Knowledge Centre
Even more knowledge information can be found on the gTKP website.
The resources in the International Centre are structured as follows:
By type of knowledge:
Road Safety
| Environment
| Public Private Partnership
| Intelligent Transport Systems
| Regional Development
By geographical region:
Americas
| Asia and the Pacific
| Europe
| Africa and Middle East
| International
By type of resource:
Policy and regulations
| Position papers
| Guidelines and manuals
| Case studies
| Overviews and activity reports
A news conference was arranged for the beginning of The last oncoming lane campaign
- Date : 22 June 2010
- Region : International
- Type of Knowledge : Road Safety
- Type of Resources : Case studies
Short summary:
On June 17, 2010 a large-scale social awareness campaign “The last oncoming lane” will be launched in Russia to last for a month.
Mr. Viktor Kiryanov, Chief traffic police inspector of the Russian Federation, spoke at the news conference which was held to announce the upcoming campaign. “The goal of the campaign is to demonstrate clearly and to remind the drivers once more about really tragic consequences of driving in a hurry”. “We rely exactly on a warning of road uses”, he stressed. “During the campaign we don’t aim at exposing as many traffic rules violators moving to the oncoming lane as possible to revoke their licenses”. “I repeat once again – our sole purpose is to caution drivers and prevent road crashes”, noted Mr. Viktor Kiryanov.
Quite a number of events are scheduled during the campaign including special spot-checks and massed social and informative actions. But the core of it is a special social advertising video reel shot in a 3D format for the first time in Russia.
To watch the video please follow this link
Transport Outlook 2010
- Date : 31 May 2010
- Region : International
- Type of Knowledge : Environment
- Type of Resources : Overviews and activity reports
Short summary: The International Transport Forum is a strategic think tank for the transport sector. Each year, it brings together Ministers from over 50 countries, along with leading decision-makers and actors from the private sector, civil society and research, to address transport issues of strategic importance. An intergovernmental organisation linked to the OECD, the Forum's goal is to help shape the transport policy agenda, and ensure that it contributes to economic growth, environmental protection, social inclusion and the preservation of human life and wellbeing. The 2010 International Transport Forum, to be held on 26-28 May in Leipzig, Germany, will focus on Transport and Innovation: Unleashing the Potential.
Safe Roads for Development - A Policy Framework for Safe Infrastructure on Major Road Transport Networks
- Date : 21 May 2010
- Region : International
- Type of Knowledge : Road Safety
- Type of Resources : Case studies
Short summary:
This document focuses primarily on the safety of the users of these major roads and the conflicts between different road users resulting from the heavy use of these roads by motorised transport. Therefore, the report does not cover the roles that roads – often local roads and streets – fulfil as part of their “public domain” as a place to meet, to talk or play or search for goods and services.
Record Low in Road Deaths
- Date : 19 May 2010
- Region : International
- Type of Knowledge : Road Safety
- Type of Resources : Case studies
Short summary: For the first time ever the number of people killed in road accidents has fallen below 150 000 in the 52 member countries of the International Transport Forum (ITF), excluding India.
The first 3D social advertising video reel urging drivers to exercise care on roads was filmed in Russia
- Date : 17 May 2010
- Region : International
- Type of Knowledge : Road Safety
- Type of Resources : Overviews and activity reports
Short summary:
It is set for release in the largest movie theaters in mid-June when a
massive social awareness campaign named “The last oncoming lane” will
be launched.
Permanent link: http://www.1300000.net/presreleases.en/articles/pressrelease15.en.html
Pedestrian injuries in 8 European countries (hospital discharge data)
- Date : 13 April 2010
- Region : International
- Type of Knowledge : Road Safety
- Type of Resources : Case studies
Short summary:
Out of the 50,000 yearly road traffic deaths in the European Union (formed by 27 European countries and commonly designated as EU-27), some 8500 are pedestrians. While some studies focus on teh increased risk for pedestrian mortality compared to other road users, there is a dearth of information on injury patterns that could be used to prioritize injury prevention measures.
Lesiones sufridas por peatones en 8 países europeos (datos de altas hospitalarias)
- Date : 13 April 2010
- Region : International
- Type of Knowledge : Road Safety
- Type of Resources : Case studies
Short summary:
Anualmente mueren 50,000 personas a consecuencia del tráfico en la Unión Europea (EU-27), de las cuales unas 8500 son peatones. Algunos estudios se centran en el mayor riesgo de muerte de los peatones en comparación con otros usuarios de la via. Sin embargo, existe poca informatión acerca de los patrones de lesión que se podrian utilizar para priorizar medidas de prevención de lesiones.
Injury biomechanics as a tool in forensic science (case study)
- Date : 13 April 2010
- Region : International
- Type of Knowledge : Road Safety
- Type of Resources : Overviews and activity reports
Short summary:
A 49-year-old male pedestrian was fatally injured when an overloaded truck backed over him and two of the truck's rear wheels rolled over his chest.
Biomecánica de las lesiones como herramienta forense (estudio de caso)
- Date : 13 April 2010
- Region : International
- Type of Knowledge : Road Safety
- Type of Resources : Overviews and activity reports
Short summary:
El caso estudiado corresponde a un peatón varón de 49 años de edad, que murió tras sufrir lesiones de gravedad al ser atropellado por un camión que viajaba marcha atrás con exceso de carga. Las dos ruedas traseras del camión pasaron por encima del tórax del individuo.
Riesgo de lesión asociado a la práctica de determinadas actividades físicas: seguimiento a seis años de 14356 participantes de la cohorte SUN
- Date : 13 April 2010
- Region : International
- Type of Knowledge : Road Safety
- Type of Resources : Overviews and activity reports
Short summary:
El objetivo de este estudio de casos y controles es investigar si en colisiones frontales reales los ocupantes de vehiculos con mejor puntuación de seguridad según EuroNCAP sufren menos lesiones mortales o graves que los ocupantes de vehiculos con peor puntuación en condiciones experimentales.
