Date spotted: Date spotted: Date spotted: Date spotted: Date spotted: Date spotted: Date spotted: Date spotted: List of Key Road Safety Terms Casualty fatality or serious injury resulting from a road crash – Children’s crossing a crossing near a school that is active only when the flags are displayed – Crash a violent collision causing harm or damage – Distraction something that reduces concentration and attention – Fatality a as a result of a crash – Footpath a narrow path for a person on foot – Force the acceleration of a body in the direction of its application – Friction the generated between two surfaces when they rub or move over each other – Greenhouse gases - any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect Hazard something in the traffic or road environment that could cause risk or harm – Intersection a place where two or more roads meet – Kerb raised concrete lip at the edge of the roadway – the section of road between two intersections – Pedestrian a person travelling on foot – Pedestrian crossing a designated point in the road where there is a means to assist walkers to cross, – such as traffic signals or warning signs Public transport trains, trams or buses, including school buses – Restraints seatbelts and similar devices designed to keep people from being thrown around in a vehicle – during a crash or when braking suddenly Road a public way for road – Road markings and markings on the road to guide traffic and road users – Road trauma the serious injury or shock to the body as a result of a collision or crash – Safety door the left side (kerbside) rear door of a car – Serious injury an injury that requires a person to be taken to hospital – Shared pathway a path where people travelling by different modes can travel together, such as – pedestrians and cyclists Speed the distance travelled divided by the time it takes – Stop, Look, Listen, Think a systematic procedure designed for pedestrians to use when crossing roads – and railway lines the total distance that a vehicle travels to come to a stop once the driver realises Stopping distance – that the vehicle has to stop Travel mode different ways of travelling, e.g. walking, riding, driving, public transport – a light, sign or other signal used to control or manage traffic or to provide Traffic signals/signs – information to road users Verge the extreme edge of the road –
Date spotted: Date spotted: Date spotted: Date spotted: Date spotted: Date spotted: Date spotted: Date spotted: List of Key Road Safety Terms Casualty – fatality or serious injury resulting from a road crash Children’s crossing – a crossing near a school that is active only when the flags are displayed Crash – a violent collision causing harm or damage Distraction – something that reduces concentration and attention Fatality – a as a result of a crash Footpath – a narrow path for a person on foot Force – the acceleration of a body in the direction of its application Friction – the generated between two surfaces when they rub or move over each other Greenhouse gases - any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect Hazard – something in the traffic or road environment that could cause risk or harm Intersection – a place where two or more roads meet Kerb – raised concrete lip at the edge of the roadway – the section of road between two intersections Pedestrian – a person travelling on foot Pedestrian crossing – a designated point in the road where there is a means to assist walkers to cross, such as traffic signals or warning signs Public transport – trains, trams or buses, including school buses Restraints – seatbelts and similar devices designed to keep people from being thrown around in a vehicle during a crash or when braking suddenly Road – a public way for road Road markings – and markings on the road to guide traffic and road users Road trauma – the serious injury or shock to the body as a result of a collision or crash Safety door – the left side (kerbside) rear door of a car Serious injury – an injury that requires a person to be taken to hospital Shared pathway – a path where people travelling by different modes can travel together, such as pedestrians and cyclists Speed – the distance travelled divided by the time it takes Stop, Look, Listen, Think – a systematic procedure designed for pedestrians to use when crossing roads and railway lines Stopping distance – the total distance that a vehicle travels to come to a stop once the driver realises that the vehicle has to stop Travel mode – different ways of travelling, e.g. walking, riding, driving, public transport Traffic signals/signs – a light, sign or other signal used to control or manage traffic or to provide information to road users Verge – the extreme edge of the road
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