transport.gov.za /comm-centre/sp/2001/sp0109.html (931 words)

	No Car Day Poland 2004
		Those road engineers and planners who co-operate closely with bicycle users and take their needs seriously have real trouble designing facilities that at the same time provide safety and comfort to the cyclists and meet the legal requirements.
		Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (1968) and its article 16, paragraph 2.
		Road Authority once notorious for their neglect for cyclists now announced public consultations for the cycling facilities and switches from uneven concrete blocks to smooth sealed surfaces on cycleways, much desired by the users.
	www.rowery.org.pl /ncd2004.html (768 words)

	Global Road Safety Partnership-Safer roads>Road signing
		The current world-wide international “code” for these different categories of signs is described in the legal documents widely referred to as the “Vienna” Conventions, the latest versions of which entered into force in September 1993 (Road Traffic rules) and October 1995 (Road signs and Signals).
		The first international Agreement dates back to 1909 (the first international Convention leading to today’s UN “Vienna” Conventions and Agreements in force all over the world) In these Conventions and Agreements, the colours prescribed for road signing take into consideration the basic scientific notions of contrast.
		A survey, made by an international working group of the International Road Federation in 1990 for the EU Commission along more than eight thousand kilometres of European Motorways in 11 Member States, established that many vital signs at important “decision points” are simply not visible in time.
	www.i-connect.ch /grsp/grspdev/signs.htm (2016 words)

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