Author: World Health OrganizationPublisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240086455
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Global status report on road safety 2023
Author: World Health OrganizationPublisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240086455
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Road Traffic and Safety
Author: Amit AgrawalPublisher: Nova Science Publishers
ISBN: 9781536124897
Category : Crash injuries
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Road space is shared by multiple vehicles (i.e. cars, taxis, buses, trucks, motorcycles, and mopeds), pedestrians, animals and many other categories of travellers. Easy availability of motor vehicles and advancements in their technology has made road travel easy; on the other hand, this has also resulted in a significant increase in the number of motor vehicle related injuries. Road traffic related injuries remain an important public health problem globally. It has been estimated that approximately 1.25 million people succumb to road traffic injuries annually worldwide, and between 20 and 50 million people sustain non-fatal injuries. It is a cause of great concern that 59% of the severely injured population is young adults aged between the age of 15 and 44 years. At present, globally road traffic injuries are ranked as the eighth leading cause of mortality, and if the current trends continues, it is expected to be the seventh leading cause of mortality at the global level by 2030. Road traffic safety is one of the most significant concerns of the United Nations and a 5-tiered approach has been proposed to combat traffic accidents and fatalities. This includes improvements in health care services focusing on injury care, road safety management, road network safety, vehicular safety, and implementation of road safety legislation. Changes in practices like speed control, use of seatbelts and helmets, respecting traffic signals and signs, avoiding drunken driving (or use of drugs), following traffic rules (lane driving) and avoiding mobile phones while driving are some of the behavioural changes that can bring about a significant reduction in the number of road traffic related injuries. The present book consists of fifteen chapters related to various aspects concerning road traffic and safety, including epidemiology of road traffic injuries, occupant protection and safety devices, risk factors, a manual of safety measures, road safety in hilly terrain and conflict zones, prevention of head injuries, the role of alcohol and bicycle related injuries. The authors hope that the book shall help the readers to get an overview of various aspects related to global road traffic and safety.
World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention
Author: Marjorie PedenPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437904068
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Every day thousands of people are killed and injured on our roads. Millions of people each year will spend long weeks in the hospital after severe crashes and many will never be able to live, work or play as they used to do. Current efforts to address road safety are minimal in comparison to this growing human suffering. This report presents a comprehensive overview of what is known about the magnitude, risk factors and impact of road traffic injuries, and about ways to prevent and lessen the impact of road crashes. Over 100 experts, from all continents and different sectors -- including transport, engineering, health, police, education and civil society -- have worked to produce the report. Charts and tables.
Traffic Safety
Author: Leonard EvansPublisher:
ISBN: 0975487108
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Traffic Safety applies the methods of science to better understand one of the world's major problems -- harm in road traffic.
Proceedings
Author: Bibliography
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highway engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1058
Book Description
Highway Safety Literature
Author: United States. National Highway Safety BureauPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Motor vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Transportation of Radionuclides in Urban Environs, Environmental Assessment (EA)
Author: Highway Safety Literature
Author: Highway Research News
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highway research
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Issues for 1963- include section: Urban transportation research digest.