From the UN Road Safety Resolution to the World Road Association's Action

It is known worldwide that according to UN estimates, road accidents result in 1.25 million fatalities per year and up to 50 million injured people all over the world. Over 90% of deaths are registered in low and middle-income countries. The awareness about this kind of problem led Member States represented in the United Nations General Assembly to opt for a Decade of Action for road safety (2011-2020), the declared aim of which is stabilizing and then reducing road traffic fatalities and injuries [...]

Road safety: Policies, Strategies and Action Campaigns

The internationalization of the road safety issue is no longer open to debate. Roadrelated risks must now be addressed across all continents, although the extent of risk mitigation varies tremendously. Should the numbers of victims be expressed per capita or should analyses actually segment by victims, major variations can indeed be observed. Such discrepancies are known to decision-makers, as underscored by Roberto Arditi, in his introduction on low and middle-income countries.

Road safety impact bonds - A financial business case

Initial feasibility and pilot studies are underway and the paper provides an update on progress worldwide and in particular ongoing work in Victoria, Australia.

Justifying road safety investments for locations without collisions by quantifying road safety risk

This article describes the rationale and methodology that was developed for ICBC's Proactive Road Safety Program.

Lay-bys and protection against lateral obstacles in tunnels

The present article summarizes the contents of a report soon to be published on the World Road Association's Website.