Road Safety Vocab Flashcards
Peers
People who are of equak standing with others in a group
Laws
Systems of rules or formalised norms of human behaviour and interaction that are inforced
Harm minimisation
A range of approaches to prevent and reduce risk of particukar behaviours
Consequences
The physical, social, psychological or emotional effects of a behaviour
Passenger
Any person who travels in a vehicle but has little or no responsibility for the tasks required for controlling that vehicle
Protection
Something that is meant to prevent people from danger, damage, injury, or infection
Environment
The social cultural and physical conditions and circumstances that affect a persons health and behaviour
Experiment
Try something new in order to gain experience
Evaluate
Judging which option is the best, depending on a variety of criteria specific to the desired result
Plan
The course of action an individual or group wants to use to achieve a certain goal
Decision making
Making a descision on what course of action to take
Risk
The possibility of suffering harm or loss
Peer pressure
Feeling forced or coerced into doing something because the people around you are
Safety
Being protected against the consequences of faikure damage error accidents harm or any other event
