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Road Safety Students: Diana Luchian Loredana Groza Coordinator: Cristina Cornea (teacher) Simona Avramescu (headmaster)
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One-year progress update: Decade of Action for Road Safety 2013-2020
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Everything and anything can be fixed except death Be careful not pass illegally
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Road traffic deaths by type of road user
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Other key data Worldwide vehicle ownership is forecast to double by 2020. Much of this growth will be in emerging markets. Road traffic injuries cost countries 1–3% of GDP. Only 15% of countries have comprehensive laws which address five key behavioural risks.
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Prevention works Evolution of the number of annual road traffic deaths in metropolitan France, 1970-2009
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Cost benefit Seatbelts (USA, Canada, Norway): 1 : 3-8 Speed cameras (all EU): 1 : 5.9 Motorcycle helmets (Norway, USA): 1 : 17 Drinking and driving: 1 : 19-56
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Goal of the Decade To halt or reverse the predicted increase in road traffic fatalities around the world
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Some future directions Additional, coordinated, multi-sectorial country support mechanisms More large scale evaluated interventions A few agreed priorities (e.g. legislative reform and enforcement) Vocal civil society Better informed media Inclusion of road safety in other agendas (e.g. Rio +20) Additional players
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Now we need to move this campaign into high gear and steer our world to safer roads ahead. Together, we can save millions of lives." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
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