1. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division Road Safety Week 23 – 27 April 2007

2. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division FRONTAL IMPACT Progress of vehicle safety regarding the protection of occupants against frontal collision.

3. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division The following video shows the vehicle design achievements implemented to comply with the progressively stringent requirements of UNECE Regulation No. 94 since 1995.

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5. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division CRASH COMPATIBILITY Future achievements concerning “Crash compatibility” between cars of different dimensions and masses.

6. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division The more rugged construction of pickup trucks, minivans and sports utility vehicles, may make them fundamentally dangerous in crashes with ordinary passenger cars. The following video shows a lateral impact test replicating a crash between a city car and a Sports Utility Vehicle (substituted by a test trolley).

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8. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION Future achievements concerning “Pedestrian protection”.

9. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division Pedestrian fatalities account for 20% of traffic fatalities in Europe.

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11. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL Progress in the active safety of vehicles brought about by the implementation of electronic devices to enhance vehicle stability.

12. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division Crash data studies conducted in Europe, Japan and the United States of America indicate that these systems have shown the greatest life saving benefits since the introduction of safety belts.

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14. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division THE USE OF SAFETY-BELTS

15. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division Safety belts when used properly reduce the number of serious traffic injuries by 50 percent and fatalities by 60-70 percent (James Madison University - USA).

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17. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division VEHICLE CHILD SAFETY IN VEHICLES

18. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division Of the children aged 0 to 14 years who were killed in motor vehicle crashes during 2005, nearly half were unrestrained (NHTSA-USA).

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20. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division Moreover, even when children are secured in motor vehicles in child seats, 60% of the seats are incorrectly fitted (GMTV survey – UK 2004).

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22. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division The “ISOFIX” system copes effectively with misuse. UNECE Regulations provide the legal framework for the ISOFIX installation in motor vehicles since 2006.

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24. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS Roundabouts

25. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division Roundabouts are very well established features of road design aimed at improving traffic flow and reducing conflicts at junctions.

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27. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division IMPAIRED DRIVING

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29. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division From an investigation of studies conducted in some countries it emerged that alcohol was present in between 33% and 69% of fatally-injured drivers.

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31. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division USE OF HELMETS

32. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division Injuries to the head and neck are the main cause of death, severe injury and disability among users of motorcycles and bicycles.

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34. 20-April-07UNECE Transport Division A helmet aims to reduce the risk of serious head and brain injuries by reducing the impact of a force or collision to the head.

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