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The European Road Safety Day is an annual campaign. Its aim is to reduce the number of deaths from accidents in cities. Nowadays, there are enormous risks for pedestrians and cyclists in towns and cities, and these risks are increasing every day as traffic grows. There are more than 1.2 million traffic accidents every year. Half of the people involved are pedestrians, cyclists or motorcyclists. The European Road Safety Day is part of a large plan by the United Nations called ‘Vision Zero’. The goal of Vision Zero is to reduce the number of people who get hurt on roads by 50% by 2030 and to achieve zero deaths on roads by 2050.
Vision Zero started in Sweden in 1997. The main principle is that it is unacceptable for people to die or get hurt on the roads. The responsibility is not only on the people who use the roads but also on the people who design them. The aim of Vision Zero is not to stop all accidents, but to make them less dangerous. Some ideas from Vision Zero include: slow speed limits for cars, more space for pedestrians, special cycle lanes for bikes, safer cars with new technology and teaching deaths _______________ people how to keep safe on increasing _______________ the road. more than _______________ The Vision Zero approach get hurt _______________ is very successful and started _______________ less _______________ many countries are now safer _______________ following this model.
What can I do to help road safety? • Wear a helmet when you cycle. • Wear a seatbelt in the car. • Use pedestrian crossings. • Always respect traffic light signals. • Never use your phone when you cycle.
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