Few countries have road safety laws addressing all five key risk factors

Few countries have road safety laws addressing all five key risk factors

d106ef89c3a6a3f8bd2ba8064076995d_XL.jpg14 March 2013 -- A new WHO report on road safety calls for more comprehensive legislation addressing the five key road safety risk factors to reduce fatalities and injuries. The Global status report on road safety 2013: supporting a decade of action, launched today, states that only 28 countries, covering 7% of the world’s population, have comprehensive road safety laws on drinking and driving, speeding, and failing to use motorcycle helmets, seat-belts, and child restraints.