Preventable road deaths in 72 countries, 2021
Robertson, L. S.
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World Health Organization recommendations to reduce road deaths were examined to assess the potential reductions that could be realized in countries that have not adopted them. Data from 72 countries on recommended speeding laws, alcohol laws, and vehicle safety standards were analyzed, controlling statistically for differences in average temperatures and population density per square kilometer. Using regression coefficients, estimates of the reductions that would be realized if each countermeasure were adopted in countries not currently employing it were calculated. The coefficient on alcohol laws was not significant, but deaths in these countries would likely decline by about 23 percent if speeding laws were improved. The road death would have been about 55 percent lower if vehicle safety standards for imported vehicles had been adopted. New and used vehicles that did not adhere to the standards were sold in low-income countries. Better data identifying clusters of specific collision types (pedestrians in the dark, animals, fixed objects) could lead to the adoption of countermeasures known to be effective.
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