This report combines empirical research on the relationship between road infrastructure, inclusive economic development and traffic safety with an assessment of policies and governance structures to help governments find ways to create effective, safe and inclusive transport infrastructures.

Chapter 1 Introduction 1. Background and Purpose 2. Decrease of Road Traffic Accidents Involving Children 3. Nationwide System for the Road Safety of Children 4. Major Road Traffic Safety Policies for Children 5. International Cooperation and Knowledge Sharing Chapter 2 Decrease in Traffic Accidents Involving Children 1. Introduction 2. Glossary of Terms 3. Korea’s Main Road Safety Indicators 4. Analysis of Trends in Road Traffic Accidents Involving Children 5. International Comparisons of Road Traffic Accidents Involving Children Chapter 3 Road Safety Regulations for Children 1. Introduction 2. Constitutional Grounds for Protecting Children and Relevant Rights 3. A Legal and Institutional Framework for the Protection of Children 4. Development and Achievements of Traffic Safety Regulations for Children Chapter 4 Road Safety Education for Children 1. Introduction 2. Impact of Education on Reducing Child Road Deaths 3. Establishment of Government Affiliated Road Safety Organizations and Their Educational Activities (1980-) 4. Establishment of Road Safety Education at School (1990-) 5. The Role of Local Governments and Communities Chapter 5 School Zone Improvement Projects 1. Introduction 2. A Legal and Institutional Framework for School Zones 3. Status and Characteristics of School Zone Traffic Accidents Involving Children 4. School Zone Improvement Projects and a Case Study Chapter 6 Operation of School Buses for Children 1. Introduction 2. Operation of School Vehicles for Children 3. Policies Related to the Protection of School Vehicles for Children 4. Traffic Safety Related to School Buses for Children 5. Policy Achievements and Limitations Chapter 7 Civic Activities for Children’s Road Safety 1. Introduction 2. Birth and Development of Civic Groups 3. Major Civic Groups and Their Activities 4. Major Activities 5. Achievements and Future Tasks Chapter 8 Child Traffic Accident Reduction Targets and Future Policy Directions 1. The National Transportation Safety Master Plan 2. Child Road Casualty Reduction Targets 3. Road Safety Policy Directions for Children

This handbook is planned and designed as a toolkit for researchers, policymakers, non-profit organization staff members and individuals who want to understand how a traffic crash affects individual’s life in the longrun. Nowadays, many countries, especially middle and low-income countries, experience a high number of traffic collisions and fatalities because in many cases they do not have the necessary traffic safety practices and regulations in place. The more fundamental problem is that despite low-income countries experience a high rate of traffic collisions, the devastating and tragic consequences of those collisions are not well understood or shared; nor do most law enforcement authorities or policymakers provide sufficient accurate statistics. It is partly because of the lack of proper data leads to a lack of understanding what happens after the collision. Chapter 1 What this Book is About Chapter 2 What Motivated this Book 01. World Traffic Crash Trends 02. Korean Experience 03. Socio-economic Cost of Traffic Crashes Chapter 3 Measuring the Impact of Traffic Crashes at an Individual Level 01. Understanding the Mechanism in which a Traffic Crash Affects Individuals in the Long-run: The Chain-effect 02. Conceptual Framework for the Long-term Effects of Traffic Crashes 03. Measurements 04. How We Surveyed Chapter 4 Survey Results 01. Key Findings for General Traffic Crash Victims 02. Key Findings for Disabled Traffic Crash Victims 03. Comparison of General and Disabled Traffic Crash Victims Chapter 5 Impacts and Suggestions 01. Socio-economic Costs of Traffic Crashes 02. Suggestions

Abstract: Pedestrians are vulnerable in traffic, with frequently reported injuries and fatalities. These risks are believed to be correlated with socio-economic attributes such as age, income or education levels. For Korea, it is shown that elderly pedestrians have a higher mortality risk than other road users. On a municipal level, risk factors are high car ownership, an aging population and low population density; factors associated with rural areas. Some tentative evidence also points to financially stronger municipalities having better traffic safety, which could reflect a larger capacity to maintain roads and implement road safety measures

This report presents the findings and conclusions of a short peer review of road safety policy in Korea. This was centred on a meeting of road safety experts from Korea and from OECD countries held in Seoul in December 2014. The objective was to address the challenge of how to move Korea from its current position as one of the worst performers among the OECD countries in the annual number of road fatalities to being one of the best, in line with the targets set under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The IRTAD Annual Report 2013 provides an overview for road safety indicators for 2011 in 37 countries, with preliminary data for 2012, and detailed reports for each country. The report outlines the crash data collection process in IRTAD countries ...