A workshop has been organised within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. Road traffic safety is one of the subjects of the MOU. Some of the issues are elaborated here as an introduction to the theme of this workshop: public awareness of road traffic safety. It is stated that, as in many countries, the main hindrance to the effectiveness of the present efforts of road safety work is the low valuation of safety and of awareness of risks of being involved in road traffic accidents and possibilities for improving safety among the citizens and the politicians. According to the author, awareness in terms of paying more attention to road traffic safety and in raising the awareness of risks in traffic can be organised by the attendants of the workshop.
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