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How safe is safe?
| 题名： | How safe is safe? |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | David Arminas |
| 摘要： | Conferences about road barriers, while always informative about innovation from manufacturers, also have some sobering moments. The recent two-day ERF conference in Rome was no exception. During the opening proceedings, Stefano Calamani, chief executive of the barrier test site AISICO, said the social cost of lost lives due to road crashes runs into billions of euros each year. In fact, Italy, where his business is based near Rome, has one of Europe's worst records. Traffic deaths are the number one killer of young people. However, this need not be the case, he said. Poland has managed to cut deaths by around 40% in recent years. A visit to the AISICO test centre would show just how much effort goes into testing barriers to ensure that their construction and their performance are up to the job of saving lives in the event of a crash (see box). Attendees witnessed a 38tonne heavy goods vehicle slam into an H4b barrier at a speed of 68km/h and at a 20° angle. Saving lives is also about driver education, said Edoardo Valente, president of ANAS, Italy's public agency for managing roads, and Italy must raise its game when it comes to education. |
| 出版年： | 2023 |
| 期刊名称： | World highways |
| 卷： | 32 |
| 期： | Nov./Dec. |
| 页码： | 24-27 |
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