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Road-traffic safety aims to reduce the harm (deaths, injuries, and property damage) resulting from crashes of road vehicles traveling on public roads. Harm from road-traffic crashes is greater than that from all other transportation modes (air, sea, space, off-terrain, etc.) combined.
Road-traffic crashes are one of the world’s largest public health problems. The problem is all the more acute because the victims are overwhelmingly young and healthy prior to their crashes. More than a million people are killed on the world’s roads each year more than 40,000 on the roads of the United States[http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/. Since the coming of the automobile in the early days of the twentieth century, more than three million Americans have been killed in road-traffic crashes , vastly more than the 650,000 American battle deaths in all wars, from the start of the revolutionary war in 1775 through the war in Iraq.
Definition of road–traffic crash
Because most of the world’s billion drivers have opinions about this subject, it is imperative to separate what scientific investigation has discovered from the rich mix of available material. A clear understanding requires defining what we are talking about. More on [ Road-traffic safety ]
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The Top Party School Shoots For A Lower Ranking
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:00:00 -0400
The University of Florida in Gainesville is the No. 1-ranked party school. It's a distinction that surprises some students, and administrators hope new policies will help the school change that reputation.
Pick Of Palin Sets Up Battle For Female Voters
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:41:00 -0400
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the first woman picked for a Republican presidential ticket, appeals to social and economic conservatives — and possibly disgruntled Clinton supporters. But it appears that John McCain will forfeit a chance to question Barack Obama's relative lack of experience.
McCain Picks Gov. Palin As Running Mate
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0400
Sen. John McCain surprised a lot of people Friday by picking Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. McCain is in Dayton, Ohio to make the announcement. Madeleine Brands talk to David Schaper who's at the McCain rally in Dayton.
The Talk of the Town
Lauren Collins: The Brooklyn painter Kehinde Wiley.
Lauren Collins Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The painter Kehinde Wiley first travelled to Nigeria in 1997. He was trying to find his father, whom he had never met, or, more crucially for a portraitist, seen. (His mother didn’t have any photographs.) After several weeks in Lagos, he found his dad, who welcomed him. But--like any . . .
James Surowiecki: What drives market volatility?
James Surowiecki Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
American investors are frazzled. True, oil prices have fallen from their most vertiginous highs, the dollar is a bit stronger, and the stock market has actually risen over the past month. But none of those things have happened in a smooth and steady fashion. The stock market’s “ascent,” in particular . . .
Hendrik Hertzberg: What Barack Obama is up against.
Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The week before the week before this week’s scheduled gathering of the delegates and their media camp followers in Denver, the nominee-presumptive of the Democratic Party did something that is strongly recommended, and ought to be mandatory, for anyone who has just logged a year and a half’s worth . . .
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety - An alliance of consumer, health and safety groups and insurance companies and agents working together to make America's roads safer.
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Artificial passenger could make driving safer - Article in New Scientist about an artificial passenger to keep the driver awake.
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Citizens For Road Safety - This organization is to save lives and force the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the states to dedicate more time and money to highway safety. Issues of concern are dangerous guardrails and road rage.
Effects Of Raising And Lowering Speed limits - Research to determine the effects of raising and lowering posted speed limits on driver behavior.
iFisher.com - Advocacy and letter writing campaign to encourage Honda to install seat belts for larger passengers, and to change federal regulations.
Meta Description: [ Honda refuses to make longer seat belts or seat belt extenders available for larger passengers. Federal regulation 49CFR571.209 mandates that seatbelts fit occupants only up to 215 pounds. ]
JENS-Citizens for Safer Highways - The story of a successful highway design safety intervention campaign by a citizens' NGO in Massachusetts. The JENS site also links to helpful sites for accident victims and families.
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Key Issues Summaries - Includes information on air bags, DWI, drinking and driving, driver education, road rage, speeding tickets, seat belts, speed limits, speed bumps, traffic calming, and red light cameras.
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Ol' Blue, USA - A nonprofit organization that is dedicated to educating the nation on highway safety and provides safety programs at community events, public schools, and truck shows.
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Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards - Recognising achievement and innovations which improve road safety.
Rollover: The Hidden History of the SUV - By PBS Frontline. Report about SUVs and safety, especially concerning rollovers. Also includes environmental information. Also includes interviews and audio clips.
Traffic Injury Research Foundation - A charitable, independent road safety institute performing original research into the causes of traffic accidents. Publishes the results of its research projects, and makes the reports available to the public.
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(TIRF) is a charitable, independent road safety institute. It performs
original research into the causes of road crashes and develops and promotes
effective prevention programs and policies. ]
Transportation Crisis - An exhortive site calling for less speeding and aggressive driving.
Meta Description: [ The transportation crisis in the United States continues to worsen and yet the government continues to funnel hundreds of billions of our tax dollars to the automobile industry, despite the fact that 42,000 people lost their lives last year in automobile crashes. Send E-mail, write a letter, hel... ]
| first European road safety day aims to inform young and old alike, and to let them bear witness. ... eutube EU commission ... | |
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