[EQ] Confronting "Death on Wheels" Making Roads Safe in Europe and Central Asia

Confronting “Death on Wheels” Making Roads Safe in Europe and Central Asia

Establishing multisectoral partnerships to address a silent epidemic

 

Europe and Central Asia Region - Human Development Department (ECSHD)

Sustainable Development Department (ECSSD)- Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) - The World Bank – 2009

 

Available online PDF [114p.] at:
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTECA/Resources/DeathonWheelsWeb.pdf

 

“….Death on wheels” evokes a bleak image, but an appropriate one for countries in the World Bank’s Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region. A combination of weak road safety management capacity, deteriorated roads, unsafe vehicles, poor driver behavior, and patchy enforcement of road safety laws, alongside exponential growth in the number of vehicles, have contributed to road traffic injuries and fatalities multiplying at a rapid pace….”

 

 

Content:

Executive Summary

Chapter I. Introduction

1. Negative transport-related environmental and health impacts

2. What is a road traffic injury (RTI)?

3. RTIs risks from increasing motorization in LMICs

4. The broad potential benefits of road safety policies

5. Road safety: The way forward

6. Report objectives

Chapter II. The Epidemic of Road Traffic Injuries

Chapter III. Interventions and Results: What Is the Evidence?

Chapter IV. The Role of Health Systems in Preventing RTIs and Helping Victims

1. Public health actions

2. The role of primary care services in RTIs prevention

3. Emergency medical care systems to deal with crash victims

4. The importance of blood transfusion services in dealing with RTIs

5. Rehabilitation services

6. Good practices in organizing emergency medical services

Chapter IV. The Role of Health Systems in Preventing RTIs and Helping Victims

Chapter VI. World Bank Support for Road Safety Improvements in ECA and in other Regions

Chapter VII. Priorities for Intersectoral Work on Road Safety in ECA

Chapter VIII. The Task Ahead: Operationalizing an Effective Response in ECA

 

Summary

Full Report

Annex

Summary (Russian)

 

 

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