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UNECE transport review : first edition--November 2008.

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  • Alternative Title:
    UNECE transport review : road safety;Road safety : November 2008;
  • Corporate Creators:
    United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe. Transport Division
  • Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Resource Type:
    Proceedings
  • OCLC Number:
    690635959
  • Corporate Publisher:
    United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe. Transport Division
  • NTL Classification:
    NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY;
  • Abstract:
    This year, more than one million people across the world

    will die from road traffi c injuries. This total includes about

    400,000 people under 25 years old, and road traffi c crashes

    are the leading cause of death for 10- to 24-year-olds. Several

    million more men, women and young people will be injured or

    disabled.

    In additi on to the human suff ering, the annual cost of road

    traffi c injuries worldwide runs to hundreds of billions of dollars.

    In low- and middle-income countries, the economic cost of road

    injuries will be more than the development aid they receive.

    However, the risks of road crashes are known and can be

    prevented. They include excessive speeding, driving under the

    infl uence of alcohol or other drugs, failure to use seat-belts

    and helmets, poorly designed or insuffi ciently maintained

    road infrastructure, and the use of vehicles that are old, poorly

    maintained or lacking safety features.

    In recent years, preventi ng injury and death on the world’s

    roads has gained greater prominence on the internati onal

    development agenda. Technical support has improved. New

    policies have been implemented at the internati onal, regional

    and nati onal levels, including eff orts to set road traffi c casualty

    reducti on targets. Collaborati on within the UN system and with

    NGOs has been strengthened. Resoluti ons adopted by the UN

    General Assembly have raised the issue’s politi cal profi le.

    Despite increased awareness and more dynamic eff orts to

    improve road safety, the epidemic of road traffi c fataliti es and

    injuries will conti nue to be an important public health and

    development issue. Trends in many countries, in parti cular

    low-and middle-income countries, suggest that the problem

    could become noti ceably worse within the next decade. There

    remains a pressing need for greater eff orts and resources.

    I urge UN member States and global road safety partners to

    foster cooperati on under UN auspices. And I commend this

    issue of UNECE’s Transport Review to a wide global audience.

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