Strengthening Road Safety Legislation: A Practice and Resource Manual for Countries

This manual is for countries interested in legislative change to improve road safety. It consists of four chapters. Chapter 1 focuses on the factors that influence road safety legislative action including injury and fatality rates, social norms, and financial resources available. Chapter 2 looks at assessing and improving road safety laws and regulations. Chapter 3 examines laws related to specific risk factors and how they can be improved. The factors examined are: speed, drunk driving, motorcycle helmets, seat belts, and child restraints. Laws related to post-crash care are also examined. Chapter 4 focuses on steps to take in advocating for legislative and regulatory change. Case studies from various countries are used throughout the manual.

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  World Health Organization

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  1211 Geneva 27,   Switzerland 
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 99p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Child restraint systems; Countries; Drunk driving; Highway safety; Laws and legislation; Motorcycle helmets; Regulations; Seat belts; Speeding; Traffic safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01491347
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9789241505109
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 3 2013 12:24PM