Why is road safety in the U.S. not on par with Sweden, the U.K., and the Netherlands?:Lessons to be learned
Purpose: This study compared road safety and related factors in the U.S. with those in Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands (which are among the best-performing countries), in order to identify actions most likely to produce casualty reductions in the U.S. Method: The reviewed topics were basic country statistics, road fatalities and various fatality rates, and selected road-safety issues. Results: The main differences concerned structural and cultural factors (such as vehicle distance driven), and procedural factors (such as alcohol-impaired driving, exceeding speed limits, and use... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2014 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Luoma , J & Sivak , M 2014 , ' Why is road safety in the U.S. not on par with Sweden, the U.K., and the Netherlands? Lessons to be learned ' , European Transport Research Review , vol. 6 , no. 3 , pp. 295-302 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s12544-014-0131-7 |
Schlagwörter: | alcohol / young drivers / seat belts / driver behavior / speeding / road safety / /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being / name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being / /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/sustainable_cities_and_communities / name=SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29210604 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://cris.vtt.fi/en/publications/8075c00d-5b17-465f-b42d-82028ffbe312 |
Purpose: This study compared road safety and related factors in the U.S. with those in Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands (which are among the best-performing countries), in order to identify actions most likely to produce casualty reductions in the U.S. Method: The reviewed topics were basic country statistics, road fatalities and various fatality rates, and selected road-safety issues. Results: The main differences concerned structural and cultural factors (such as vehicle distance driven), and procedural factors (such as alcohol-impaired driving, exceeding speed limits, and use of seat belts). Conclusions: The main recommendations for improving road safety in the U.S. are as follows: (1) lower states' BAC limits, and encourage the use of alcohol ignition interlocks (2) reexamine the current speed-limit policies and improve speed enforcement, (3) implement primary seat-belt-wearing laws in each state that would cover both front and rear occupants, and reward vehicle manufacturers for installation of advanced seat-belt reminders, and (4) reconsider road-safety target setting so that the focus is on reducing fatalities and not on reducing fatality rate per distance driven, and (5) consider new strategies to reduce vehicle distance driven.