🚘 Road traffic crashes result in the deaths of approximately 1.19 million people around the world each year and leave between 20 and 50 million people with non-fatal injuries.
Who is at risk?
🤵🏽♂️ Males are typically 3 times more likely to be killed in road crashes than females.
🧒🏻 Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults.
🚴🏻♂️ More than half of all road traffic deaths are among pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
🌍 92% of the world’s fatalities on the roads occur in low- and middle-income countries.
There are several risk factors, including:
➡️ Speeding
➡️ Driving under influence
➡️ Not using seat-belts, helmets, child restrains
➡️ Distracted driving
➡️ Unsafe road infrastructure
➡️ Unsafe vehicles
➡️ Inadequate post-crash care
➡️ Inadequate law enforcement
Road traffic injuries can be prevented!
💪Effective interventions include designing safer infrastructure and incorporating road safety features into land-use and transport planning, improving the safety features of vehicles; enhancing post-crash care for victims of road traffic crashes; setting and enforcing laws relating to key risks, and raising public awareness.
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