title: Safety in urban areas: the French program "safer city, accident-free districts".
abstract: The program, Ville plus sûre, quartiers sans accidents, was launched in 1984, with goals of integrating motorized traffic into urban environments with due regard to local participation and awareness. The initial results show a drop in accidents of approximately 60% a decrease in average speeds, and an especially significant drop in excessively high speeds.
authors.affiliation: Centre technique de l'équipement de l'Quest, Nantes, France.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faure
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Neuville
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012449:Safety; D014505:Urban Population