Road safety issues and initiatives in Bangladesh : the context of regional significance.

Author(s)
Hoque, M.M. Alam, M.J.B. & Habib, K.M.N.
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Abstract

In this paper an attempt has been made to highlight the scale and characteristics of the road safety problem in Bangladesh. It discusses the priority issues and some recent initiatives of tackling the safety problem with particular regard to the importance of regional and sub-regional collaboration and support in sharing of such information, developments and good practices to consolidate programs for safety improvements. The main road safety sectors identified included road safety management an accident data reporting system, traffic legislation and enforcement, engineering and planning, roadway design standards and safety audits, improvements of hazardous locations, vehicle inspection, driver training and testing, road safety education and publicity, medical assistance, motor vehicle insurance, road accident costing and road safety research. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E208431.

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C 27095 (In: C 26913 CD-ROM) /10 /82 / ITRD E209443
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In: Transport: our highway to a sustainable future : proceedings of the 21st ARRB and 11th REAAA Conference, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 18-23 May 2003, 12 p., 17 ref.

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