Safety on Roads : What's the Vision? / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Traffic safety--OECD countries.

Traffic safety.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 p.)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Approximately 125 000 people die every year on the roads of OECD countries. In other words, one road crash victim dies every four minutes. The real tragedy is that, to a large extent, these crashes and the resultant deaths and injuries could be prevented. This report identifies and assesses "best practices" among road safety programmes in OECD countries. Emphasis is placed on those programmes that have been evaluated. In addition, the underlying criteria that influence the success or failure of these "best practices" are identified to facilitate the development of effective road safety policies in Member countries.

Contents:

CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; The road safety problem in OECD countries; Road safety visions, targets and plans; Road safety plans and programmes; Road safety measures; Organisational roles; Data needs and evaluation; Recommendations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; The road safety problem in OECD countries; Goal of the report; Study approach; Structure of the report; References; Chapter 2 TARGETS, PLANS AND STRATEGIES; Introduction; Visions and philosophy; Target setting; Problem analysis; Developing safety measures; Process for developing a road safety plan; References

Chapter 3 EVALUATION METHODOLOGIESSocio-economic decision support tools; The evaluation and monitoring of safety management and implementation strategies; References; Chapter 4 ROAD SAFETY PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS; Introduction; Key road safety problem areas; Young and novice drivers; Speed; Impairment (drink, drugs and fatigue); Enforcement; Urban areas; Rural roads; Commercial vehicles; Safety equipment; Emerging problems and solutions; Research and documentation; References; Chapter 5 EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR IMPROVED ROAD SAFETY; What is safety management?

Road safety management in different countriesEvolution of safety management since 1994; Annex A Details of National Monitoring Programmes: Evaluation; Annex B Planning Process by Country; Annex C Summary of Safety Management for OECD Countries; Annex D List of Participants

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-03493-9

9786610034932

92-64-19600-5

OCLC:

700683027