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Road Traffic Risk Assessment: Control and Prevention of Collisions

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 1677

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Department of Health Sciences, University of Quebec at Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC G7H 2B1, Canada
Interests: road safety; traffic; driving; control; prevention; accident; crash; injury; risk
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Dear Colleagues,

Road traffic safety is considered to be the most common health determinant associated with the transport sector and considers the prevention of serious injuries or deaths on the road. Moreover, road traffic collisions are among the most serious threats to public safety and injury prevention. Driver safety is influenced by numerous factors, varying from those pertaining to the human factor to those affecting traffic regulation and infrastructure design or the vehicle itself.

A reduction in crashes, injuries and deaths on the roads can be achieved through certain approaches. Several behavioral changes can help to significantly reduce the number of road traffic-related accidents, including speed control, respecting and following the road traffic rules and signs, as well as avoiding unsafe behaviours—driving under the influence of alcohol or other substances, or using a mobile phone while driving. Additionally, it is essential to identify high-risk drivers before collisions occur.

This Special Issue is an opportunity for researchers to publish valuable results in road traffic safety, behavior, prevention and control.

Prof. Dr. Martin Lavallière
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • road safety
  • traffic
  • driving
  • control
  • prevention
  • accident
  • crash
  • injury
  • risk

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Evaluation of a Road Safety Awareness Campaign Deployed along the Roadside in Saguenay (Québec, Canada)
by France Desjardins and Martin Lavallière
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(11), 6012; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116012 - 31 May 2023
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Abstract
For the past few years, police officers from the City of Saguenay have been installing a billboard combined with a damaged car along roadsides to make drivers aware of the road risks related to dangerous behaviors at the wheel. To assess the short-term [...] Read more.
For the past few years, police officers from the City of Saguenay have been installing a billboard combined with a damaged car along roadsides to make drivers aware of the road risks related to dangerous behaviors at the wheel. To assess the short-term effect of this device, evaluative research with a quasi-experimental design with pre-exposure, during, and post-exposure. The results show a significant decrease (p < 0.001) of 0.637 km/h for the first site (a 70 km/h zone) and 0.269 km/h for the second site (a 50 km/h zone) when the device is exposed. At the time of this last evaluation, a reduction of 1.255 km/h remained even after the advertising panel was removed. Although minimal, this speed reduction where the billboards are placed shows the police that this awareness-raising approach works since it reduces the speed of motorists at very low cost. Full article
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