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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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dear city of baltic, thank you for only grating half of this road, i'm glad you value safety and convenience
aaronclark_10 (Aaron Clark) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:21:59 -0000
dear city of baltic, thank you for only grating half of this road, i'm glad you value safety and convenience
@IslingtonForums The frustration, is cyclists who take time to protect themselves, but risk the safety of pedestrians and other road users.
ajjmcd (ajjmcd) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:09:23 -0000
@IslingtonForums The frustration, is cyclists who take time to protect themselves, but risk the safety of pedestrians and other road users.
Budget: AAA 63 Piece Traveler Road Assistance Kit http://bit.ly/126Zh4 #safety #kit
crazydeelz (Max Engage) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:09:23 -0000
Budget: AAA 63 Piece Traveler Road Assistance Kit http://bit.ly/126Zh4 #safety #kit
Death crash prompts safety move: Sussex Police launch a road safety drive in the wake of a double fatal crash o.. http://bit.ly/4GrCn9
BreakingNewsGo (Breaking News) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:40:07 -0000
Death crash prompts safety move: Sussex Police launch a road safety drive in the wake of a double fatal crash o.. http://bit.ly/4GrCn9
Davidson Road Safety Survey: Please complete this survey if you live on Davidson Road as we want to hear your ... http://tinyurl.com/yhtd6c6
Addiscombefirst (Addiscombe Labour) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:05:13 -0000
Davidson Road Safety Survey: Please complete this survey if you live on Davidson Road as we want to hear your ... http://tinyurl.com/yhtd6c6
Please sign my petition for Road Safety in Failsworth http://bit.ly/3N8Vzx
ldickenson (Lisa Dickenson) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:57:29 -0000
Please sign my petition for Road Safety in Failsworth http://bit.ly/3N8Vzx
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.
Meta Description: [ The Traffic Injury Research Foundation
(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... ]
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