FOURTH UNECE ROAD SAFETY WEEK
5-11 April 2004
Geneva, 13 May 2003 -- The Fourth Road Safety Week in the UNECE
Region will be held from 5-11 April 2004.
In the framework of this event, member States of the
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)1/ will organize
national road safety campaigns with a common target and a common slogan.
This time the common target will be “Aggressive behaviour” and
the common slogan “Respect is Safety”.
The Fourth Road Safety Week in the UNECE Region is,
therefore, aimed at combating aggressive driving behaviour by making
drivers aware of the vital importance of keeping calm behind the wheel
and of being respectful to other drivers. Previous Road Safety Weeks
had targeted Young Road Users and Vulnerable Road Users.
Aggressive driving behaviour is nowadays all too common
on our roads. It may be due to special personal situations including
strong emotions, time pressure and the use of mobile phone, or to the
consumption of alcohol and/or drugs, or to the attitude of other road
users. Aggressive drivers do not respect traffic rules related to, for
example, distance between vehicles, speed, right of way and overtaking,
often giving rise to fatal accidents.
During the Fourth Road Safety Week, on 5 April 2004, the UNECE will hold
an international Seminar in Geneva at the Palais des Nations on the issue
of Aggressive Driving Behaviour.
The dates of the Fourth Road Safety Week in the UNECE
Region have been chosen to coincide with the World Health Organization’s
World Health Day, which will be held on 7 April 2004 and will address
the theme of “Safe roads”.
For further information please contact:
José Capel Ferrer, Director, or
Marie-Noëlle Poirier or Christopher Smith
Transport Division
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Palais des Nations
CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 (0) 22 917 2400, 917 3259 or 917 3298
Fax: +41 (0) 22 907 0039
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected], [email protected]
1/ UNECE membership includes all European countries,
the USA, Canada, Israel and the New Independent States of the Caucasus
and Central Asia.
Ref: ECE/TRANS/03/P03