Nearly a quarter of the 1.19 million annual road traffic deaths in the world are motorcyclists and other powered two and three wheeled vehicle riders. The World Health Organization (WHO) has therefore launched the first global technical advisory group for this group of road users to help shape laws, policies, regulations and research to reduce fatal crashes and support the shift to sustainable transport systems.
“With the rapid rise in motorcycles, other powered two and three wheelers, and an accompanying rise in deaths among riders in many countries and regions, the need to enhance safety measures within the safe systems approach to road safety is crucial, as well as putting policies, measures and actions in place to support safer, healthier and more sustainable transport systems,” said Ms. Evelyn Murphy, the WHO public health lawyer that coordinates the work of the group.
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