Every Accident is One Too Many Every Accident is One ... - UNECE
Every Accident is One Too Many Every Accident is One ... - UNECE
Every Accident is One Too Many Every Accident is One ... - UNECE
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Towards new<br />
objectives<br />
Think of ‘Parken’, the Copenhagen Stadium, when a World Cup football match <strong>is</strong> being played.<br />
<strong>Every</strong> last seat <strong>is</strong> filled. More than 45,000 men, women, and children.<br />
Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> the number of people that will be killed or seriously injured in Dan<strong>is</strong>h traffic during the<br />
decade to come - unless we take new and vigorous measures.<br />
In 1998, the Dan<strong>is</strong>h Road Safety Comm<strong>is</strong>sion resolved that the number of people killed and<br />
injured in traffic must be reduced by at least 40 per cent before the end of 2000.<br />
Now, at the end of th<strong>is</strong> period, it appears that the actual reduction was almost 30 per cent. Th<strong>is</strong><br />
<strong>is</strong> to say that we did not fully achieve our objective. We got far...but nowhere near far enough.<br />
Think of Parken.<br />
Experience gathered from the old action plan tells us that ambitious goals and common plans<br />
featuring many initiatives are effective and do save lives.<br />
The Road Safety Comm<strong>is</strong>sion <strong>is</strong> now setting new, specific targets. The objective <strong>is</strong> to have no<br />
more than 300 deaths and 2,443 seriously injured people in Dan<strong>is</strong>h traffic per year by the end<br />
of 2012. These figures correspond to a 40 per cent reduction in current levels.<br />
These objectives can be fulfilled. United Kingdom has approximately 40 per cent fewer deaths<br />
on the roads per inhabitant than Denmark. Why shouldn’t we match th<strong>is</strong><br />
With the new objectives for road safety laid down by the Road Safety Comm<strong>is</strong>sion, it <strong>is</strong> no<br />
longer sufficient to simply continue our efforts at the same level and using the same measures<br />
as before. New, more effective measures are needed, and these measures are suggested in<br />
th<strong>is</strong> action plan.<br />
Active participation <strong>is</strong> required from everyone if these objectives are to become reality. Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong><br />
true for the Dan<strong>is</strong>h state, counties, and local authorities, and for all public and private<br />
enterpr<strong>is</strong>es. Most of all, it <strong>is</strong> true for all road users, for you and me. The Road Safety Comm<strong>is</strong>sion<br />
has set a target and prepared a plan. Please take up th<strong>is</strong> challenge.<br />
Remember: <strong>Every</strong> accident <strong>is</strong> one too many - Road safety starts with you.<br />
Helge Adam Møller<br />
Chairman of the Road Safety Comm<strong>is</strong>sion
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