Tag: road safety
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Cars have taken over our neighbourhoods. Kid-friendly superblocks are a way for residents to reclaim their streets
Matthew Mclaughlin, The University of Western Australia; Hayley Christian, The University of Western Australia; Jasper Schipperijn, University of Southern Denmark, and Trevor Shilton, Curtin University You might remember your time as a child playing outdoors with friends and walking to school. These activities had tremendous benefits for our health and…
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Busted: 5 myths about 30km/h speed limits in Australia
Matthew Mclaughlin, University of Newcastle; Ben Beck, Monash University; Julie Brown, George Institute for Global Health, and Megan Sharkey, UNSW Five Australian states and territories are trialling or planning 30km/h speed limits and zones. However, some people question if 30km/h speed limits are actually urgent and necessary, or are instead…
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Head of World Health Organization tells global injury prevention conference poor people still at greatest risk of death, injury
Public Health Association of Australia Opening this week’s Global Injury Prevention Showcase, the World Health Organization Director-General said injuries and violence take the lives of 4.4 million people worldwide each year. ‘That’s nearly eight per cent of all deaths globally,’ Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the conference, ‘and road traffic…