Let’s drive safely! The new stakes for road safety

In 2010, after years of constant increase, 1.3 million people died on the roads. Road safety is an important component of public health, quality of life and economic prosperity. Imagine what could be done with the more than 500 billion dollars that road accidents cost annually.

Developing safer vehicles, safer roads, a culture of road safety, it is possible to significantly reduce the number of victims of traffic accidents.

What constraints is the development of a global strategy facing ?
What are the priority actions to be implemented quickly to reduce the number of fatalities on the roads?
How can we reconcile the need for lighter, more power-saving vehicles, with that of having safer vehicles?

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