Statistical assessment and targets. Contribution to the PIARC XIXth World Road Congress, Ad hoc Group IV : road safety, Marrakesh, Morocco, 22-28 September 1991.

The intention of this paper was to ensure that road safety would be assigned a more prominent place in the decision making process over a period of years. Among other things, attention is paid to: (1) realistic and quantitative targets; (2) specification of targets; (3) quality of road safety data; (4) strategies for preventive measures; and (5) organisational aspects