Executive Summary

- Author: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
- Main Title: UN Vehicle Regulations for Road Safety Cost-benefit Methodology , pp xi-xii
- Publication Date: May 2021
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/9789210052832c003
- Language: English
Road traffic crashes and consequential fatalities and injuries are a major social, economic, developmental and public health challenge for every country in the world. Globally, well over a million people are killed annually in road traffic crashes resulting in, in addition to human loss and suffering, billions in associated costs which, in some countries, amount to up to 5 per cent of GDP. While many industrialized countries have significantly improved their road-safety records during the past three decades, developing countries and economies in transition bare a disproportional share of this global burden. As such, road traffic crashes are a development issue that strongly affects low and middle-income countries, especially the most economically vulnerable segments of the population.
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