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The Handbook of Road Safety Measures
Rune Elvik,Alena Høye,Truls Vaa,Michael Sørensen +3 more
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This title covers various areas of road safety including: traffic control; vehicle inspection; driver training; publicity campaigns; police enforcement; and, general policy instruments.Abstract:
Contains summaries of the knowledge regarding the effects of 128 road safety measures This title covers various areas of road safety including: traffic control; vehicle inspection; driver training; publicity campaigns; police enforcement; and, general policy instruments It also covers topics such as post-accident care, and speed camerasread more
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