Road Traffic Injuries: A Global Epidemic

Every 6 seconds someone is killed or seriously injured on the world’s roads. With 1.3 million road deaths each year this is a global epidemic comparable to Malaria or Tuberculosis. And like those killer diseases, road crashes prey on the young, the poor and the vulnerable. Yet by comparison to other global killers, road injury is utterly neglected.

I support the Make Roads Safe campaign which is calling for the following action to tackle road deaths:

• Call on governments and the United Nations to commit to a ‘Decade of Action for Road Safety’
• Support for a $300 million, 10 year, global Action Plan to help improve road safety in developing countries
• Call on the World Bank and other multilateral and bilateral donors to ensure that at least 10% of their road budgets are dedicated to road safety measures

Click on the image below and it will take you to the Make Roads Safe website.

There you can read more about the cause and what can be done about it.

Thank you.

Kindest Regards,

Kevin YORK