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13th September 1980
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

ALTHOUGH no accident is acceptable in aviation and on the railways, says Barbara E. Sabey in TRRL supplementary report 581, "a substantial accident risk has always been an inherent part of the development of road transport". The most that can be lone is to try to discover what 3ctions give the best value for -noney in accident prevention.

A few thousand pounds spent 3n remedial engineering work 3 n a black spot may give an ecoiomic rate of return in accident :osts of up to 400 per cent in the 'irst year. By spending £100m 3ver a number of years on a lationwide programme of inex3ensive road improvements, the -eturn expected from accident savings would be £250m at 1977 3r-ices, says Miss Sabey.

There are other good invest-nents in road safety. Campaigns :0 encourage the wearing of seat 3elts have returned at least £20 'or every £1 spent. A saving of 100m in accident costs is brecast for an expenditure of :10m on action to discourage irinking and driving.

Compared with the sums nvested with bookmakers and n3ols promoters by people hopng to make easy money, the ;ost of preventing grief and sufering is chickenfeed.

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