O3: Importance of Road Safety on Public Health
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o3: importance of road safety on public health
roads are crucial to our everyday lives as we use them by driving, riding, walking or travelling as a pedestrian. worldwide, more than 1.2 million people are killed on roads every year and up to 50 million more are injured; with most casualties from developing countries. in addition to different disabilities, road.accidents cause extensive psychological disorders and grief, and occasionally e...
full textO1: Importance of Child Safety on the Road
Worldwide, more than 185,000 children under 18 years die from road traffic accidents annually (each four minutes a child death occurred due to road crashes); with most casualties from developing countries. 95% of road traffic fatalities among children occur in developing countries. Many more children are injured, often severely, and suffering from different disabilities. Road accidents cause ex...
full texto1: importance of child safety on the road
worldwide, more than 185,000 children under 18 years die from road traffic accidents annually (each four minutes a child death occurred due to road crashes); with most casualties from developing countries. 95% of road traffic fatalities among children occur in developing countries. many more children are injured, often severely, and suffering from different disabilities. road accidents cause ex...
full textScope of public health measures in ensuring road safety
lobally, 1.24 million people succumb to road traffic accidents (RTA) every year, 92% of which have been reported from low and middle-income countries.1 It raises further concerns as almost 60% of the victims are from 15-44 years age group.1 Realizing the public health concern, the current decade 2011-2020 has been declared as the Decade of Action for road safety, with a goal of first stabilizin...
full textRoad Safety Education and Training from a Public Health Perspective
From a public health perspective, road safety education and training seem to be largely ineffective. There is little scientific evidence to suggest that they contribute to reduced risk, injury or fatality among those targeted. Some programs do influence road user behaviour and reduce the crash risk and/or injury of road users but these appear to be in the minority. Education and training progra...
full textThe importance of accurate road data for spatial applications in public health: customizing a road network
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volume 4 issue 4
pages 3- 3
publication date 2017-02
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