Case Study on the Relationship between Road Safety and Economy in Hungary

Árpád TÖRÖK^1,

¹Centre for Road Safety, KTI Institute for Transport Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

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Árpád TÖRÖK. Case Study on the Relationship between Road Safety and Economy in Hungary. American Journal of Vehicle Design. 2015; 3(1):1-5. doi: 10.12691/ajvd-3-1-1

Abstract

The article investigates the highlighted road safety challenges of Hungary, focusing on previous research results. According to the results of the research if the potential for technological development becomes exhausted in the future, local endeavours, transport safety campaigns and education-training needs to become more emphasized in Hungary as well.

Keywords:
road safety economics

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