Road Safety
In 1999, between 750 000 and 880 000 persons died in road crashes worldwide, and another 23 to 34 million people were injured. The situation is particularly critical in low and middle income countries (LMCs) where about 86 percent of deaths from ro...
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okr-10986-97242021-04-23T14:02:46Z Road Safety World Bank ACCIDENT COSTS ACCIDENT PREVENTION ACCIDENTS BLACK SPOT BRAKES BURDEN OF DISEASE CAR CARS CONGESTION CRASH BARRIERS CRASH DATA CRASH PREVENTION CRASH RISKS CRASH VICTIMS CRASHES CRASHWORTHINESS CROSSING DEPRESSION DIARRHOEAL DISEASES DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISEASE DISEASE BURDEN DRIVER TRAINING DRIVERS DRIVING LICENSE EMERGENCY SERVICES EMERGENCY VEHICLES EPIDEMIOLOGY FATALITY FATALITY RATES FATALITY RISKS FATALITY TRENDS FATIGUE FIRST AID FRAMEWORK HAZARD HEART DISEASE HELMETS HIV/AIDS INCOME INFECTION INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INJURY INJURY PREVENTION INJURY_PREVENTION INSPECTION INSURANCE PREMIUMS INTERSECTION INTERSECTIONS INVESTMENT IN ROAD SAFETY MALARIA MEDICAL ATTENTION MEDICAL COMMUNITY MOTOR VEHICLES MOTORCYCLES NARROW ROADS NUTRITION PASSENGER PASSENGERS PATIENTS PAVEMENT PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR PEDESTRIANS POLICE PREVALENCE PROMOTING ROAD SAFETY PUBLIC HEALTH REFLECTORIZED MATERIAL REHABILITATION RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS RISK FACTORS RISK GROUPS ROAD ROAD ACCIDENT ROAD ACCIDENT COSTS ROAD AUTHORITIES ROAD CRASHES ROAD DEATHS ROAD DESIGN ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD LAYOUT ROAD SAFETY ROAD SAFETY ELEMENTS ROAD SAFETY ISSUES ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRAFFIC FATALITIES ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES ROAD USER ROAD USER FEES ROAD USERS ROADS ROADWAY SAFE DRIVING SAFETY AUDITS SAFETY ISSUES SAFETY MEASURES SEAT BELTS SIGNS SPEED SPEED BUMPS SPEED CONTROL TIRES TRAFFIC CALMING TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES TRAFFIC CASUALTIES TRAFFIC CRASHES TRAFFIC DEATHS TRAFFIC INJURIES TRAFFIC LAWS TRAFFIC LIGHTS TRAFFIC RULES TRANSPORT TRANSPORT RESEARCH TRANSPORT RESEARCH LABORATORY TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRAUMA TRAUMA CARE TREATMENT TROPICAL MEDICINE TUBERCULOSIS VEHICLE VEHICLE DRIVERS VEHICLE INSPECTION VIOLENCE In 1999, between 750 000 and 880 000 persons died in road crashes worldwide, and another 23 to 34 million people were injured. The situation is particularly critical in low and middle income countries (LMCs) where about 86 percent of deaths from road traffic injuries occur even though these countries account for only 40 percent of all motor vehicles. The graph shows that the situation has been worsening in LMCs since 1987. There are strong social, health and economic reasons to reduce the burden of road traffic injuries (RTIs): a) casualties affect mostly economically active persons and have a ripple effect on their dependents, causing suffering and poverty; and b) crash victims represent between 30 and 86 percent of all trauma admissions. They tend to stay in hospital longer than average patients. Developed countries have been relatively successful in reducing the burden of RTIs. This shows that more, better targeted and sustainable investment can prevent RTIs and reduce the damage that results from crashes. Poorer countries clearly need a new and broader approach to road safety. 2012-08-13T09:22:47Z 2012-08-13T09:22:47Z 2003-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/11999132/road-safety http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9724 English at a glance CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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ACCIDENT COSTS ACCIDENT PREVENTION ACCIDENTS BLACK SPOT BRAKES BURDEN OF DISEASE CAR CARS CONGESTION CRASH BARRIERS CRASH DATA CRASH PREVENTION CRASH RISKS CRASH VICTIMS CRASHES CRASHWORTHINESS CROSSING DEPRESSION DIARRHOEAL DISEASES DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISEASE DISEASE BURDEN DRIVER TRAINING DRIVERS DRIVING LICENSE EMERGENCY SERVICES EMERGENCY VEHICLES EPIDEMIOLOGY FATALITY FATALITY RATES FATALITY RISKS FATALITY TRENDS FATIGUE FIRST AID FRAMEWORK HAZARD HEART DISEASE HELMETS HIV/AIDS INCOME INFECTION INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INJURY INJURY PREVENTION INJURY_PREVENTION INSPECTION INSURANCE PREMIUMS INTERSECTION INTERSECTIONS INVESTMENT IN ROAD SAFETY MALARIA MEDICAL ATTENTION MEDICAL COMMUNITY MOTOR VEHICLES MOTORCYCLES NARROW ROADS NUTRITION PASSENGER PASSENGERS PATIENTS PAVEMENT PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR PEDESTRIANS POLICE PREVALENCE PROMOTING ROAD SAFETY PUBLIC HEALTH REFLECTORIZED MATERIAL REHABILITATION RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS RISK FACTORS RISK GROUPS ROAD ROAD ACCIDENT ROAD ACCIDENT COSTS ROAD AUTHORITIES ROAD CRASHES ROAD DEATHS ROAD DESIGN ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD LAYOUT ROAD SAFETY ROAD SAFETY ELEMENTS ROAD SAFETY ISSUES ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRAFFIC FATALITIES ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES ROAD USER ROAD USER FEES ROAD USERS ROADS ROADWAY SAFE DRIVING SAFETY AUDITS SAFETY ISSUES SAFETY MEASURES SEAT BELTS SIGNS SPEED SPEED BUMPS SPEED CONTROL TIRES TRAFFIC CALMING TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES TRAFFIC CASUALTIES TRAFFIC CRASHES TRAFFIC DEATHS TRAFFIC INJURIES TRAFFIC LAWS TRAFFIC LIGHTS TRAFFIC RULES TRANSPORT TRANSPORT RESEARCH TRANSPORT RESEARCH LABORATORY TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRAUMA TRAUMA CARE TREATMENT TROPICAL MEDICINE TUBERCULOSIS VEHICLE VEHICLE DRIVERS VEHICLE INSPECTION VIOLENCE |
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ACCIDENT COSTS ACCIDENT PREVENTION ACCIDENTS BLACK SPOT BRAKES BURDEN OF DISEASE CAR CARS CONGESTION CRASH BARRIERS CRASH DATA CRASH PREVENTION CRASH RISKS CRASH VICTIMS CRASHES CRASHWORTHINESS CROSSING DEPRESSION DIARRHOEAL DISEASES DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISEASE DISEASE BURDEN DRIVER TRAINING DRIVERS DRIVING LICENSE EMERGENCY SERVICES EMERGENCY VEHICLES EPIDEMIOLOGY FATALITY FATALITY RATES FATALITY RISKS FATALITY TRENDS FATIGUE FIRST AID FRAMEWORK HAZARD HEART DISEASE HELMETS HIV/AIDS INCOME INFECTION INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INJURY INJURY PREVENTION INJURY_PREVENTION INSPECTION INSURANCE PREMIUMS INTERSECTION INTERSECTIONS INVESTMENT IN ROAD SAFETY MALARIA MEDICAL ATTENTION MEDICAL COMMUNITY MOTOR VEHICLES MOTORCYCLES NARROW ROADS NUTRITION PASSENGER PASSENGERS PATIENTS PAVEMENT PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR PEDESTRIANS POLICE PREVALENCE PROMOTING ROAD SAFETY PUBLIC HEALTH REFLECTORIZED MATERIAL REHABILITATION RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS RISK FACTORS RISK GROUPS ROAD ROAD ACCIDENT ROAD ACCIDENT COSTS ROAD AUTHORITIES ROAD CRASHES ROAD DEATHS ROAD DESIGN ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD LAYOUT ROAD SAFETY ROAD SAFETY ELEMENTS ROAD SAFETY ISSUES ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRAFFIC FATALITIES ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES ROAD USER ROAD USER FEES ROAD USERS ROADS ROADWAY SAFE DRIVING SAFETY AUDITS SAFETY ISSUES SAFETY MEASURES SEAT BELTS SIGNS SPEED SPEED BUMPS SPEED CONTROL TIRES TRAFFIC CALMING TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES TRAFFIC CASUALTIES TRAFFIC CRASHES TRAFFIC DEATHS TRAFFIC INJURIES TRAFFIC LAWS TRAFFIC LIGHTS TRAFFIC RULES TRANSPORT TRANSPORT RESEARCH TRANSPORT RESEARCH LABORATORY TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRAUMA TRAUMA CARE TREATMENT TROPICAL MEDICINE TUBERCULOSIS VEHICLE VEHICLE DRIVERS VEHICLE INSPECTION VIOLENCE World Bank Road Safety |
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In 1999, between 750 000 and 880 000
persons died in road crashes worldwide, and another 23 to 34
million people were injured. The situation is particularly
critical in low and middle income countries (LMCs) where
about 86 percent of deaths from road traffic injuries occur
even though these countries account for only 40 percent of
all motor vehicles. The graph shows that the situation has
been worsening in LMCs since 1987. There are strong social,
health and economic reasons to reduce the burden of road
traffic injuries (RTIs): a) casualties affect mostly
economically active persons and have a ripple effect on
their dependents, causing suffering and poverty; and b)
crash victims represent between 30 and 86 percent of all
trauma admissions. They tend to stay in hospital longer than
average patients. Developed countries have been relatively
successful in reducing the burden of RTIs. This shows that
more, better targeted and sustainable investment can prevent
RTIs and reduce the damage that results from crashes. Poorer
countries clearly need a new and broader approach to road safety. |
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Road Safety |
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Road Safety |
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Road Safety |
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Road Safety |
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Road Safety |
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road safety |
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Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/11999132/road-safety http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9724 |
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