September 2009
Emerging and developing countries are continuously increasing the capacity of their road networks, but often at the expense of the safety of vulnerable road users. As a result, over 1.2 million people are killed unnecessarily in road accidents every year, with the consequential social, economic and health burdens imposing heavy constraints on sustainable development.
Almost 86 percent of road accidents occur in emerging and developing countries, although these countries only own around 30 percent of the world’s vehicle fleet. The majority of road casualties in developing countries are not motor vehicle occupants, but pedestrians, motorcyclists and bicyclists.
Road deaths are expected to be ranked third as a cause of disability adjusted years of life lost in 2020. The World Bank estimates that developing countries lose around 1.5 percent of their GDP in road accidents. Also, around 35 percent of pedestrian fatalities are children.
The improvement of road safety is a demanding challenge to governments of developing countries. To effectively tackle the problems in road safety, decision makers must be aware of the detailed causes and consequences of road accidents. Additionally, knowledge about how to efficiently address the most crucial problems causing accidents is needed. Since financing of road safety measures is an important issue, the document about the Road Safety Cent (see GTZ-SUTP) is definitely worth a look.
The current reading list aims at providing the reader with an overview of relevant literature on Road Safety. In addition to relevant websites, links to recent and interesting publications of the respective organisations are listed. It is strongly recommended to visit the indicated websites for detailed information and additional reports and publications.
SUTP users can download the reading list from here 651.78 Kb (after login). Unregistered users can register here and then proceed to download after login.
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