road traffic safety

Also known as road safety, road danger reduction, traffic safety

methods and measures for reducing the risk of traffic accidents, as well as death and injury on roads

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Subclass of: security
Has part: traffic police
Image: Acciones de seguridad vial en la escuela N 4 Artigas - 20230306dicimouysm5644.jpg

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Commons category: Road transport safety
topic's main category: Category:Road safety

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Encyclopedic overview

Sidewalks, curbs and traffic signals in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States A right-hand driving car on the right-hand side of the road in France at night Speed limits in different areas; here unusually with only a "recommended" limit (Richtgeschwindigkeit) of 130 km/h on the Autobahn in Germany DRIP variable message sign guiding traffic on the Dutch A13 motorway Vehicles experiencing a breakdown or an emergency can stop in the emergency lane; these lanes may themselves present risks to traffic. Sacrifices to the Modern Moloch, a 1923 cartoon published in St. Louis Star, criticizing the apparent acceptance by society of increasing automobile-related fatalities A US poster from the 1940s Road traffic safety refers to the methods and measures, such as traffic calming, to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured. Typical road users include pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, passengers of vehicles, and passengers of on-road public transport, mainly buses and trams.

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