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 372 The impact of road safety campaign on motor cycle related road traffic injuries in Naivasha, Kenya

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A136.2-A137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter A Odhiambo ◽  
Saidi Hasan ◽  
Charles Mock ◽  
Julius Oyugi ◽  
Walter Mwanda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Injuries ◽  
Motor Cycle ◽  
The Impact

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 Pedestrian Mortality Trends In Children Over Four Decades In Transitional Lithuania

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Birutė Strukčinskienė ◽  
Robert Bauer ◽  
Sigitas Griškonis ◽  
Vaiva Strukčinskaitė
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Young People ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Mortality Trends ◽  
Road Users ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the study was to examine the long-term trends in pedestrian mortality for children (aged 0 to 14 years) and young people (aged 15 to 19 years) over four decades in transitional Lithuania. Methods. Road traffic fatality data were obtained from Statistics Lithuania and the Archives of Health Information Centre. Trends were analysed by linear regression using “Independence” as a slopechanging intervention in 1991 and population as a further explanatory factor in structural time series models. Results. The impact of the interventions, along with the reforms and changes related with the Independence, on pedestrian fatality trends in our time series model was found highly statistically significant for children 0 to 14 years (p<0.001) and still significant for young people 15 to 19 years (p<0.05). No significant impact on the trend of road traffic deaths was found for the “control-groups” of non-pedestrian road users in the age group 0 to 14 years and adult pedestrians (over 19 years of age). For the age group 15 to 19 years the effect of reforms was also significant for non-pedestrians (p<0.05). These results indicate that the effect of measures and changes used in the post-independence period was more specific in children that participated in road traffic as pedestrians than in adult pedestrians, or in nonpedestrian road users. Conclusions. Pedestrian deaths in Lithuania fell significantly in the age groups 0-14 and 15-19 years. A declining trend was found in road traffic fatalities and in pedestrian deaths in transitional Lithuania in the post-independence period. Socioeconomic and political transformations, systematic reforms in healthcare along with sustainable preventive measures may have contributed to this decrease. Targeted road safety measures were road traffic regulations, pedestrian education and environmentally based prevention measures. As child pedestrians are the most vulnerable group of road users, continued road safety education and promotion are recommended in order to maintain this trend, and to involve adult pedestrians in this development.

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 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 Migration Policies, Participation and the Political Construction of Migration in Spain

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Laura Oso ◽  
Ana López-Sala ◽  
Jacobo Muñoz-Comet
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Political Party ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Migration Policies ◽  
The Impact

This article offers a state of the art of research on migration policies, participation and the political construction of immigration in Spain. It starts with an overview of migration policy, addressing the impact of the 2008 economic crisis on the configuration of the political agenda. Secondly, it addresses the political participation of immigrants in Spain and their role as “new” voters. Finally, the appearance of the extreme right political party VOX has shifted the classic debates on the attitudes of the population towards immigration and built a new anti-immigration discourse. The article argues that academic interest and scientific production have been modulated in line with the various phases of Spain’s configuration as a country of immigration. The text ends with some reflections on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, which has opened up a period of major challenge and uncertainty.

scholarly journals Towards Sustainability: New Tools for Planning Urban Pedestrian Mobility

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9371
Author(s):  
Daniela Santilli ◽  
Mauro D’Apuzzo ◽  
Azzurra Evangelisti ◽  
Vittorio Nicolosi
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Decision Support Tools ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
Support Tools ◽  
Multimodal Transport ◽  
The Impact

Background: Since the beginning of the new millennium, sensitivity towards the environment has been spreading globally. In fact, countries are adopting measures to develop new decision support tools that can evaluate the impact of interventions to promote and encourage sustainable mobility. To reduce the levels of pollution related to road traffic, policies that favor multimodal transport alternatives have been strengthened. This involves the combined use of public transport, cycling and walking paths, as well as sharing services where available. Regardless of the type of transport, the pedestrian component remains relevant in cities, even if the infrastructures are often not adequate to accommodate it and conflicts arise that must be managed. It is, therefore, necessary to assess the exposure to risk in terms of road safety. Methods: To this end, the work proposes a forecasting model to estimate the pedestrian flows that load the network. The methodology employs a hybrid approach that appears to better capture the movements of pedestrians. Results: By comparing the results of the model with the real data collected on the study area, satisfactory estimates were obtained. Conclusions: Therefore, this can be an effective tool to help road managers to evaluate the actions to protect vulnerable users.

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 How Water is Reshaping the Political Landscape

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Don Rood
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Political Party ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Industrial Agriculture ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Zealanders

New Zealanders place great value on the quality of their freshwater rivers, streams and lakes for recreation, conservation and food gathering. But over the last 25 years they have become increasingly concerned at the deterioration in water quality, the loss of swimming holes and fishing spots, and the impact of pollution on native and valued introduced species and their habitat. The issue has deeply divided the community and become more and more acrimonious. Recreational and conservation groups blame industrial agriculture for much of the decline, and accuse central and local government of turning a blind eye to the problem and failing to protect the environment. Scientists have added their voices to the debate, but big agriculture and its lobby groups have responded aggressively, denying the problem exists, attacking their accusers and warning government against tackling the problem with tighter controls. Public frustration at the political paralysis and inaction has seen water quality become New Zealanders’ biggest single concern. The issue is now firmly established on the political agenda and one any political party wanting to govern the country ignores at its peril.

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