Traffic Injury Prevention · 2003 · 10 citations · 4 references
Public HealthAutomotive EngineeringInjury PreventionRisk AssessmentTransportationVehicle Safety EngineeringInjury RiskRoad SafetyTraffic EngineeringTraffic Injury PreventionTraffic SafetyTransportation SafetyGlobal PrioritiesRoad Traffic CrashesRoad Traffic InjuriesRoad Traffic Injury EpidemiologyRoad Traffic Injury RiskTraffic Accident AnalysisTraffic Crash AnalysisTraffic Crash Prevention
Presently, just over 1 million people die annually in road crashes; that number will rise to 2 million by 2020. 85% of these fatal crashes occur in developing countries, and of those, about 75% involve pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists. Over the past 10 years several organizations have attempted to outline the nature and severity of these traffic injuries and predict trends for the next decade. This commentary selectively touches on issues in traffic safety, related to global efforts to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities, within the context of the next 20 years.
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