Abstract: Road fatal accident rates of 47 Countries, road safety trends from 1963 to 1984 of 6 countries of different motorization rates and traffic safety situation in the 10 safest countries are compared. Experiences of countries such as Japan and Sweden which have experienced great success in road safety promotion are reviewed. The reasons for slowness of safety promotion and worsing conditions in developing countries is analysed. It is clear that developing countries are experiencing what developed countries have experienced in the past-road fatal accidents increase with the growth of traffic. In view of this, for developing countries the,lesson and experience should be learned from developed countries. In forming. transportation policy, economics, efficiency and safety should be given equal weight and road safety promotion should be undertaken steadily.

摘要： 本文对47个国家的道路交通死亡事故率,6个不同汽车化程度的国家从1963~1984年道路死亡事故数及10个最安全国家的道路安全性作了综合性的比较。对日本和瑞典这两个在交通安全工作方面取得卓著成效的国家的经验作了评述;分析了发展中国家道路交通安全改善得缓慢和日益恶化的原因。文章认为发展中国家正在经历着发达国家已经经历过的过程。为此,应认真学习发达国家的经验。在制定道路运输政策时,应将道路的经济性、有效性和安全性同样重视并坚持不懈地进行交通安全的改善工作。