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We accept the daily toll of road deaths and injuries as the price we pay to be able to drive everywhere, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Road deaths have remained stubbornly high in Australia over the past decade. Do we have the right strategies in place to address the problem?
The city of Accra has no plan to tackle pedestrians’ behaviour.
Current methods of road carnage prevention in Ghana have proved unsuccessful .
The push for 30km/h speed limits is not about revenue-raising or anti-cars. Even a seemingly small decrease from 40km/h to 30km/h makes a huge difference to the safety and liveability of local streets.
The inability to curb road accidents in Ghana is tied to colonial and neocolonial legacies.
Some people think road crashes are destined to happen and drivers can do little to prevent them.
The recent tragic deaths of four Victorian police officers have highlighted the dangers to those whose job it is to protect the community.
The causes of injuries to children are often linked to the circumstances in which people live.
When asked to identify the most dangerous day of the year, we realised this research hadn’t been done.
A program aimed at getting people home safely has cost A$300 million but has had little impact, aside from increased intoxication in CBD venues. Rates of assaults and road crashes are much the same.
Road traffic injuries are one of the leading causes of death worldwide.
Truck drivers in Canada are exposed to many health risks. The horrific Humboldt bus crash should be a wake-up call for new regulations and wellness programs within the industry.
Principales colaboradores
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Sustainable Urban Development, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
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Professor of Violence Prevention and Addiction Studies, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, School of Psychology, Deakin University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor of Policing and Criminal Investigation, University of Central Lancashire
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Research Associate in Policing, University of Central Lancashire
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Professor, UNISA Institute for Social and Health Sciences, South African Medical Research Council
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Honorary Research Associate, University of Cape Town
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Professor, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer in Criminology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Ghana
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Urban Studies Research Scholar, University of Westminster, and Adjunct Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW, and Program Head, Injury Division, George Institute for Global Health
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Head of Department , Department of Geography Education, University of Education, Winneba
