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Confronting ‘Death on Wheels’ : Making Roads Safe in ECA

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dc.contributor.authorMarquez, Patricio V.
dc.contributor.authorBanjo, George A.
dc.contributor.authorChesheva, Elena Y.
dc.contributor.authorMuzira, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T10:44:53Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T10:44:53Z
dc.date.issued2010-01
dc.description.abstractRoad traffic injuries (RTIs) have become a major public health challenge in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). About 90 percent of the 1.3 million deaths and 50 million injuries from road traffic crashes worldwide each year occur in LMICs, although these countries have only 48 percent of the world's registered vehicles. Increasing motorization and urbanization in LMICs could double this toll by 2030. The difference in road crashes between LMICs and high-income countries (where many road deaths still occur), is stunning. ECA countries have experienced rapid growth in the number of passenger cars on the roads over the last two decades. In the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), there was a 120 percent increase in passenger cars per 1,000 persons from 64 in 1990 to 141 in 2003. Similar trends were observed in countries in southeastern Europe. Vehicles in many Europe and Central Asia (ECA) countries tend to be old and have sub-standard safety features. Length of roads and highways (in km.) has also increased since the 1990s by 18 percent and 157 percent in the CIS, 21 percent and 75 percent in European Union (EU)-10 countries, and 46 percent and 144 in southeastern Europe, respectively. In spite of significant investments in road infrastructure since the 1990s, in some ECA countries the roads still suffer from poor maintenance and under-investment.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/11672632/confronting-death-wheels-making-roads-safe-eca
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/10213
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10213
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEurope and Central Asia Knowledge Brief; Volume No. 15
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectAFFORDABLE TRANSPORT
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectALCOHOL ABUSE
dc.subjectCAR
dc.subjectCARS
dc.subjectCOLLISION FREQUENCY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCRASH FATALITIES
dc.subjectCRASHES
dc.subjectCYCLING
dc.subjectDRIVER BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEXERCISES
dc.subjectFATALITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectHIGHWAYS
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION OF ROAD SAFETY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subjectINJURY
dc.subjectINJURY PREVENTION
dc.subjectINJURY SURVEILLANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE COMPANIES
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLENGTH OF ROADS
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL ROAD SAFETY
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPASSENGER
dc.subjectPASSENGER CARS
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectRISK GROUPS
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD CRASH
dc.subjectROAD CRASHES
dc.subjectROAD DEATHS
dc.subjectROAD DESIGN
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectROAD SAFETY
dc.subjectROAD SAFETY ACTION
dc.subjectROAD SAFETY EFFORT
dc.subjectROAD SAFETY EFFORTS
dc.subjectROAD SAFETY INITIATIVES
dc.subjectROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectROAD SAFETY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectROAD SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subjectROAD TRAFFIC
dc.subjectROAD TRAFFIC FATALITIES
dc.subjectROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSAFE VEHICLES
dc.subjectSAFETY BENEFITS
dc.subjectSAFETY CULTURE
dc.subjectSAFETY EQUIPMENT
dc.subjectSAFETY FEATURES
dc.subjectSAFETY INITIATIVES
dc.subjectSAFETY PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectSHARING
dc.subjectSPEED
dc.subjectSPEED LIMITS
dc.subjectSTRUCTURES
dc.subjectTOLL
dc.subjectTRAFFIC CRASHES
dc.subjectTRAFFIC DEATHS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC INJURIES
dc.subjectTRAFFIC POLICE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT CHOICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT OPERATIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT POLICY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLE DESIGN
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectWHEELS
dc.titleConfronting ‘Death on Wheels’ : Making Roads Safe in ECAen
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okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:55:41.403218Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/11672632/confronting-death-wheels-making-roads-safe-eca
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid394171468031134886
okr.guid130681468250248837
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000334955_20100120030017
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum11672632
okr.identifier.report52686
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.topicRoads and Highways
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHousing and Human Habitats
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicRoad Safety
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitHealth and Nutrition (ECSH1)
okr.unitOffice of the Regional Vice Pres (ECAVP)
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