TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - The challenges of enforcing road safety policies (Safety-2016 abstract #517)
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Pietro, Gayle Di
A1  - Inclán, Cristina
A1  - Petchi, Cessie
SP  - A186
EP  - A187
VL  - 22
IS  - Suppl 2
N2  - Background Strong road safety policies that are strategically and effectively enforced optimise the safety of road users. In road safety, those responsible for enforcing the law are usually road police. In low and middle income countries, road police face many challenges as they are usually under-resourced and poorly trained to do the job of enforcement.     Methods Before beginning to strengthen the capabilities of road police GRSP undertakes a number of diagnostic assessments to identify barriers and opportunities to enforcement. Data collection methods and use are also strengthened to support police to undertake targeted enforcement interventions.     Results With predictive and strategic enforcement methods in place, road police are more effective in enforcing road safety related laws.     Conclusions To reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on the world's roads there is a need to have strong road safety related policies in place, and for those policies to be enforced. Road police in low- and middle-income countries respond well to professional training on all aspects of enforcement.     Abstract from Safety 2016 World Conference, 18-21 September 2016; Tampere, Finland.     Copyright © 2016 The author(s), Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions   <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042156.517
ID  - ref1
ER  -