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Road Safety Management - Issues & Perspectives (Paperback)
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Roads are the main blood vessels of a city. Road Network and its
standard indicate the status of a city. Road transportation is
under stress due to increase both in population and in vehicles.
Apathy shown towards road transportation system, lack of
enforcement and improper road culture have resulted in a global
epidemic called Road Traffic Injuries (RTI). Across the world,
about 1.2 million people lose their lives and as many as 50
millions get injured annually in road crashes. Out of which, 85 per
cent of the deaths and 90 per cent of the injuries occur in
developing countries. This costs the developing countries about 1-3
per cent of their GNP. An integrated, comprehensive and sustainable
road safety management is essential. The government of - a nation
should take the initiative and co-ordinate with all stakeholders of
the roads. The participants who can make valuable contributions,
other than the government, are the non-Governmental organisation,
private stakeholders, driving schools, vehicle manufacturers,
medical fraternity, research organisations, media and the road
users. Moreover, it requires technical and non-technical measures
which have to be taken up simultaneously to curb this major
disaster. The purpose of this book is to sensitise all to issue of
road safety and to discuss the steps which need to be taken by the
government and all stakeholders of the roads. This book is divided
into three sections. Section I discusses the causes responsible for
road accidents like alcohol, human error, bad roads, defective
vehicles etc. Section II talks about technical and, non-technical
steps to curb this disaster, like Intelligent Traffic System (ITS),
Road Safety Index, Emergency Medical Services and other tools.
Section III consists of country experiences and cases like impact
of Road Crashes on the Poor (Bangalore and Bangladesh); Road
Safety: Issues and Initiatives in Bangladesh; Road Accident
Reporting Computerised System in Thailand; Carriageway and Safety
of Life in Nagpur City: Before and After Renovation of Roads and
Driving Road Safety Forward (Shell initiatives in the Middle East).
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