China : Road Traffic Safety, the Achievements, the Challenges, and the Way Ahead

Road traffic injuries are a major but neglected global public health problem. Worldwide, the number of people killed in road traffic accidents each year is estimated at almost 1.2 million, while the number injured could be as high as 50 million. Without increased efforts and new initiatives, the total number of road traffic injuries and fatalities worldwide is forecast to rise by 65 percent between 2000 and 2020, while in low and middle-income countries, road traffic fatalities are expected to increase by as much as 80 percent over the same period. In 2002, road traffic injuries were the ninth leading cause of years lost worldwide, equal to 2.6 percent of the global burden of disease. On current trends, by 2020, road traffic injuries are likely to be the third leading cause of years lost. Part one of this reports presents the achievements of the Chinese Government in the last five years and the challenges it faces. Part two reviews the World Bank's experience with road safety in China over the last 20 years and summarizes the legacy of its efforts and the lessons learned. Finally, part three discusses recommendations on the way ahead for World Bank's road safety initiatives in China.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2008-08
Subjects:ACCELERATORS, ACCIDENT ANALYSIS, ACCIDENT COSTING, ACCIDENT DATA, ACCIDENT DATABASE, ACCIDENT PREVENTION, ACCIDENT REPORTING, AGGRESSIVE DRIVING, AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL, ARTERIAL ROADS, AXLE LOAD, AXLE LOADS, BICYCLE LANE, BLIND PERSONS, BLOOD ALCOHOL, BRAKES, BRIDGE, BUSES, CAR, CAR DRIVERS, CAR MANUFACTURERS, CAR USERS, CARS, CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS, CHANGING LANES, CHANNELIZATION, COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT, CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION SITES, COST OF TRANSPORT, CROSSING, CURBS, CYCLISTS, DISABILITIES, DRIVER BEHAVIOR, DRIVER EDUCATION, DRIVER TRAINING, DRIVERS, DRIVING, DRIVING BEHAVIOR, DRIVING FORCE, DRIVING SCHOOLS, EXPRESSWAYS, FATALITY DATA, FOOTBRIDGES, FRAMEWORK, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GRADE, HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY CODE, HIGHWAY DESIGN, HIGHWAY PROJECT, HIGHWAY PROJECTS, HIGHWAY RESEARCH, HIGHWAY SAFETY, HIGHWAYS, IMPROVING ROAD SAFETY, INCOME, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, INJURY, INJURY PREVENTION, INJURY SURVEILLANCE, INNER RING, INSPECTION, INTERCHANGES, INTERSECTION, INTERSECTIONS, INTERURBAN ROAD, INTERURBAN ROADS, JUNCTIONS, LANES, MARKING, MEDICAL SERVICES, METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MOTORCYCLE, MOTORCYCLES, MOTORCYCLISTS, MOTORISTS, MUNICIPAL ROAD, NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY, NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY, NATIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC, NATIONAL TRAFFIC, OVERTAKING, PASSENGER, PASSENGERS, PAVEMENTS, PEDESTRIAN, PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS, PEDESTRIANS, POLICE STATISTICS, PUBLIC SECURITY, RED LIGHT, REDUCTION IN ACCIDENT RATES, RESEARCH PROJECTS, RIGHT OF WAY, RING ROAD, ROAD, ROAD AGENCIES, ROAD CATEGORIES, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ROAD DESIGN, ROAD DESIGN STANDARDS, ROAD ENGINEERING, ROAD ENVIRONMENT, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD MARKING, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD PROJECTS, ROAD SAFETY, ROAD SAFETY ACTION, ROAD SAFETY ACTIVITIES, ROAD SAFETY AUDIT, ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS, ROAD SAFETY EFFORT, ROAD SAFETY EXPERTS, ROAD SAFETY INITIATIVES, ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT, ROAD SAFETY POLICIES, ROAD SAFETY PROBLEMS, ROAD SAFETY PROGRAMS, ROAD SAFETY PROJECTS, ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH, ROAD SAFETY REVIEW, ROAD SAFETY STUDY, ROAD SPACE, ROAD TRAFFIC, ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, ROAD TRAFFIC FATALITIES, ROAD TRAFFIC FATALITY, ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES, ROAD USER, ROAD USER EDUCATION, ROAD VEHICLES, ROADS, RURAL TRAFFIC, SAFETY AUDITS, SAFETY COMPONENTS, SAFETY COUNCIL, SAFETY CULTURE, SAFETY FOR PEDESTRIANS, SAFETY IMPROVEMENT, SAFETY INITIATIVES, SAFETY ISSUES, SAFETY KNOWLEDGE, SAFETY OUTCOMES, SAFETY PROGRAM, SAFETY PROJECT, SAFETY REGULATIONS, SAFETY STANDARDS, SHARING, SIGNALIZATION, SIGNS, SPACE FOR PEDESTRIANS, SPEED, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED LIMITS, SPEEDS, TIRES, TOLLS, TRACTORS, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, TRAFFIC CONTROL, TRAFFIC DATA, TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, TRAFFIC FATALITY RATE, TRAFFIC INJURIES, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT COORDINATION, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TRAFFIC MIX, TRAFFIC POLICE, TRAFFIC RULES, TRAFFIC SAFETY, TRAFFIC SAFETY EFFORTS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, TRAFFIC VOLUME, TRAFFIC VOLUMES, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT AGENCIES, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT INDUSTRY, TRANSPORT MODE, TRANSPORT OPERATIONS, TRANSPORT PROJECTS, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRUCK, TRUCK DRIVERS, TRUCKS, TRUST FUNDS, TYPE OF TRANSPORT, TYPES OF VEHICLES, URBAN ACCIDENTS, URBAN EXPRESSWAYS, URBAN TRAFFIC, URBAN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, URBAN TRANSPORT, URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECT, URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECTS, VEHICLE, VEHICLE DRIVERS, VEHICLE FLEET, VEHICLE OPERATING, VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS, VEHICLES, VULNERABLE ROAD USERS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/10868536/china-road-traffic-safety-achievements-challenges-way-ahead
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7778
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