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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.

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