Children are at serious risk on Europe’s road network. This is the finding of a new report from the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC). According to the ETSC’s analysis of crash data, more than 8,000 children aged 0-14 years have been killed in road traffic collisions over the last 10 years in the European Union. Half of the children killed were travelling in cars, a third were walking and 13% were cycling, with one in every 13 child deaths in the European Union being the result of a road collision.
A total of 1,314 American children aged 14 and under died in US road crashes in 2009, according to new research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA said 179,000 injuries had also been caused to the same child age group following 2009 crashes. The agency says safety seats in passenger cars had been found to reduce the risk of crash deaths for children of four-years-old and below by 54%, and infants by 71%.
Casella was due to showcase its recently launched Boundary Guardian system at the PLANTWORX show in Coventry, central England 14-16 May, 2013. Claimed by the firm to be the first simultaneous multi parameter monitor for dust, noise and wind speed and direction in the UK from a single manufacturer, the Boundary Guardian is able to transmit local alarms and send emails to site managers if dust or noise limits are exceeded. It can also be purchased with any combination of noise, dust and meteorological parame
