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How to be a lifesaver: Three simple things to do that will make city roads less deadly

by Hans Michael Kloth, Internatinal Transport Forum Today  is European Day Without A Road Death, or EDWARD for short. Well, it isn’t really. By the end of today, 21 September 2017, the lives of 70 people will have been lost  in traffic crashes, as every day in the European Union. And Europe is doing well in comparison. Of the almost 1.25 million annual road deaths … Continue reading How to be a lifesaver: Three simple things to do that will make city roads less deadly

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“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”

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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?

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