City Planning and Governing of the communities

A community has many different opportunities to improve the traffic safety. The community is local part of the public sector. On all decision made has the community big impacts on questions within its own territory.Urban planning is an important tool. Urban planning is normally a rather complex system and important decisions are made in a long term perspective. It is very important for all who work for traffic safety to learn the system in order to have an impact.The big pallet a community has embrace also many other tools than urban planning.Reduce the need of transportation: Urban planning, public transportation, road toll, forbid use of cars in some areas, one-way roads, reducing parking placesSeparation of areas for activities: Special lines for pedestrians, bikes, cars and public transportationSafety in the road system: Roundabout, fens, avoid U-turns, street lightning, traffic light, sleeping policemenMaintaining of the infrastructure: No digging technics, cleaning streets from snow fist for pedestriansSupervision: Speed control, immediate feed-back to offenders. Camera supervision, Control of parking, Alco control, Control the use of helmets, belts etc., Control of vehiclesLocal regulations: Speed limits, one way roads, parking regulations, no access for cars and motorbikes to some areas, the high of hedges, restrictions for traffic during some time during the dayEducation and Information: Special parks for education of children, education and information in preschools...
Source: Journal of Injury and Violence Research - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research