Welcome! Swedish road safety - traffic risks in residential area 2012-02-05 Swedish road safety a meetingplace for increased road safety Many road-users have a very low degree of awareness when it comes to risks and dangers. One aspect which has come to dominate many drivers’ view of accidents is that they themselves have not been the cause of the accident. Throughout the years one has been able to read newspaper notices where the actions of the drivers do not seem to have been of any significance for the accident: "Aquaplaning took 5 lives." - "The sudden cold and slippery roads caused 2 deaths." Newspapers´ responsibility Road safety residential area Here the media with its far-reaching penetration carries a large responsibility, as it has the opportunity to get us road users to understand that in the end it is our behavior and way of driving which decides whether we are involved in an accident or not. Road safety residential area How should we be able to reduce the traffic accidents om our roads? Studying the pictures below you can improve your ability to forsee hazardous moments in the traffic. I hope this will help create better knowledge of 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. Here you will find descriptions of some risks that are present in common traffic situations. There are four details which are not described in the text, but which can be of great help in order to discover the risks and which increase the likelihood of the dangers occuring, in the picture sequences that follow. You can discern these four details if you look carefully at the pictures. If you like you can send me an e-mail at Svensk Trafiksäkerhet and let me know how you're getting on. What are the dangers when you are driving in a residential area where the speed limit is 30 miles/h? The time is 11:00 hours one day in the middle of the week. You approch the white Volvo parked by side of the road, and you have also observed that there is an adjoining road from the left. You are very close to the junction. Do you need to be prepared to brake or does it suffice to be alert? What do you have to watch out for? Being prepared to brake this turned out OK. Parked cars and high hedges obscure the vision - and do not forget that children do not a driving licence. But do not relax yet! There are more dangers. Look once more! Many accidents occur just as you have managed yo handle a difficult situation. Results Did you succeed to discover the dangers? Identify more risks! Increase your knowledge and identify more risks – test your risk awareness! Use your foresight and imagination! Use your foresight and power of imagination when driving – your knowledge of hazardous situations that can pop up all the time, is very important. Newspaper Notice "Aquaplaning caused fatal accident." "The sudden cold and slipppery roads caused 5 deaths" Let's not have any more news items implying that the driver had nothing to do with the accident. Interested in traffic safety? If you are interested in traffic safety - find out more on the document Swedish Road Safety and the traffic safe sociaty. the dokument Swedish Road Safety and the traffic safe sociaty >> Theoretical knowledge Is a more in-depth theoretical knowledge needed to pass the driving test? teoretical knowledge needed >> Do you wish to take a Swedish driving licence? (www.drivinglicence.se) take a Swedish driving licence >> << Previous Next >> © Svensk Trafiksäkerhet May be copied with reference to source This page uses Cookies Read more! Up