Put another way, to manage and reduce speeds we need safe vehicles, safe roads and safe people.<\/p>\n
In a Speed fact sheet, the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) references several studies to highlight key messages such as \u2018Setting and enforcing speed limits is one of the most effective measures in reducing road traffic injuries\u2019 and \u2018Targeted social marketing campaigns, when conducted together with effective law enforcement, can help to reduce excessive speeding\u2019.<\/p>\n
Within the fact sheet, GRSP recommends that \u2018Setting and enforcing national speed limits is an important step in reducing speed\u2019 and \u2018Penalties for excessive speed need to be set at levels that are serious enough to deter people from breaking the law and must be applied consistently and fairly\u2019.<\/p>\n
But, in conjunction with the proven strategies and recommendations, we need to do one more thing: change attitudes<\/strong> towards speed.<\/p>\n This leads us to an increasingly familiar figure\u202694%. That is, that 94% of road incidents can be attributed in some way to driver decisions and attitudes behind the wheel.<\/p>\n It\u2019s these attitudes that we must change to see long-term, significant reductions in speed-related collisions. Speed-related deaths. Speed-related injuries that change lives forever. Even if we wish to see a reduction in speeding tickets or penalty points for speeding and subsequent increases to insurance premiums. We won\u2019t reduce a desire to speed until we successfully change driver attitude.<\/p>\n So, as we approach the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week, perhaps the question should be more than \u2018How do we slow drivers down?\u2019. Instead, \u2018How do we change drivers\u2019 attitudes so they choose the right speed?\u2019.<\/p>\n We know that bringing down speeds dramatically decreases the number of collisions. In fact, the UN campaign website states that: A 5% cut in speed can result in a 30% reduction in the number of fatal road traffic crashes. We CAN reduce speed related incidents if we can slow people down. As discussed, there are many proven ways to address speed and several recommendations to help manage and reduce speeds. But, on top of this there is something every single one of us can do to help tackle the problem: address our own attitude towards speed.<\/p>\n What is your opinion on how we should address the problem of speed? Do you avoid speeding \u2013 and do you have any advice for others?<\/p>\n I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts.<\/p>\n E-mail: oms@virtualriskmanager.net<\/a> <\/p>\n![\"julie-signature\"](\"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/julie-signature.jpg\")
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