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PIARC (World Road Association), founded in 1909 and comprising 125 member governments from all over the world, is the global forum for exchange of knowledge and experience on roads, road transport policies and practices. With consultative status to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, the Association is contributing to a stable and sustainable global development of the road and transport sector.

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Term of the Road Dictionary

just culture

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Road Safety
  • Definition : Atmosphere of trust in which people are encouraged (even rewarded) for providing essential safety-related information, but in which they are also clear about where the line must be drawn between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour.

Sicherheitsorientierte Kultur

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Straßenverkehrssicherheit
  • Definition : Auf Vertrauen aufgebaute Atmosphäre, in der Personen ermutigt (und sogar belohnt) werden, wichtige sicherheitsrelevante Information bereit zu stellen, wobei sie aber auch genau wissen, wie akzeptiertes und nicht akzeptiertes Verhalten genau abgegerenzt ist.