Its Road Traffic Safety Act came into force on 1 May 2004.

The Chinese Government attaches great importance to road traffic safety.

According to Road Traffic Safety Act , mobile phones playing are banned and defined as behavior preventing safe driving .

At the same time, China is among those countries prone to road traffic accidents, especially serious accidents with heavy casualties.

Stresses the importance of the improvement in the international legal road traffic safety norms, and welcomes in this regard the work of the Working Party on Road Traffic Safety of the Inland Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe in the elaboration of a substantial package of amendments to the 1968 Conventions on Road Traffic and Road Signs and Signals

6. Stresses the importance of the improvement in the international legal road traffic safety norms, and welcomes in this regard the work of the Working Party on Road Traffic Safety of the Inland Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe in the elaboration of a substantial package of amendments to the 1968 Conventions on Road Traffic and Road Signs and Signals

In the fourth sentence, for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the Netherlands read National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States of America

For National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the Netherlands read National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States of America, Netherlands Ministry of Transport

(g) Encourage Member States to continue using the World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention as a framework for road safety efforts and implementing its recommendations, including the establishment of a lead agency on road safety and the development of a national action plan to reduce road traffic injuries

The Working Party on Road Traffic Safety of the Economic Commission for Europe is currently revising the consolidated resolutions on road traffic and on road signs and signals.

Since 1990, the Economic Commission for Europe Working Party on Road Traffic Safety has held four road safety weeks for its 55 member countries.

(h) Encourage Member States to become parties to the Conventions on Road Traffic and Road Signs and Signals and to bring their national legislation into conformity with those Conventions in order to ensure a high level of road safety in their countries

WHO has developed an online global road safety legislation database, building on the comprehensive work already undertaken for the European region by the Economic Commission for Europe Working Party on Road Traffic Safety.

Encourages Member States to adhere to the 1949 Convention on Road Traffic and 1968 Conventions on Road Traffic and on Road Signs and Signals, in order to ensure a high level of road safety in their countries, and also encourages them to strive to reduce road traffic injuries and mortality in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals

My delegation also notes with appreciation the efforts of the Economic Commission for Europe Working Party on Road Traffic Safety to revise the consolidated resolutions on road traffic and on road signs and signals.

There is an urgent need to improve the infrastructure and management of road transport in developing countries.

3. Invites the Economic and Social Council, working with other relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, and through its regional commissions, to facilitate the exchange of information on best road traffic safety practices and the development of recommendations for road traffic injury control

India, as a country that has a vast road network of more than 3 million kilometres and where road traffic is growing at the rate of 7 to 10 per cent per annum, attaches great importance to addressing the problem of road traffic safety and to reducing the adverse consequences of traffic accidents.

The Subcommittee recommended the adoption of a regional declaration on road safety and the organization of an exhibition on road safety at the Conference.

On 22 May 2003, the General Assembly adopted resolution 57 309 on the global road safety crisis, highlighting the rapid increase in road traffic deaths, injuries and disabilities globally, the disproportionate fatality rate in developing countries and the negative impact of road traffic injuries on national and global economies and requesting the Secretary General to submit a report on the global road safety crisis.

Convinced that road safety requires partnerships, bridging many sectors of society, to promote and facilitate efforts to prevent road traffic injuries,

World Health Day 2004, the launch of the World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention, the passing of two road safety resolutions and road safety activities that were spurred by these events around the world over the past year all attest to growing awareness and commitment.

On 20 September this year, the Working Party on Road Traffic Safety and the Inland Transport Committee of the ECE, under the chairmanship of the Russian Federation, decided on amendments to the 1968 Vienna Conventions on Road Traffic, Road Signs and Signals.

Welcoming the efforts of the relevant United Nations agencies and many other organizations in promoting road traffic safety,

The road clearing operation launched by the Government in December in order to make the roads safe for traffic, including commercial traffic, and the transport of fuel and food for the markets, as well as for humanitarian purposes, resulted at first not in more safety but in less.

We need to pass and enforce legislation that will help make vehicles, roadways and drivers safer.

The road traffic accident data report plays a major role in the road safety planning and action of major stakeholders in Fiji.

We are convinced that through the joint efforts of the Chinese Government and people, significant improvements will continue to be achieved in road safety in China.

Giving priority to public transport and improve its levels of service, comfort and safety as well as inter modal connections and reserved lanes facilities

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Emphasizing the need for the private sector and relevant non governmental organizations to participate actively in promoting road traffic safety,

In countries where road safety is neglected, the international community needs to find ways to encourage efforts to reduce road traffic injuries and to make national Governments aware of the need to integrate road safety into their transport and health policies.

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The resolution on road safety and health also called upon Member States to prioritize road safety as a public health issue and to take steps to implement measures that are known to be effective in reducing road traffic injuries.

The database provides information on legislation targeting a number of factors that are important for road traffic injury prevention, including speed limits, safety belts and child restraint laws, helmet laws, blood alcohol limits, daytime running light requirements and mobile phone laws.

5. Encourages Member States to adhere to the 1949 Convention on Road TrafficUnited Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 125, No. 1671. and the 1968 Convention on Road TrafficIbid., vol. 1042, No. 15705. and Convention on Road Signs and Signals,Ibid., vol. 1091, No. 16743. in order to ensure a high level of road safety in their countries, and also encourages them to strive to reduce road traffic injuries and mortality in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals

Strengthened surveillance of road traffic

The Government of Israel should ensure full and secure access for diplomatic and humanitarian personnel and goods as required by international humanitarian law and the Road Map.

More specifically, they aimed at raising awareness stimulating new road safety legislation creating organizations for road safety and promoting further research.

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Stricter traffic laws and regulations are also being enforced on our roads.

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