Road safety performance : national peer review : Russian Federation

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The Russian Federation has the highest road death rate of all ECMT member countries and contributes one third of all road deaths in these countries. In addition to the high toll of human tragedy and suffering, the socio-economic cost of crashes, officially estimated at 2.5% of GDP, presents a considerable barrier to a healthy Russian economy. The problem is predominantly urban, concentrated in Russia's largest cities, and with particularly sharp increases in deaths and serious injuries experienced in the Moscow region. International experts who undertook this review confirm that substantial im.  Read more... Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Conclusions and Recommendations for Priority Actions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Internatinal Perspective -- 3. Road Safety in the Russian Federation -- Introduction -- National Context -- Transport Sector -- Road Safety Situation -- 4. Road Safety Management in the Russian Federation -- Introduction -- Road Safety Responsibilities -- The Legal Basis for Road Safety Policy -- Road Safety Programmes during the Last Decade -- Road Safety Measures in the Russian Federation -- 5. Road Safety Management: Enhancing Performance -- Appendix 1. A Brief Summary of the Swedish Vision Zero Policy -- Appendix 2. A Brief Summary of the Dutch Sustainable Safety Policy -- Appendix 3. The Main Risk Factors for Road Injuries -- Appendix 4. Key Road Safety Strategies and Interventions -- Appendix 5. The ECMT Road Safety Target and Monitoring Procedure -- Appendix 6. Three Levels of Road Safety Problems in ECMT Countries -- Appendix 7. The British Penalty Points System -- Appendix 8. The Dutch Road Hierarchy.