UNITED KINGDOM - STATUS REPORT

New targets for road casualty reductions in the UK were set in 2000. These include a 40% reduction in deaths and serious injuries, and a 50% reduction for child road deaths and serious injuries. Research, accident data collection, Euro NCAP/Primary NCAP crashworthiness testing, public awareness, lorry/coach safety, and car secondary safety (including vehicle compatibility, frontal and side impact protection, child restraints, pedestrian protection, motorcycle helmets, and intelligent speed adaptation) are discussed. For the covering abstract see ITRD E111577.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Safety Advisory Committee

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • O'REILLY, P
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF 17TH INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON THE ENHANCED SAFETY OF VEHICLES, HELD AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, 4-7 JUNE 2001. CD ROM
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: DOT HS 809220

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Conferences; Crash tests; Data collection; Intelligent transportation systems; Prevention; Safety; Speed control; Speed limits; Trucks; Vehicles
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 1271: Coach; 8525: Conference; 8623: Data acquisition; 1648: Impact test (crash); 8735: Intelligent transport system; 1236: Lorry; 1665: Safety; 1452: Speed limiter; 8119: United Kingdom; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00922513
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 2 2002 12:00AM