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speech on Safe driving can save precious life

Answer 1

Road traffic safety refers to the methods and measures used to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured. Typical road users include: pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, vehicle passengers, horse-riders and passengers of on-road public transport (mainly buses and trams).

Best-practices in modern road safety strategy:

The basic strategy of a Safe System approach is to ensure that in the event of a crash, the impact energies remain below the threshold likely to produce either death or serious injury. This threshold will vary from crash scenario to crash scenario, depending upon the level of protection offered to the road users involved. For example, the chances of survival for an unprotected pedestrian hit by a vehicle diminish rapidly at speeds greater than 30 km/h, whereas for a properly restrained motor vehicle occupant the critical impact speed is 50 km/h (for side impact crashes) and 70 km/h (for head-on crashes).

— International Transport Forum, Towards Zero, Ambitious Road Safety Targets and the Safe System Approach, Executive Summary page 19[1]

As sustainable solutions for all classes of road have not been identified, particularly low-traffic rural and remote roads, a hierarchy of control should be applied, similar to classifications used to improve occupational safety and health. At the highest level is sustainable prevention of serious injury and death crashes, with sustainable requiring all key result areas to be considered. At the second level is real time risk reduction, which involves providing users at severe risk with a specific warning to enable them to take mitigating action. The third level is about reducing the crash risk which involves applying the road design standards and guidelines (such as from AASHTO), improving driver behavior and enforcement.[1]

Traffic safety has been studied as a science for more than 75 years.[2]

Background

Mortality

Vehicle safetyEdit

Safety can be improved in various ways depending on the transport taken.

Buses and coachesEdit

Safety can be improved in various simple ways to reduce the chance of an accident occurring. Avoiding rushing or standing in unsafe places on the bus or coach and following the rules on the bus or coach itself will greatly increase the safety of a person travelling by bus or coach. Various safety features can also be implemented into buses and coaches to improve safety including safety bars for people to hold onto.

The main ways to stay safe when travelling by bus or coach are as follows:

Leave your location early so that you do not have to run to catch the bus or coach.

At the bus stop, always follow the queue.

Do not board or alight at a bus stop other than an official one.

Never board or alight at a red light crossing or unauthorized bus stop.

Board the bus only after it has come to a halt without rushing in or pushing others.

Do not sit, stand or travel on the footboard of the bus.

Do not put any part of your body outside a moving or a stationary bus.

While in the bus, refrain from shouting or making noise as it can distract the driver.

Always hold onto the handrail if standing in a moving bus, especially on sharp turns.

Always adhere to the bus safety rules.