Annual Road Safety Conference CFOA Annual Road Safety Conference Chief Officer Brian. P. Sweeney Strathclyde Fire & Rescue After introductions the following slide will explain why there is a need for this input.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - OVER 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR ON THE WORLD’S ROADS - 20-50 MILLION SUFFER NON-FATAL INJURIES - EVERY 30 SECONDS A PERSON IS KILLED IN A ROAD CRASH - THAT’S MORE THAN 3200 PEOPLE PER DAY - SEPTEMBER 11TH
U.K STATISTICS SCOTTISH STATISTICS - THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 28,572 ROAD CASUALTIES REPORTED IN 2008, (7% FEWER THAN 2007). 2,538 FATALITIES ,(DOWN 14% FROM 2007) SCOTTISH STATISTICS 272 FATALITIES, 2.3% DOWN FROM 2007 2,535 SERIOUSLY INJURED, 5.6% DOWN FRON 2007 12,756 SLIGHTLY INJURED, 6% DOWN FROM 2007
PREVENTION - STATUTORY DUTIES ? INVESTIGATION / TRENDS & DATA SHARING INFORMATION HEALTH/FIRE/POLICE & OTHER PARTIES EDUCATIONAL INITATIVES ROAD AND VEHICLE ENGINEERING
- NO SINGLE AGENCY APPROACH PROTECTION - NO SINGLE AGENCY APPROACH - CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF RTC TRAINING & CHALLENGE - CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF EQUIPMENT & TECHNIQUES - WORKING WITH VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS - WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MUTUAL RESPECT & TRUST
- ATTENDANCE OF FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE INTERVENTION - ATTENDANCE OF FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE - CLARITY OF EXPECTATIONS, URBAN & RURAL - ARE PEOPLE IN OR UNDER VEHICLE? - EMPIRICAL RTC DATA & INTELLIGENCE - SEAMLESS INTEGRATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES - KEY IMPORTANCE OF TREATMENT OF CASULTIES ON SCENE
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