Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020

Responding to the growing global crisis of road traffic injuries, the United Nations has declared the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. The goal of the Decade, endorsed by more than 100 governments at the United Nations General Assembly, is to ‘stabilise and then reduce’ global road fatalities.

Why act?

• Every 30 seconds someone is killed on the world’s roads
• Road traffic injuries are the number one cause of death for young people worldwide – the UK is no exception
• Road traffic injuries place an immense burden on hospitals and health systems generally
• A global Action Plan includes practical measures which, if implemented, could save millions of lives
• Road crashes are preventable

 

The Institute is supporting the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 and has pledged to:

‘Facilitate the development and implementation of national standards for multi-sector road safety practitioner training to ensure the effective delivery of interventions which result in safer roads for all.’

The Decade of Action was officially launched on the 11th May 2011 and the UK hosted an event at Church House, Westminster. The Institute’s Chairman, Darren Divall, gave a brief presentation to highlight what needs to be done to achieve the objectives of the Safer Road Users pillar. Click here to see this presentation.

Further information for the Decade of Action can be found at: www.decadeofaction.org