Aimed at halving road traffc deaths and injuries by 2020 and providing access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all by 2030, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets 3.6 and 11.2 provide a powerful focus to galvanize governments and the international community into action on road safety policy. The challenge is to seize this opportunity and to signifcantly scale up implementation of road safety measures. In this context, the Save LIVES technical package has been developed to support road safety decision-makers and practitioners in their efforts to signifcantly reduce the number of road traffc deaths in their countries. Save LIVES provides an evidence-based inventory of priority interventions to be implemented towards achieving the SDG targets. The core components of Save LIVES are Speed management, Leadership on road safety, Infrastructure design and improvement, Vehicle safety standards, Enforcement of traffc laws and Survival after a crash. These components are interrelated and need to be implemented in an integrated manner, following the Safe System Approach, to effectively address the problem of road traffc deaths and injuries. The implementation of the interventions presented in this technical package will help reduce road traffc fatalities, injuries and related socioeconomic costs; improve the facilities and quality of the environment for walking and cycling; strengthen the institutional and legislative framework for road safety policy; and address broader societal and governance issues that affect road safety policy. To reduce road traffc deaths and injuries, simultaneous actions are needed at national and local levels in the focal areas of the Save LIVES technical package. Since the reality of road safety policy implementation differs across countries, this package should not be seen as a one-size-fts-all solution, but rather as a guide to support decision-making on priority interventions for scaling up the road safety policy response towards achieving SDG targets 3.6 and 11.2. (Author/publisher)
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