Viewing traffic safety issues from victims' standpoints : developing wider social acceptance of safe speed initiatives.

Author(s)
Oguri, Y.
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Abstract

This paper first describes the "Soft Car" project initated by the author and his associates as one of the "Safe Speed Initiatives". The target of the Soft Car project and Safe Speed Initiatives is reconsidered, and actions taken based on this reconsideration, especially contacts with victimized families, are described. The author argues that victims' standpoints are essential to develop genuine traffic safety measures. As concluding remarks, the author says that the nations which are currently experiencing rapid economic growth should seek alternative growth path which is associated with less or no sacrifice adopting "Safe Speed Initiatives". He also says that China can and should play her role as a leading country to adopt "Safe Speed Initiatives". Coming Beijing ITS World Congress (2007), Beijing Olympic Games (2008) and Shanghai International Exposition (2010) are excellent opportunities of demonstrating "Safe Speed Initiatives" and the author is ready to work with Chinese experts in collaboration with of European and Australian experts. For the covering abstract see ITRD E138091. This paper is available from http://www.ictct.org/workshops/07-Beijing/67Oguri265274.pdf.

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C 43400 (In: C 43376 CD-ROM) /83 / ITRD E138008
Source

In: Proceedings of the extra workshop on Road User Behaviour with a Special Focus on Vulnerable Road Users : Technical, Social and Psychological Aspects of the International Cooperation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic Safety ICTCT, Beijing, China, 2-3 April 2007, 4 ref.

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