Road Traffic Injuries and Road Safety Measures-Can We Do Any Better?

2017 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Antunes Morgado ◽  
Filipa Jalles ◽  
Sara Lobo ◽  
Francisco Abecasis ◽  
Miroslava Goncalves
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Road Traffic Injuries

scholarly journals Improve road safety on the basis of cooperation with educational institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 138 ◽  
pp. 01036
Author(s):  
Michail Devyatov ◽  
Natalia Sapozhkova ◽  
Grigoriy Skrylev ◽  
Maria Khrunina
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Road Traffic Injuries ◽  
Behavior Observations

Based on the children’s road traffic injuries analysis and field pedestrians’ behavior observations during the roadway crossing, in order to reduce accidents among pedestrians-children, to create safe approaches to educational institutions is proposed.

scholarly journals Studies on the impact of the technical characteristics of local roads on road safety

2019 ◽  
Vol 262 ◽  
pp. 05006
Author(s):  
Stanisław Gaca ◽  
Mariusz Kieć
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Accident Prediction ◽  
The Road ◽  
Access Road ◽  
Local Roads ◽  
On The Road ◽  
The Impact

Local roads (district roads) constitute an important part of the road network in Poland, making up around 29.7 % (124,945 km) of all public roads. In 2017, 10,578 accidents, which is 35.7% of all accidents in Poland, took place on local roads. These roads are used primarily by regular users who are very familiar with the defects of these roads. This means that the effects of the low technical standard of local roads and the insufficient number of road traffic devices on the safety on the road can be partly compensated for by the fact that drivers adjust their behaviour to the conditions on the road. This hypothesis can be verified through developing dependency models of road safety measures of local roads’ and technical characteristics. The article presents the research carried out based on regression models of accident prediction. The models were developed with the use of the data on the road surroundings arrangement (built-up areas, access), road condition and the extent of signposting, including data on speed limits and overtaking as well as risk exposure variables. Due to the incomplete data on accidents and the small number of accidents, different approaches to the modelling of the number of road accidents were applied.

MODERN APPROACHES AND PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF PREVENTION OF ROAD SAFETY

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 594-598
Author(s):  
Дорохин ◽  
S. Dorokhin
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic Injuries ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article gives statistics of road accidents in the Russian Federation for 9 months of 2015, the statistics of road accidents involving children under the age of 18 years. Analyzed the consequences of the accident and proposed measures for the prevention of child road traffic injuries and a range of other measures that allow for prevention among different age groups

scholarly journals Road safety in the political agenda: the impact on road traffic injuries

2009 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Novoa ◽  
K. Perez ◽  
E. Santamarina-Rubio ◽  
M. Mari-Dell'Olmo ◽  
R. Cozar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Road Traffic Injuries ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals A study to assess the knowledge and practice of road safety measures among undergraduate medical students of M. R. Medical College, Kalaburagi

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lakshmi R. Kalbandkeri ◽  
Boramma G. ◽  
Shreeshail Ghooli
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
World Health ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
The Road ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Background: Road traffic injuries claim more than 1.25 million lives each year and have a huge impact on health and development. They are the leading cause of death among young people aged between 15 and 29 years globally. In the South East Asian region of the World Health Organization, India alone accounted for 73 percent of these Road traffic accidents (RTA) burden. The importance of road safety measures needs to be emphasized in the prevention of the road traffic accidents. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge and practice of road safety measures among undergraduate medical students.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 310 medical undergraduates of M.R. Medical College from 1st September to 1st October 2016. Data was collected using pre-tested, semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire. The data collected was analyzed using SPSS version 16. Statistical analysis was done using relevant statistical tests.Results: Out of the 310 students 54.19% were males and 45.81% were females. 90.9% of the participants had driving licence, 32.1% of the students had taken training for driving the car and 66% of the students did not wear helmet. Female students had high knowledge of the road safety measures when compared to male students.Conclusions: The overall knowledge of road safety measures was high among the study participants. Regarding practice behaviours they were not desirable like practice of wearing helmet and exceeding speed limit. Undertaking proper road safety measures are the best available interventions to curb the epidemic of RTA.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTATION IN UKRAINE OF THE GLOBAL GOALS OF THE DECADE OF ACTION TO ENSURE ROAD SAFETY 2011–2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Pylyp Epryntsev ◽  
◽  
Andriу Chervinchuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
The State ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Road Traffic Injuries ◽  
State Initiatives ◽  
General Assembly Resolution ◽  
Un General Assembly

The article is devoted to the study of the implementation of the global goals of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020 in Ukraine. It is stated that the precondition for the adoption of the UN General Assembly resolution № 64/2551, which proclaimed the Decade, was that according to the analysis, almost 1.3 million people are victims of road accidents every year, and its goal is to reduce mortality from Accidents by 50 percent by 2020. The key elements of the activities of national and local government bodies proposed by the Global Plan for the Decade have been identified. An analysis of the dynamics of road traffic injuries in Ukraine for 2010–2020. The influence of the measures introduced by the state on the state of road traffic injuries is investigated and the real indicators of mortality and injuries on the highways of Ukraine are determined. It is established that the mortality rate from road accidents in Ukraine during the Decade decreased by 27.4 %, and during the implementation of the Strategy to increase road safety in Ukraine until 2020 managed to reduce mortality on Ukrainian roads by only 11.5 %. The ambitious goal of the State Program to increase the level of road safety in Ukraine for the period up to 2020 – reducing the number of deaths due to road accidents to 4 people per 100 thousand population – also failed to be achieved. Given the steady decline in the population of Ukraine, this figure is 11.7 deaths in road accidents per 100 thousand population in 2020. It is proved that the measures taken do not fully correspond to the content of strategic decisions taken at the international level. The results of the state initiatives introduced in Ukraine, although outlined the tendency to stabilize road traffic injuries, did not provide even the average European level of dynamics of reducing accidents on highways. The Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020 and the goals of sustainable development, apparently significantly influenced countries that take measures, so they need to be continued until 2030 to maintain the current level of awareness.

scholarly journals THE BURDEN OF ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES IN GUYANA: TIME TO PRIORITISE ROAD SAFETY INVESTMENTS

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A52.3-A52
Author(s):  
JC Lunnen ◽  
A Latif ◽  
EMS Rodrigues ◽  
AA Hyder
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Injuries ◽  
Safety Investments

scholarly journals Children road traffic injuries in Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 127 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Goniewicz ◽  
Mariusz Goniewicz ◽  
Witold Pawłowski ◽  
Piotr Fiedor
Keyword(s):  
Birth Defects ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
World Health ◽  
Road Traffic Injuries ◽  
Preventive Actions ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

AbstractRoad traffic injuries are the leading cause of child mortality in Poland, resulting in more deaths than cancer or birth defects. We present the main problems of road safety and the nature of the causes and consequences of accidents among children based on the World Health Organization Report. Children injuries are one of the main problems in modern medicine requiring vigorous and preventive actions. Children of all ages should be intensively involved in the educational activities related to road safety. Raising awareness concerning the risks associated with children’s participation in traffic as well as the awareness of parents and carers can greatly reduce the number of accidents.

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