- More than 1.2 million people die in road traffic crashes every year
- As many as 50 million people are injured or disabled by road traffic crashes every year
- More than 400,000 young people die in road crashes every year
- Males are the most affected gender by road crashes world wide
- Helmets reduce fatal and serious head injuries by up to 45%
- Mandatory use of child restraints can reduce child deaths by 35%
- Enforcing a drinking and driving law around the world could reduce alcohol-related crashes by 20%
- For every 1km/h reduction in average speed, there is a 2% reduction in the number of crashes
- Simple low-cost engineering measures like construction of foot path for pedestrians are saving thousands of lives
- Half of all crash victims are vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists
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