ROAD SAFETY NEEDS YOUR HELP

A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF LEADING CITIZENS DISCUSSED THE VITALLY IMPORTANT PROBLEM OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND CONSIDERED PRACTICAL AND REALISTIC MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS IN THE FUTURE. THE CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES WERE (1) TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON THE EXTREME URGENCY OF THE ROAD ACCIDENT PROBLEM, (2) TO MOBILIZE EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR OFFICIAL ROAD ACCIDENT PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, (3) TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING COMMUNITY SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSIST IN THE FORMATION OF OTHERS WHERE REQUIRED, AND (4) TO ENCOURAGE ORGANIZED CITIZEN GROUPS TO DEVELOPED CONTINUOUS AND EFFECTIVE ROAD SAFETY PROGRAMS. /CGRA/

• Corporate Authors:

  Ontario Dept Transp, Toronto /Canada

  /Metro Toronto Road Safety Wkshp Proc
  ,   United States 
• Publication Date: 1968-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communities; Highway safety; Organizations; Prevention; Public relations; Safety; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents; Programs; Public support
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219835
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: CANADIAN GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
• Report/Paper Numbers: 70 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 5 1994 12:00AM