Acronym | Component | Interventions |
S | Speed management | Establish and enforce speed limit laws nationwide, locally and in cities. |
Build or modify roads that calm traffic, for example, roundabouts, road narrowing, speed bumps, chicanes and rumble strips. | ||
Require car makers to install new technologies, such as intelligent speed adaptation, to help drivers keep to speed limits. | ||
L | Leadership on road safety | Create an agency to spearhead road safety. |
Develop and fund a road safety strategy. | ||
Evaluate the impact of road safety strategies. | ||
Monitor road safety by strengthening data systems. | ||
Raise awareness and public support through education and campaigns. | ||
I | Infrastructure design and improvement | Provide safe infrastructure for all road users including sidewalks, safe crossings, refuges, overpasses and underpasses. |
Put in place bicycle and motorcycle lanes. | ||
Make the sides of roads safer by using clear zones, collapsible structures or barriers. | ||
Design safer intersections. | ||
Separate access roads from through-roads. | ||
Prioritise people by putting in place vehicle-free zones. | ||
Restrict traffic and speed in residential, commercial and school zones. | ||
Provide better, safer routes for public transport. | ||
V | Vehicle safety | Establish and enforce motor vehicle safety standard regulations related to:
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Establish and enforce regulations on motorcycle antilock braking. | ||
E | Enforcement of traffic laws | Establish and enforce laws at national, local and city levels on:
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S | Survival | Develop organised and integrated prehospital and facility-based emergency care systems. |
Train those who respond to crashes in basic emergency care. Promote community first responder training. |
Source: WHO.4