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A Project On Road and Traffic Safety

This document discusses road and traffic safety. It notes that over 1.2 million people die each year globally due to road crashes. Road safety is a complex issue that requires multi-sectoral approaches, including enforcement of laws, road engineering improvements, and education programs. Interventions must be cost-effective and sustainable over the long term through supportive policies. Specific issues discussed include improving traffic signal conspicuity to reduce accidents, addressing drunk driving through strategic programs, and providing road safety education.

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A Project On Road and Traffic Safety

This document discusses road and traffic safety. It notes that over 1.2 million people die each year globally due to road crashes. Road safety is a complex issue that requires multi-sectoral approaches, including enforcement of laws, road engineering improvements, and education programs. Interventions must be cost-effective and sustainable over the long term through supportive policies. Specific issues discussed include improving traffic signal conspicuity to reduce accidents, addressing drunk driving through strategic programs, and providing road safety education.

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A Project on Road and Traffic Safety

ABSTRACT

Each year, more than 1.2 million people die across the globe due to road crashes, over
1,37,000 people were killed in road accidents in 2013 alone which is more than the number of
people killed in all our wars put together, there is a pressing need to understand the
underlying cause of the problem. As road safety issues are complex; it involves multi-
sectorial ranging from the public, stakeholders to the policy makers. Significant differences
exist both across and within countries and therefore policies and interventions need to be
adapted to the local environment. The effectiveness of interventions requires a multi-
disciplinary approach which include enforcement, engineering and psychological and
education approaches. While the resources are limited, road safety interventions must not
only address the sustainability of the outcomes but also the cost-effectiveness to implement
and maintain it. For sustainability, road safety interventions need to be guided and governed
by policy in the implementation and development.

The lack of traffic signal conspicuity is often cited as a contributing factor by drivers
who are involved in accidents at intersections. As such, increasing the conspicuity of traffic
signals should lead to improved safety performance. A time-series evaluation was completed
to investigate the effectiveness of the improvements to the traffic signal on road safety
performance.

Drunken driving is one of the leading causes of road fatalities. Strategic road safety
programmes setting out long-term visions and road infrastructure development plans must be
based on road safety forecasts and an understanding of the long-term impact of different
measures on road safety. The objective of this paper is to discuss a concept of road safety
management because there are no simple tools of road safety management for the
development and implementation of national and regional road safety strategies.

Road Safety Education is a life-centred education and that aspect of general education
which should be provided at the secondary and tertiary levels of education to help students
and other individuals learn to use motor vehicles safely and efficiently.

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