Grades 1-12 a conceptual understanding vocabulary booklet road safety education

thority
A registering authority appointed as such in accordance with the laws of the 
country
Registration plate A prescribed plate on which the registration number or motor trade number 
of a motor vehicle is displayed;

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Road Safety Education | Vocabulary Booklet
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Regulatory
Restricting according to rules or principles
Reinforced
Given added strength or support
Reliability
The quality of being dependable or reliable
Reliance 
The state of relying on something
Rescue vehicle
A motor vehicle designed or adapted solely for the purpose of rescuing 
persons
Researcher bias – Researcher bias is where results of an evaluation may be distorted due to the 
evaluator having a vested interest in the results, or simply an expectation 
about what the results will be.
Residential 
Used or designed for residence or limited to residences
Residual 
Relating to or indicating a remainder
Resolution 
A formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
Respiratory 
Pertaining to respiration/breathing
Responsible
Worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
Responsive 
Readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion
Resulting
Happen afterwards as a consequence
Retaliation 
Action taken in return for an injury or offence
Retreads
A used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
Reversing
Turn inside out or upside down
Risk
Expose to a chance of loss or damage
Risk – 
It is the product of probability of harm and the severity of the outcome. 
Risk equals probability times severity. Most members of the general public 
equate risk with danger (very high probability or a severe outcome) and this 
may be why we have become a risk adverse culture.