this school has become a cradle for nurturing and spreading ideas‚ thoughts‚ campaigns and knowledge on road safety to educate the general public and drivers with the objective of reducing mishaps on the Roads of Kolkata. Various studies conducted over the years by the WHO revealed that‚ in most of the developing countries of the world and especially in India‚ pedestrians are most vulnerable to road accidents‚ accounting to almost half‚ of the recorded fatalities every year. It has thus become imperative
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Drivers must at all times‚ abide by the safety regulations of the road and most importantly stick to the speed limits or stick to a speed which will allow one to stop within a safe distance. Drivers must‚ most importantly‚ take responsibility for themselves at all times. By this I mean‚ they must know that they should not drive if they feel tired‚ sick‚ drunk or upset. They must also ensure that the appropriate eye wear or hearing aid be worn if necessary. Patience is a quality in which drivers must
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due to the influence that the media has on young people‚ perceiving a tan as beautiful‚ teenagers tend to have more exposure to the sun. Similarly to the strategies above‚ the Awareness Program shows the linkage with the five action areas of the Ottawa Charter. Developing personal skills refers to the education and development of healthy personal skills to exercise control over their own health environments and to make better health choices. Widely distributed accurate information via mass media
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ESSAY ROAD SAFETY Road safety continues to be one of the most serious public health and social issues in Trinidad and Tobago—it affects everyone‚ whether you drive‚ walk or cycle. The aim of road safety is to reduce the harm‚ injuries‚ death and property damage resulting from crashes of road vehicle traveling on our nation’s roads. I believe with goverment intervention‚ educational programs and law enforcement this social problem can curb the increasing levels of road accidents and fatalities
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Road safety is the process of learning how to be safe and sensible when driving a vehicle on a road and how to reduce accident causes on road for proper driving. It aims to reduce the harm (deaths‚ injuries‚ and property damage) resulting from motor vehicle collisions. Harm from road traffic crashes is greater than that from all other transportation modes (air‚ sea‚ space‚ off-terrain‚ etc.) combined I- Driving license To make roads safer‚ driving licenses exist‚ so we compare two European
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Road safety is increasingly becoming a major killer and a worldwide concern. A child is killed in an accident every three minutes. Everyday more than one hundred people are killed due to lack in road safety. Around six thousand people are injured due to these small mistakes of a driver. Many people look at road safety as non-essential‚ but this a major topic of accidents occurring every minute nowadays. . Road accident is a global tragedy with ever-raising trend. To avoid these‚ a driver should
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Road safety is a major issue affecting the road sector. Road accidents remain a serious impediment to sustainable human development in many of the developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Road accidents continue to be an important social and economic problem in developing countries like India. Growth in the number of motor vehicles‚ poor enforcement of traffic safety regulations‚ poor quality of roads and vehicles‚ and inadequate public health infrastructures are some
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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
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there has been a dramatic increase in the number of road accidents involving child pedestrians. This research proposal will seek to highlight the strategies that can be developed and implemented to improve the road safety of child pedestrians. (ii) Purpose statement and an associated research question Purpose Statement The purpose of this paper will seek to address the strategies that can be developed and implemented to enhance road safety for child pedestrians and thus improve casualty reduction
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Road Safety Every year‚ more than a hundred traffic accidents caused by drivers‚ passengers and pedestrians. Every time‚ most of the people involved always blame others‚ not thinking their own responsibility. In fact‚ some simple actions like avoiding chat with the driver‚ not drinking before driving and watching out for the traffic light can reduce most chances of being hurt in traffic accidents. First and foremost‚ the reason why numerous traffic accidents caused by bus are passengers chat
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