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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
UnKnown
Eth
nic
Gro
up
Casualties
Almost 50% of casualties are between Black and Asian background.
STOP THINK LOOK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9_42_cOm9E