Welcome! Swedish road safety and the traffic safe society 2012-05-07 Swedish road safety a meetingplace for increased road safety Vision Zero is a targeted program aimed at reducing deaths and injuries in traffic so that no one should be killed or seriously injured in road traffic. In the Government's transport policy objectives of the 1997 "Vision Zero" ambition was that the number of traffic fatalities would not exceed 270. This target was not achieved the number of deaths was nearly doubled. 2009, Parliament introduced a new intermediate objective with the aim of reducing the number of deaths to 220 in the year which means that the number of fatalities by the year 2020, to 220. One major difference with this new objective is that it will be quality-assured and follw-ups will be carried out in 2012 and 2016. Many road-users are killed in in alcoholrelated accidents. The absinence from alcohol consumption for drivers should be the norm as we often find ourselves in situations where we take decisions that only concern our own life but olso that of others. A zero limit should be introduced without delay in order to be able to achieve "Vision Zero". Road safety and traffic safe sociaty ZERO LIMIT NOW Video Metacafee Road safety and traffic safe sociaty Local traffic safety council Already in pre-shool, special traffic safety councils governed by the local traffic safety council should be set up. Both teachers, parents and children should be part of these councils. They should all work together which would result in an increased number of concrete proposals for improvements that could be handed over to the local traffic safety council for appropriate measures. Thereby we will create an early and continuous influence on attitudes amongst the younger generation. The engagement and involvement of the local authorities should also increase as the proposals are already approved amongst the people in the area. Support Oprah Winfrey´s No Texting Campaign for a safer road traffic. Oprah´s No Phone Zone Pledge 423330 >> Accident statistics Awoid to be a number in accident statistics! If you have received professional driving this will provide a good basis for avoiding accidents both where you yourself and your fellow road users are concerned. If you, on the other hand not have put very much effort into learning, the risks increas considerably. This is also true if you allow your knowledge fall into oblivion. In any case you might end up on the newspaper placards and/or become a number in the accident statistics. What can you do? What can you do to avoid becoming a number in the accident statistics? It is difficult to give an unambiguous answer - nevertheless I can give you some advice on the way.   Build up your own knowledge to be able to foresee other road users misjudgements and their consequences.   Keep yourself continuously updated about and adhere to any changes in traffic laws and regulations.   You must continuously improve your ability to handle the vehicle you drive so that you, in a safe way, can deal with the complicated traffic environment of today.   You must have empathy, especially with unprotected road users. Do not forget that not everyone out in the traffic has a driving licence.   You should be helpful towards lorry and bus drivers who need more space on the road than you.   You should build up an adequate knowledge of your own ability to safely solve risk situations which you might encounter in the traffic.   You should remember being out in traffic entails mutual respect, personal responsibility and good judgment. Test your knowledge! Are you ready to test your ability in common risk situation in the pictures below? Test your knowledge! Driving close to schools Passing a bus Residential area Roundabouts Urban areas   Driving under the Influence of Drugs, Alcohol and Medicines. There are same details (one or several) in this picture sequence which can be of great help in order to discover a risk and which increase the likelihood of the danger occurring? You can discern this detail or details, if you look carefully at the pictures. I hope this will help create better knowledgeof different risks that exist in various traffic situations and that this knowledge will contribute to an increased number of safe drivers which will lead to improved road safety in our society.   Driving under the Influence of Drugs, Alcohol and Medicines. How can you contribute to safer traffic society? Please read - Swedish road safety and the traffic safe society, Investigation and analysis of possible measures and you will find a description of the possibilities there are to improve the driver education and reduce the traffic's influence on environment as well as how we can come closer to "Vision Zero". Swedish road safety and the traffic safe society >> What can we do to rich the goal of the Vison Zero In order to achieve the Vison Zero goal it is a vital that current and future regulations are accepted more widely among road-users. Should not the Vision Zero be just that - namely Zero? How to take a Swedish driving licence >> Finally - let me wish you the best of luck in your efforts to obtain a driving licence! Svensk Trafiksäkerhet Ernst Donlemar © Svensk Trafiksäkerhet May be copied with reference to source This page uses Cookies Read more! Up