Latin America Lags Behind In Vehicle Safety; Nearly 200,000 Deaths And Injuries Could Be Prevented

released earlier this month.

Research was conducted by the Transport Research Laboratory, based in the United Kingdom, to estimate the potential impact if several key vehicle safety regulations recommended by the United Nations were applied :, i.e., regulations that help to protect occupants in front and side impact crashes;for pedestrians and bicyclists

“Deaths and serious injuries from vehicle crashes are preventable, and we know what works,” Kelly Henning, director of the public health programs at Bloomberg Philanthropies, said in a statement. The report referred to the World Health Organization's estimates that indicate the number of road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million per year, with the highest road traffic fatality rates in low-income countries.highlighted that while vehicles in high-income countries are increasingly safe, only 40 of 175 countries have adopted the priority vehicle safety standards recommended by the United Nations.

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