Within the framework of Loan Agreement signed between Government of Turkish Republic and World Bank, "Traffic Safety Project" was initiated in July 1998. The total amount of the loan is 91 million US$ of which 65 million US$ is from the credit and 26 million US$ is from the national budget. This project will be completed in July 2003. The main objective of this project is to determine and implement the vision, aim and strategy in order to reduce the rate of fatality and injuries to 40% due to traffic accidents in the period of 10 years. Traffic Safety is a system which covers several activities and institutions with a high coordination to provide the desired level. Generally, this system includes Engineering, Enforcement, Education and Information, First Aid Subjects. Task Force Unit has been established in order to provide the coordination and an effective intervention. Some studies have been initiated to conduct a detailed examine and to find solutions for such a significant problem. For the covering abstract see ITRD E135448.
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