Road Safety in China

Key Facts, Risk Analysis, Policy Impacts in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau

Guangnan Zhang, Qiaoting Zhong (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

186 Seiten

2021 | 1st ed. 2021
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-16-0700-4 (ISBN)

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This book presents comprehensive research and analyses on road traffic safety in China, discussing individual, vehicle, road and environmental factors to improve road safety in the country. It also sheds light on the development of similar (adjusted) measures to reduce traffic violations and/or accident fatalities and injuries, and to promote road safety in other countries and regions. As such, it is a valuable resource for anyone wanting to understand the characteristics and patterns of road traffic safety, the risk factors affecting traffic violations and traffic injuries, as well as road safety policies and practices in China.

Guangnan Zhang is Professor at the Center for Studies of Hong Kong,Macao and Pearl River Delta, Institute of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Development Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, China; Adjunct Professor of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong; Visiting Scholar at Columbia University (USA) and Waseda University (Japan); President of Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao Regional Development Association, China. Qiaoting Zhong is Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Development Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, China; Visiting Scholar at Imperial College London (UK) and University of Amsterdam (the Netherlands).

Chapter 1. Road Traffic Safety in China: Status Quo, Existing Achievements, and Challenges.- Chapter 2. Typical Characteristics of Road Traffic Safety Management in Guangdong, Hong Kong And Macao.- Part 1: Traffic Safety Facts in China.- Chapter 3. Economic Development and Road Traffic Safety in China: A Status Quo Analysis.- Chapter 4. Road traffic safety and differences in regional economic development: Evidence from random effects model and Shapley value decomposition.- Part 2: Risk Factor Analysis: Traffic Accidents, Traffic Violations and Related Severities in Guangdong Province of China.- Chapter 5. Traffic Violations in Guangdong Province of China: Speeding and Drunk Driving.- Chapter 6. Risk Factors Associated with Accident Severity in China: Speeding- and Drunk Driving- Related.- Chapter 7. Overloading Among Crash-Involved Vehicles in China: Identification of Factors Associated with Overloading and Crash Severity.- Chapter 8. Factors Influencing Traffic Signal Violations and Related Severities By Car Drivers, Cyclists, and Pedestrians: A Case Study From Guangdong, China.- Chapter 9. The moral hazard of compulsory automobile liability insurance: An empirical study on traffic accidents in the Pearl River Delta area.- Part 3: Road Safety Policies and Practices in China.- Chapter 10. Research on Road Safety Policy in the Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macao Greater Bay Area.

Erscheinungsdatum	19.04.2021
Zusatzinfo	6 Illustrations, black and white; X, 186 p. 6 illus.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
Schlagworte	Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao • Injury prevention • Public Health Problem • risk behaviour • risk factor • Road Killer • Road Safety • Traffic Accident Analysis • Traffic policy • Traffic Violation
ISBN-10	981-16-0700-1 / 9811607001
ISBN-13	978-981-16-0700-4 / 9789811607004
Zustand	Neuware