Decade of Action for Road Safety

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DOAFRS The UN Decade of Action recognises the importance of everyone taking responsibility for how we use our roads. The goal is to stabilise and then reduce the forecast level of road traffic fatalities around the world by 2020.

Millions of deaths could potentially be prevented as a result. The Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020 was developed by the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) and stakeholders from around the world.

Police Commissioners across Australia and New Zealand are putting their united support behind the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety which is being launched on 11 May 2011. The Decade of Action calls for international programs to make roads and vehicles safer, improve road user behavior and enhance emergency services.

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Fatalities and injuries focus of UN Decade of Action for Road Safety (ANZPAA)
ACT Policing takes action in support of UN (ACT Policing)
Victoria Unites for Global Decade of Action for Road Safety (Victoria Police Service)
Queensland joins Decade of Action for Road Safety (Queensland Police Service)

Ten reasons to act on road deaths

Nearly 1.3 million people are killed on the world’s roads each year.
Up to 50 million people are injured, and many remain disabled for life.
90% of casualties from road deaths occur in developing countries.
Annual road traffic deaths are forecast to rise to 1.9 million people by 2020.
Road traffic injuries are the number one cause of death for young people worldwide.
By 2015 road traffic injuries will be the leading health burden for children over the age of five years in developing countries.
The economic cost to developing countries is at least $100 billion a year.
Road traffic injuries place an immense burden on hospitals and health systems generally.
Road crashes are preventable.
A global Action Plan includes practical measures which, if implemented, could save millions of lives.

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