Road Safety

Transport is one of the basic needs for growth and development of a region, nation, or world. The growth of transport brings forth all other good things that a society longs for. Road is one of the most common transport infrastructure use and it is often the primary transport infrastructure to be developed in growing and developing regions. Due to its nature of being the easiest infrastructure mode, most people have adopted it as their basic means of transport all over the world. This has resulted into roads congestion condition in which during rush hours and in urban centers the situation sometimes becomes unbearable. It is at this moment when the safety of the road is least observed, since each and every driver thinks on how fast he/she can be saved from the deadlock. Most of rear crash happens where there is congestion on the road.
Road safety is an important topic in the world of transportation and economics at large. In logistics management, transport plays a vital role in moving goods and services from place of production to the market and also movement of the buyers from their residential, companies or business location to the market and back. This process is highly enhanced since there is safety on the roads, thus smooth operation is highly ensured. Safety problems on the road not only affect the directly involved victims but also all other indirectly involved. When a truck carrying goods that were being passed to a needy retailer from the producer is involved in a crash, the whole business system become paralyzed; waves ripple back to the producer and in front to the consumer who was waiting to consume the product.
Road Safety
What can we do to improve road safety for children and adolescents?
1.2 million Die in road accidents each year. A child is killed in an accident every three minutes. Road safety is increasingly becoming a major killer and a worldwide concern, particularly for young people. What can we do to address the issue?
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