ROAD SAFETY

By Abdullah Samadi Hanad Ahmed Anis Ali

what is road safety

Road traffic safety refers to

methods and measures for

reducing the risk of a person

using the road network being

killed or seriously injured.

The users of a road include

pedestrians, cyclists, motorists,

their passengers, and passengers

of public transport, mainly buses.

Causes of road accidents

We listen to loud music We do not concentrate on the roadWe run on the road to beat the traffic lightWe talk on the phone while we are crossingwe don’t think about ourselves We play football and mess around crossing points.We are busy texting our friends, or watching videos on

our phones/tablets

HOW CAN YOU PREVENT DEATHS AND INJURIES

•By turning down the volume•Paying attention•Being patient•Being Careful•Walking NOT running on the roads•Behaving ourselves•Thinking about others.

Child casualties in Hackney by Ethnicity, 2001

27(17%)

10(6%)

52 (33%)

68 (43%)

1 (1%)

2(1%)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

White & WhiteOther

Black & BlackOther

Asian

Oriental

Arab

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Casualties

Almost 50% of casualties are between Black and Asian background.

STOP THINK LOOK

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