Citation

Rodina E. Proc. Road Saf. Four Continents Conf. 2005; 13: 6p.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Conference Sponsor)

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Abstract

The Russian Federation is a vast country, crossing 11 time zones from Europe to Asia, and is now developing rapidly. However, it currently faces road safety challenges similar to those of many other transition countries, including rapid motorization, deteriorating road safety, and difficulties in delivering effective transport solutions. Road deaths have increased by some 30% since 2000 and reached some 34,000 in 2004, giving Russia one of the highest rates of road deaths worldwide some 10 times higher that the European Union (EU) average.