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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:
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Highway Safety Organizations Service Agencies Transportation Safety
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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