Citation

Voon WS. Int. J. Road Saf. 2022; 3(1): 1-2.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS))

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Abstract

Report from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows an alarming figure of 1.35 million deaths annually in the past few years due to road traffic crashes in the world (World Health Organization, 2018). Road traffic injuries is now the leading cause of death for children and young adults 5-29 years of age. Recognizing the importance of the problem, the United Nations General Assembly declared a Second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 (2nd DOARS) with the target to reduce road deaths and injuries by at least 50% by 2030. It is a continuation of the earlier 10-year period action plan to further accelerate progress towards achieving the goals of United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs 2030) for road safety.

Language: en