1. PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND ACTIVITIES FOR REDUCING ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Boris Murgoski, PhD Kire Babanoski, MSc Faculty of security – Skopje Republic of Macedonia

2. Contents  INTRODUCTION  BASIC INDICATORS FOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND TRAFFIC DELINQUENCY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA  POLICE PREVENTION AND ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY  PREVENTIVE CAMPAIGNS UNDERTAKEN BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA  CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

3. Review of road accidents and road accident casualties in the Republic of Macedonia in the period 2003-2012 2003200420052006200720082009201020112012 Road traffic accidents 1.9261.9882821331340374403435342234.4624.108 Casualties killed 118155143140173162160162172132 seriously and slightly injured 2.7502.9274176493661336724673163756.8536.149 ALL road accident casualties 2.8683.0824319507663066886689165377.0256.281 SOURCE: State statistical office of the Republic of Macedonia (2003-2012). Statistical review: transport, tourism and other services. Transport and other communications, Skopje

4. Police preventive activities undertaken in the Republic of Macedonia in the last few years  "Wear a seat belt" - Campaign for traffic safety - through video;  Campaign " Switch Light" - through posters, billboards and TV presentations;  Campaign "Three basic rules for safe driving" (campaign whose main purpose are foreign nationals).  Campaign "Against use of mobile phones while driving a motor vehicle".  Campaign for "Use of safety belts" with motto "Use belts - just a single click protect your life – Just click";  Project "Action for safer pedestrian in traffic" realized in the period September-October 2009 by the Skopje police stations in the city supported by the OSCE mission in the Republic of Macedonia,  Campaign "Summer guide for radars" - realized in the month of June 2010,  Traffic educational action "The safety of pedestrians and cyclists" in 2010,  Action "Useful information for drivers on the roads in the Republic of Macedonia" - Read - Think – Remember.

5. PREVENTIVE CAMPAIGNS UNDERTAKEN BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA  Campaign "Safe on motorcycle" - through a video and educational guide for parents;  Strengthened campaign for the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists - conducted in May and October 2008;  Organized annual state quiz competitions "How well do you know the traffic" and annual competitions in the field of traffic "Children Semaphore" and "Traffic Technical Culture of Youth";  Successfully organized and held 25-th FIA European Traffic Education Contest 2010 – in the period of 24- 27.09.2010 in Skopje, for traffic education and generating traffic culture among young people in Europe.  Numerous expert consultations, meetings and roundtables by the Council to exchange experiences regarding the impact of various factors on traffic and proposing measures for improvement of traffic safety situation;  Celebrating the World Day of Remembrance for the victims of road traffic accidents

6. Conclusion  Measures and actions should be focused and intensified in the following contents: 1.Prevention of traffic delinquency as a negative phenomenon of social indiscipline in traffic, with specific means of prevention and repression and 2.Traffic accidents prevention, as a general policy of maintaining the traffic safety – security on various ways.  However, if the road traffic users are not aware and responsible for safety, such activities can not be useful.  Namely, many traffic offenses and accidents would have not occurred if the participants in traffic would be more responsible.

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