TRAFFIC SAFETY IN THE NETHERLANDS 1981/1982

DE VERKEERSONVEILIGHEID IN NEDERLAND 1981/1982

The number of traffic fatalities in the Netherlands during 1982 was 1710 and was therefore 5% lower than during 1981. In comparison with 1973 the number of traffic fatalities has decreased by almost 50%. An important part of this reduction was a result of governmental measures which include the mandatory use of safety belts, crash helmets, red reflectors on bicycles, and the introduction of a legal minimum blood alcohol content. On the other hand the continuing process of improvements on the road and the vehicle, adaptation to motorized traffic, the economic recession, have also played a positive role while the growing population and the increase in mobility have played a more negative role. Traffic mortality is still the highest for people in the age range from 15-24 years. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Authors:
  • BLOKPOEL, A
  • Boven, A van
• Publication Date: 1983

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 85 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Bicycles; Blood alcohol levels; Countermeasures; Crashes; Economic development; Fatalities; Helmets; Highways; Improvements; Injuries; Legislation; Manual safety belts; Population growth; Reflectorized materials; Safety; Statistics; Traffic safety; Transportation modes; Travelers
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I81: Accident Statistics; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391109
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Report/Paper Numbers: R-84-42 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1984 12:00AM