SAFETY EDUCATION OF THE ROAD USER

The paper describes the role of the road safety officer in the local authority. It gives examples of the uses made of accident data in the areas of road safety education, publicity and training and discusses some of the considerations necessary in the mounting of a propaganda enterprise. Road safety education in schools is examined and current methods and developments applicable to the various age groups outlined. Examples are given of how the engineering and education functions can combine. The need for evaluation is explained. A model is described and examples quoted of various aspects of evaluation. (Author/TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Whitehall Press Limited

  Headington Hill Hall
  Oxford 0X3 0BW,   England 
• Authors:
  • Darlington, J O
• Publication Date: 1982-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 2-8
• Serial:
  • Highway Engineer
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Whitehall Press Limited
  • ISSN: 0306-6452

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Children; Crashes; Education; Mathematical models; Publicity; Safety; Safety education; Travelers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1757: Age; 1758: Child; 2284: Education; 8573: Publicity; 1665: Safety; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00349588
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-033 312
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 1982 12:00AM