Road safety in less motorized countries : relevance of international vehicle and highway safety standards.

Author(s)
Mohan, D. & Tiwari, G.
Year
Abstract

Road safety policies in highly motorised countries (HMC) have evolved over the last fifty years with input from research and academic institutions. However, such efforts have not gone into solving problems of road safety in less motorised countries (LMC). The traffic patterns, modal shares and accident patterns in LMCs differ significantly from those obtaining in HMCs. These patterns have not been experienced in the past by HMCs and so technologies and policies cannot be directly transferred from HMCs to LMCs without modifications. Basic principles at epidemiology and road safety need to be used to develop road safety policies suited for LMCs. For the covering abstract see ITRD E107709.

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C 24000 [electronic version only] /80 /91 / ITRD E107721
Source

In: Vehicle Safety 2000 : proceedings of an international conference held 7-9 June 2000, London, UK, p. 155-165, 22 ref.

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