Marilita Gnecco de Camargo Braga

Propostas para minimizar os riscos de acidentes de trânsito envolvendo crianças e adolescentes

This paper analyses traffic safety problems concerning children and adolescents. It proposes a programme intended to prevent traffic accidents, including measures related to urban aspects and to traffic education, engineering and enforcement. The programme proposed aims at preventing pedestrian accidents and includes a traffic accident data system, the checking of all pedestrian routes and main crossings, with special attention to traffic lights, traffic education actions, blackspot treatment, remedial measures directed to pavements, enforcement and rescue services with medical care for the injured. The analyses focusing on traffic education practice in Brazil has indicated that it will not promote changes to users’ behaviour. Therefore, the article points out the basis for a new approach.

Oficina de trabalho sobre a política nacional de redução da morbimortalidade por acidentes e violências

Durante dois dias (26 e 27 de agosto de 1999), na sede da Organizacao Pan-Americana de Saude (OPAS) em Brasilia, aproximadamente 70 pessoas se reuniram a convite da Secretaria de Politicas de Saude do Ministerio da Saude. O objetivo, analisar a primeira versao da Politica Nacional de Reducao da Morbimortalidade por Acidentes e Violencias e apresentar proposicoes e sugestoes para aprimoramento do documento e das Diretrizes da referida politica.

Guidelines for the display of advertising signs within the road reserve in Brazil

This paper discusses the use of regulated advertising signs within the road reserve to obtain funds for the improvement of highway infrastructure and safety conditions. Laws presently either do not exist or fail to provide appropriate guidance. A review is included of published material, describing the approach used in different countries and providing technical, economic and political support for the guidelines proposed in this paper. These guidelines could provide public agencies with the necessary basic orientation for their implementation, and the conclusions emphasize the action which should follow such implementation.