Type
General Knowledge
Author
Commission for Global Road Safety
Organization
GRSP
Published in
2004
Submitted by
Rikke Rysgaard
Related theme(s)
Road Safety
Region
All Regions
Country
International
Make roads safe
This report aims to focus political and public attention on a global road traffic injury epidemic that claims the lives of 1.2 million people and injures about 50 million annually. Road traffic injuries are responsible for a global health burden similar to malaria and tuberculosis, and as with those diseases road crashes hit developing countries hardest.