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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Challenges for the Sustainable Development of Road Systems Latvia</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In 1997 the road administration funded out of the budget was reorganised into a Non-profit State Joint-Stock Company "Latvian Road Administration", which concluded an agreement of delegation on the work to be performed and duties with the Minister of Transport. Such organisation of entrepreneurial activity type for administration of the road network at once acquired several advantages in comparison with various state institutions that manage the branches. In the new status the opportunity emerged to form a greater involvement of the employees in the results of their work, methods for solving the issues of operation changed, in some cases they became similar to those applied in the private business. The number of personnel, issues of payment, and volume of resources became a matter to be determined by the Company itself. The holder of capital shares of the Joint Stock Company is the State in the name of the Ministry of Transport. The reorganisation of 2004 retained the already established system and changed the status from the non-profit organisation to a profit-earning organisation, altering also the name to State Joint Stock Company "Latvian State Roads" (LSR). The Plan for Prospective Development Strategy is being worked out, which will substantially change the inner formation of the organisation, increase the role of regional management structures, balance the centralisation and decentralisation between the centre and regions, as well as prepare the organisation for the mastering of a 2-fold increase in funding for the roads. The LSR is an organisation oriented towards the client, where the client is the Ministry of Transport on the one part and users of roads on the other part. The LSR administrates more than 20,000 km of state roads and receives payment for this work and provided services from the Ministry of Transport pursuant to the contract. Since 2003 the Quality Management System of the international standard EN ISO 9001:2000 has been implemented. The priority tasks of the Latvian State Roads are working towards objectives such as the modernisation of the main state roads, management of the co-financing means allocated from the EU funds for reconstruction of roads, as well as attracting new funding alternatives with public private partnerships. The short-term and long-term development programs of the state road network have been prepared and are being implemented. The most significant is the Development Program of Main Roads. Others: Program for Liquidation of "Black Spots" for improvement of traffic safety, Program for Development of Regional Roads, Program for Improvement of Gravel Roads. Already in the preparation stage a political support is obtained for the programs. In the field of public relations the work is targeted at cooperation with the road users and municipalities. This includes informing the road users, receiving their proposals, assessment of the manager's work, press campaigns, public discussion of projects, inquiries and researches for finding-out of the public opinion. For the covering abstract see ITRD E139491.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[This article explains various factors contributing to higher pedestrian road accident rates for pedestrians in urban areas in South Africa, and shows how this problem is being addressed. The South African Department of Transport has issued a pedestrian facility manual to help road authorities to provide adequate facilities. The authorities now have to apply these guidelines and standards to improve pedestrian facilities. Stricter law enforcement and more effective adjudication procedures are needed to combat the prevailing lack of discipline and respect for the law, among both inconsiderate drivers and undisciplined pedestrians. Despite extensive road safety campaigns, a large proportion of the South African population has not yet had proper road safety education. A new approach is required, where traffic safety education, the enhancement of skills, and the promotion of correct attitudes starts at grassroots level. The establishment of community road safety forums is a key factor for involving local communities in road safety and ensuring public support for road safety programmes. The foundation of community safety training centres is essential to promote safety education and skills development; improve knowledge, behaviour, and attitudes; and increase public understanding and acceptance of traffic law enforcement.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 1996 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PROCEEDINGS OF ROAD SAFETY AND TRAFFIC IN EUROPE (CONFERENCE). HELD IN GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN ON SEPTEMBER 26-28, 1990. CAMPAIGNS AND PUBLICITY, INFORMATION AND ENFORCEMENT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Contents:  National Road Safety Politics - A Contradictory and Suppressed Field of Decision Making, K. Koeltzow; Motorway Driving Speed Reduction and the Associated Public Information Campaigns in the Netherlands, P.C. Liedekerken; Campaigns against Drunken Driving among Young Drivers, P. Studsholt; Effectiveness of the 1988 Police National Motorway Safety Campaign, N. Christie; Improvement of Traffic Safety by Local Public Relations Campaigns, K. Schlabbach; Comedy on TV to Promote Traffic Safety, R.D. Wittink, W.J.A. Nelissen, and M.P. Hagenzieker; Road Safety as Business - Vision or Reality? The Brazilian Example, J.P. Correa; New Way of Broadcasts for Motorists, W. Melchers; Automatic Monitoring and Enforcement of Traffic Highway Violations, N. Ayland, F. Sommerville, and J. Siviter; Can Road Traffic Law Enforcement Permanently Reduce the Number of Accidents? T. Bjoernskau and R. Elvik; Vehicle Accident Data Recorder, W. Fincham; The Scope of Automatic Detection and Enforcement Systems, T. Rothengatter.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A strategy for traffic engineering has been defined based on a new generation of transport master plans (Verkehrs- entwicklungsplanung). In this way local transport policy is directly connected with economy, housing, environment and recreation.  The combination of the traffic engineering approach with public relations/public awareness campaigns seems to be a most promising possibility for changing the behaviour of road users.  The mutual power of private and public efforts in this field should be developed to a model for optimal implementation of traffic management schemes. First conclusions can be drawn from applications in the cities of Saarbrucken, Lubeck and Aachen.  (A) For the covering abstract of the seminar see IRRD 859831.]]></description>
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