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UNINA9910787569003321 |
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Autore |
Johnston Ian (Ian Ronald), <1943, > |
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Eliminating serious injury and death from road transport : a crisis of complacency / / Ian Ronald Johnston, Carlyn Muir, Eric William Howard |
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Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2014] |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-17313-X |
1-4822-0825-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (202 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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POL017000TEC009160TEC017000 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Traffic accidents |
Traffic safety - Government policy |
Traffic safety |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; Explanatory Note; Chapter 1: Eliminating Serious Injury and Death from Road Transport Is Not a Pipe Dream; Chapter 2: Serious Crashes Happen to Real People; Chapter 3: The Way We View Safety Is a Big Part of the Problem; Chapter 4: The Car in Society; Chapter 5: Brief History of How and Why Science Takes a Back Seat; Chapter 6: Evolution of Safe System Thinking; Chapter 7: Serious Crashes Have Impacts Way Beyond Those Injured; Chapter 8: Approaching Traffic Safety as Preventive Medicine |
Chapter 9: Speed Moderation: The Most Difficult Issue of AllChapter 10: Confronting Complacency; Chapter 11: Six Vital Steps toward Zero; References; Index; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The book explodes the myths that currently drive society's view of traffic safety and limit progress in reducing death and serious injury. It presents current scientific knowledge in a non-technical way and draws parallels with other areas of public safety and public health. It uses examples from the media and from public policy debates to paint a clear picture of a flawed public policy approach and offers preventive |
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