Key messages and recommendations

The OECD/ITF group on PTW mobility and safety proposed a number of key messages and recommendations, which are summarized in Table 7.3, and analyzed below. 

1) The powered two-wheeler population increases and plays a significant role in mobility 

4) A safe system approach is required to improve the safety of PTWs 

6) Promoting appropriate behaviors of road users is a prerequisite 

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This chapter is structured as follows in section 1.2, the road safety management investigation model is presented, and the data collection and handling procedures are described. In section 1.3, the results of quahtative analysis of the data are presented, while section 1.4 concerns the results of quantitative analysis. Section 1.5 presents the conclusions of the research in terms of road safety management good practice in Europe. Finally, section 1.6 summarizes the DaCoTA key messages and recommendations for the improvement of road safety management systems in Europe. 

Table 1.2. Key messages and recommendations for the improvement of road safety management in Europe...

A key take away message from the study, Cornicelli writes, is that given fragments were found so far from the exit wound, routine trimming likely will not remove all of the fragments and DNR cannot make a recommendation as to how far out trimming should occur. 

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