“We must reinvent mobility”

Michael Cramer of the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport talks about the imbalance between transport modes and the lessons from “Dieselgate”. A lot of innovation is happening in transport right now – headlines about self-driving cars and electric vehicles abound. Are we finally on the path towards sustainable mobility? Cramer: Billions are still invested in forms of mobility that ruin our climate. And it’s still all … Continue reading “We must reinvent mobility”

“Good governance is central to road safety”

David Ward of Global NCAP, the worldwide network that test-crashes cars, explains why good governance means fewer traffic victims and how the network of parliamentarians he has helped launch will fight for safer roads worldwide. Continue reading “Good governance is central to road safety”

Are Zero Road Deaths Possible?

By Hans Michael Kloth, International Transport Forum. This post is jointly published with the OECD Insights blog. Every year around the globe, 1.25 million people are killed in traffic – about the population of a city like Munich, Stockholm or Dallas. Up to 50 million are seriously injured. Road crashes kill more people than malaria or tuberculosis and are steadily working their way up the … Continue reading Are Zero Road Deaths Possible?