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Table of Contents Summary .............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Chapter 1 Every accident is one too many ........................................................................................................................................... 9 New distributions of responsibility and roles ...................................................................................................................... 10 Utopia or realism ............................................................................................................................................................... 11 Chapter 2 Towards new objectives ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 Specific targets for road safety 2001-2012 ......................................................................................................................... 13 Overall strategies .............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Background ....................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Chapter 3 Making the vision come true .............................................................................................................................................. 17 Road-users must change their behaviour ........................................................................................................................... 18 Organised transport ........................................................................................................................................................... 22 Road safety must be an integral part of physical planning ................................................................................................. 23 Local road safety a priority for counties and local authorities ............................................................................................ 24 State activity for road safety must be intensified ............................................................................................................... 25 Vehicle design and safety equipment ................................................................................................................................ 26 Follow-up on specific targets ............................................................................................................................................. 29 Chapter 4 The four focus areas .......................................................................................................................................................... 31 Speeding ........................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Alcohol ............................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Bicycles ............................................................................................................................................................................. 35 Junctions ........................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Chapter 5 New knowledge, research, and development .................................................................................................................... 39 Appendices Current status (1999) .......................................................................................................................................................... 41 Overview of the 62 initiatives proposed ............................................................................................................................. 44 Initiative cost-effectiveness ............................................................................................................................................... 46 Cost and effect – by state, county, and local authority ....................................................................................................... 48 Figure 1 Composition and tasks of the Road Safety Commission .......................................................................................... 5 Figure 2 Years of life lost in Denmark, 1996 ........................................................................................................................ 14 Figure 3 Number of road deaths per inhabitant in various countries .................................................................................. 15 Figure 4 Golden rules for driver behaviour ......................................................................................................................... 18 Figure 5 Correlation between speed and alcohol ............................................................................................................... 19 Figure 6 Trial project for young motorists in the County of Vejle .......................................................................................... 21 Figure 7 Example of enterprise plan ................................................................................................................................... 22 Figure 8 Enterprise views on road safety ........................................................................................................................... 22 Figure 9 Deaths, injuries, road use, and km roads .............................................................................................................. 25 Figure 10 Local action plan................................................................................................................................................. 24 Figure 11 Potential participants in road-safety committees ................................................................................................ 25 Figure 12 Small difference – great effect ............................................................................................................................ 32 Figure 13 Pedestrian risk of death when hit ........................................................................................................................ 33 Figure 14 Correlation between speed and accidents .......................................................................................................... 34 Figure 15 Speed monitoring on various road types ............................................................................................................. 35
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Page 38 and 39: Chapter 4 New vehicle requirements
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Page 46 and 47: Appendix Overview of the 62 propose
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Page 52 and 53: Appendix Expenditure, DKK mil./year
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