Road Traffic Injuries Is The Leading Killer Of People Aged 5-29 Years - Do You Know Someone Who's Affected?
The Global status report on road safety, launched by WHO in December 2018, highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million.
Road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people aged 5-29 years.
The burden is disproportionately borne by pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, in particular those living in developing countries.
More than half of all road traffic deaths are among vulnerable road users:
- Pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists.
Pedestrians, cyclists, and riders of motorized 2- and 3-wheelers and their passengers are collectively known as "vulnerable road users" and account for half of all road traffic deaths around the world.
A higher proportion of vulnerable road users die in low-income countries than in high-income countries.
Road Traffic Injuries:
Key Facts
- Road traffic injuries cause considerable economic losses to individuals, their families, and to nations as a whole.
- These losses arise from the cost of treatment as well as lost productivity for those killed or disabled by their injuries, and for family members who need to take time off work or school to care for the injured.
- Road traffic crashes cost most countries 3% of their gross domestic product.
The objectives of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims are to provide a platform for road traffic victims and their families to:
- Remember all people killed and seriously injured on the roads.
- Acknowledge the crucial work of the emergency services.
- Draw attention to the generally trivial legal response to culpable road deaths and injuries
advocate for better support for road traffic victims and victim families.
- Promote evidence-based actions to prevent and eventually stop further road traffic deaths and injuries.
Also, to highlight the plight of children on the world’s roads and generate action to better ensure their safety, the UN organizes the Global Road Safety Week.
Remember. Support. Act.
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2023 puts the spotlight on justice:
- Traffic law enforcement.
- Thorough investigation after a crash to find out if a crime was committed and to prevent recurrence.
- Criminal prosecution where appropriate and civil compensation are all part of the justice system.
When carried out seriously, fairly and consistently -- such a system is what road crash victims who have been injured or had a family member killed as the result of someone’s law–breaking or negligence deserve and wish for, since it also represents a main factor of prevention and this would mean that lessons are learnt from their tragedies so that they may not be repeated.
Source: www.un.org/en/observances/road-traffic-victims-day
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Let's Make The World A Better Place For Everyone!
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The Global status report on road safety, launched by WHO in December 2018, highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million.
Road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people aged 5-29 years.
The burden is disproportionately borne by pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, in particular those living in developing countries.
More than half of all road traffic deaths are among vulnerable road users:
- Pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists.
Pedestrians, cyclists, and riders of motorized 2- and 3-wheelers and their passengers are collectively known as "vulnerable road users" and account for half of all road traffic deaths around the world.
A higher proportion of vulnerable road users die in low-income countries than in high-income countries.
Road Traffic Injuries:
Key Facts
- Road traffic injuries cause considerable economic losses to individuals, their families, and to nations as a whole.
- These losses arise from the cost of treatment as well as lost productivity for those killed or disabled by their injuries, and for family members who need to take time off work or school to care for the injured.
- Road traffic crashes cost most countries 3% of their gross domestic product.
The objectives of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims are to provide a platform for road traffic victims and their families to:
- Remember all people killed and seriously injured on the roads.
- Acknowledge the crucial work of the emergency services.
- Draw attention to the generally trivial legal response to culpable road deaths and injuries
advocate for better support for road traffic victims and victim families.
- Promote evidence-based actions to prevent and eventually stop further road traffic deaths and injuries.
Also, to highlight the plight of children on the world’s roads and generate action to better ensure their safety, the UN organizes the Global Road Safety Week.
Remember. Support. Act.
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2023 puts the spotlight on justice:
- Traffic law enforcement.
- Thorough investigation after a crash to find out if a crime was committed and to prevent recurrence.
- Criminal prosecution where appropriate and civil compensation are all part of the justice system.
When carried out seriously, fairly and consistently -- such a system is what road crash victims who have been injured or had a family member killed as the result of someone’s law–breaking or negligence deserve and wish for, since it also represents a main factor of prevention and this would mean that lessons are learnt from their tragedies so that they may not be repeated.
Source: www.un.org/en/observances/road-traffic-victims-day
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Let's Make The World A Better Place For Everyone!
We Can Do It!
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