A huge reduction in traffic because of COVID lockdowns was a major factor in an ‘unprecedented’ fall in road deaths across the European Union – many of whom are children.Read more
In May 2021 a B-double truck mounted a kerb when turning a corner in Melbourne, injuring five pedestrians. In February 2020 a drunk driver drove onto a footpath in Sydney, killing four children and injuring...Read more
|Comment|author: The Conversation Global Perspectives
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.Read more
|Comment|author: WRI Center for Sustainable Cities
Children’s road safety lessons and cycling tests were significantly affected by the initial COVID lockdowns and school closures, according to a new multi-agency report. Read more
Can a city where pedestrians, cyclists and children get injured or killed on the roads be a truly sustainable one? Given the rapid urbanization of the world’s population, road safety is a critical development and...Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the need for strong public health systems and approaches, says the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety.
With more than 200 members, the organisation plays a leading role in championing...Read more
Thousands of UK children have helped to highlight the stark fact that around 18 youngsters are killed or injured every day while walking and cycling.
As part of UK Road Safety Week, road safety campaign organisation...Read more
The streets of British cities are too dangerous for children to safely walk down – so say car drivers themselves.
With the number of road deaths rising, safety campaigners are supporting drivers’ calls for the transformation...Read more
