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6 April 2021 - Lee Randall In South Africa 26 out of every 100,000 people die on the roads – far higher than the global average of 18 per 100,000. In an average year, 1.35 million people die on the world’s roads and another 50 million are seriously injured. Most (93%) of the deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries, and sub-Saharan Africa is the global hotspot in the road death pandemic. In South Africa 26 out of every 100,000 people die on the roads – far higher than t...

South Africa was recently ranked 56th out of 56 countries in a survey looking road safety. Lee Randall examines whether South Africa really is the bottom of the class. In an average year, 1.35 million people die on the world’s roads and another 50 million are seriously injured. Most (93%) of the deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries, and sub-Saharan Africa is the global hotspot in the road death pandemic. In South Africa 26 out of every 100,000 people die on the roads – far hig...

ANALYSIS: This is why South Africa is not bottom of the class for road safety This article first appeared on The Conversation. In an average year, 1.35 million people die on the world’s roads and another 50 million are seriously injured. Most (93%) of the deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries, and sub-Saharan Africa is the global hotspot in the road death pandemic. In South Africa 26 out of every 100,000 people die on the roads – far higher than the global average of 18 per 100,...

Despite its many road safety challenges, South Africa certainly isn’t bottom of the class.

In an average year, 1.35 million people die on the world’s roads and another 50 million are seriously injured. Most (93%) of the deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries, and sub-Saharan Africa is the global hotspot in the road death pandemic. In South Africa 26 out of every 100,000 people die on the roads – far higher than the global average of 18 per 100,000. My PhD research into bioethical aspects of minibus taxi crashes in Johannesburg pointed to some reasons for this. It also...

Date Time First Guide to Help Identify What Works and What Does Not Work in Road Safety Washington D.C. (March 15, 2021) – The World Bank’s Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) launched today the Guide for Road Safety Interventions: Evidence of What Works and What Does Not Work. The guide will help road safety practitioners understand that what sometimes appear to be “common-sense” approaches often not deliver the best road safety outcomes. Although some interventions provide benefits, ot...

Click the thumbs up > The Scottish Road Safety Framework has been published, which includes targeted action to reduce the number of accidents while driving for work. Latest official data shows that 165 people were killed on Scotland’s roads in 2019, a reduction of 43%, while 2,016 people were seriously injured. The road safety framework targets a 50% reduction in people killed and a 50% reduction in people seriously injured by 2030. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures suggest that in 20...

Cities in the Vision Zero Challenge identified lack of political leadership as the greatest barrier to implementing a Vision Zero road safety plan. Photo by WRI Ross Center Since its beginning in Sweden in the 1990s, Vision Zero has become a global movement to prevent road fatalities and serious injuries by undertaking a Safe System approach to road safety. But despite the documented successes of the approach in reducing injuries and deaths, many of the world’s roads have continued to get mor...

Click the thumbs up > Transport for London is urging freight operators to apply for a free Direct Vision Standard permit as soon as possible. The organisation says the operators of many thousands of HGVs on London’s roads have not yet applied for the required safety permit before the safety scheme is introduced on March 1.  At this point, all owners of HGVs over 12 tonnes will need to display a valid permit to continue operating in the city. Introduced with the support of London Councils, Tf...

Nations Largest Roadway Safety Coalition and Traffic Safety Leaders Call for Biden Administration Commitment to Zero Deaths by 2050 In a letter, more than 74 organizations and individuals, including all three "Zero" entities, urge new administration to explicitly pledge to eliminate deaths on the roads News provided by Share this article Share this article ITASCA, Ill., Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the nations largest coalition of traffic safety organizations –  Road to Zero – alon...