Global Road Safety Crisis: Three Questions to Ask to Help Solve It

The author is Head of the UN Road Safety Fund

Asking the right questions is the start of a positive disruption to the global road safety crisis

School children crossing the road on a pedestrian crossing in Kyrgyzstan.
Credit: Victor Lacken – UNRSF.

GENEVA, Feb 17 2022 (IPS) – When we think about global crises, road safety isn’t one that comes to mind. The reality is that unsafe roads is a health crisis gone rogue. 

Unlike the COVID-19 pandemic, road traffic injuries are the . And, with an estimated every year, unsafe vehicles and roads affect everyone and impact several areas of development – including environmental sustainability.