10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROAD SAFETY»
Discover the use of
road safety in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
road safety and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Handbook of
Road Safety Measures
The second edition of the "Handbook of Road Safety Measures" (previously published in 2004) gives state-of-the-art summaries of current knowledge regarding the effects of 128 road safety measures.
Describes the rules for staying safe near roads, presenting what not to do as well as what the correct behavior is, such as "never cross by parked cars" and "always cross at a crosswalk."
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Practical
Road Safety Auditing
This book is a major step forward in improving the quality of Safety Audits.
Steve Proctor, Martin Belcher, TMS Consultancy, 2001
4
Road Safety Impact of New Technologies: Impact of New ...
Every day, thousands are injured and almost 350 people are killed on the roads of OECD countries.
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Automobile Insurance:
Road Safety, New Drivers, Risks, ...
As shown in this book, motor vehicle accidents are particularly damaging to very young drivers. The assessment of driving risks is a common concern for road transportation safety and the automobile insurance industry.
Georges Dionne, Claire Laberge-Nadeau, 1999
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Global Status Report on
Road Safety: Time for Action
This Global status report on road safety is the first broad assessment of the status of road safety in 178 countries, using data drawn from a standardized survey conducted in 2008.
World Health Organization, 2009
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Behavioural Adaptation and
Road Safety: Theory, Evidence and ...
The book brings together earlier theories of behavioural adaptation with more recent theories in the area and combines them with practical advice, methods, and tangible solutions that can minimise the potential negative impact of ...
Christina Rudin-Brown, Samantha Jamson, 2013
Traffic Safety applies the methods of science to better understand one of the world’s major problems - harm in road traffic. This 2004 book is even better than the author’s 1991 classic Traffic Safety and the Driver.
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Improving
Road Safety in Developing Countries: Opportunities ...
TRB, the Policy and Global Affairs Division (PGA), and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) have released TRB Special Report 287, Improving Road Safety in Developing Countries: Opportunities for U.S. Cooperation and Engagement.
Planning Committee for the Workshop on Traffic Safety in Developing Nations, National Research Council, 2006
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Road Safety Performance National Peer Review: Russian ...
The development of independent road safety NGOs to stimulate demand for
effective measures to improve the safety of all road users should be encouraged
by the provision of initial pump-priming assistance from government and support
...
European Conference of Ministers of Transport, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROAD SAFETY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
road safety is used in the context of the following news items.
Road safety policy, cashless treatment for accident victims soon: PM
In view of this, the government would soon introduce a Road Transport and Safety Bill in parliament and work to implement the National Road Safety Policy and ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Samsung makes big trucks transparent in the name of road safety
Back in 2009, Russian design house Art Lebedev introduced the dramatically titled Transparentius concept for improving road safety. It was remarkably simple: ... «The Verge, Jun 15»
UK road safety record 'could be better'
Overall, the number of deaths on the roads has fallen over the last ten years, and the Department for Transport says it is determined to do more to reduce deaths ... «BBC News, May 15»
UN launches #SaveKidsLives campaign to boost road safety for …
4 May 2015 – Each day some 500 children die from road traffic crashes, thousands more are injured and the situation is only getting worse, the United Nations ... «UN News Centre, May 15»
Strike against Road Safety and Transport Bill tomorrow
Opposing the Centre's move to pass the 'Road Safety and Transport Bill, 2014', trade unions affiliated to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) have announced ... «The Hindu, Apr 15»
'Road safety is no accident' - police step up Easter warnings
Police have issued a renewed warning to Easter drivers after what they say appears to have been an avoidable road death in Waikato just hours before the start ... «TVNZ, Apr 15»
Road Safety Blitz Targets Distracted Driving, Failure To Wear Seat …
Officers say that between March 21st and 24th, they honed in on two of the four top causes of death on Ontario's roads, distracted driving and failing to wear a ... «Am980 London News, Mar 15»
AAA road safety campaign shows real videos of teenage car …
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has put online video clips from real car crashes caused by 16-19 year old drivers using smartphones while driving. «9 to 5 Mac, Mar 15»
New road safety crackdown on drug-drivers in Surrey and Sussex
Drug-drivers will be targeted in a new road safety crackdown across Surrey and Sussex, which aims to remove dangerous motorists from the roads. «Get Surrey, Mar 15»
Figure for child road deaths and serious injuries rises for first time in …
The annual figure for child deaths and serious injuries on the roads has risen for ... The RAC said it was “alarming to see that years of progress on road safety ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
