Road traffic safety
Road Traffic Safety
Road traffic safety (pronunciation: /roʊd ˈtræfɪk ˈseɪfti/) refers to the methods and measures used to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured. Typical road users include pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, vehicle passengers, horse riders and drivers.
Etymology
The term "road traffic safety" is a combination of three English words: "road" (from Old English "rād" meaning "ride, journey"), "traffic" (from Italian "traffico") and "safety" (from Old French "sauveté" meaning "safety, security").
Related Terms
- Accident prevention: The planning and measures taken to avoid accidents, such as road traffic accidents.
- Traffic collision: An incident on the road where a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction.
- Traffic law: The laws or rules created by a government to regulate the movement of vehicles and pedestrians on roads.
- Road safety audit: A formal examination of a future road or traffic project, or an existing road, in which an independent, qualified team reports on the project's crash potential and safety performance.
- Road safety education: The process of acquiring knowledge, attitudes, habits, skills and values about how to use the road safely.
See Also
- Vehicle safety technology
- Road traffic control
- Road safety in Europe
- Road safety in Africa
- Road safety in Asia
- Road safety in the United States
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Road traffic safety
- Wikipedia's article - Road traffic safety
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