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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

societal risk

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Road Safety
  • Definition : Risk relevant to society, usually expressed as an expected number of fatalities or by an FN curve.

gesellschaftliches Risiko

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Straßenverkehrssicherheit
  • Definition : Ein für die Gesellschaft relevantes Risiko, üblicherweise als die voraussichtiliche Zahl an Todesfällen oder mittels einer Kurve ausgedrückt.