The Danish Road Safety Think Tank

First name

Harry

Last name

Lahrmann

Organisation name

The Danish Road Safety Think Tank

Type of member

Association

Describe your organisation

The Danish Road Safety Think Tank works for:

Vision
It is a fundamental right for everyone – children, young people, adults, and the elderly – to move about in traffic without being injured.

Mission

  • To contribute to increased public awareness of road safety.
  • To ensure that road safety remains high on the political agenda, as every single injury is one too many.
  • To influence key decision-makers – both at national and municipal levels – towards improving road safety.
  • To produce and communicate independent, evidence-based knowledge in the field of road safety.
  • To bridge the gap between research, knowledge development, and practical application.
  • To propose initiatives, collect data, and conduct analyses that promote safer roads.

Focus

  • The Think Tank works to establish a comprehensive national database on road crashes and injuries in Denmark, based on data from all relevant stakeholders: the healthcare system, the police, and insurance companies.
  • The Think Tank conducts analyses, develops new knowledge, and disseminates international best practices on road safety to Danish stakeholders.
  • The Think Tank highlights road safety issues that are otherwise overlooked – for instance, assessing the scale and severity of pedestrian fall accidents, which are currently not recorded as traffic accidents.

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