The present edition is the 49th edition of the Statistics of Road Traffic Accidents in Europe and North America and contains the basic statistics on this issue provided by the Governments members of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Issued simultaneously in English, French and Russian, this publication is used by government services and officials for the analysis of accidents and patterns of accidents and for planning future improvements in road traffic safety. This is of great overall relevance for UNECE countries as over the decade 1992-2002 there were annually on average over 150 000 persons killed and about 6 million persons injured in 4 million road accidents in the UNECE region. For this reason, a wider international audience, including, the private sector, journalists, researchers, students and the general public also use this publication. Statistics of Road Traffic Accidents in Europe and North America has three basic parts and an Annex. The first part presents charts and summary tables that show the overall situation and developments regarding road traffic accidents and casualties in the UNECE countries. The second part provides detailed statistics on road traffic accidents and includes specific circumstances of accidents such as location, time of occurrence, road condition, personal injuries and deaths, as well as accidents provoked by the influence of alcohol. The third part of the publication shows background statistics on countries’ vehicle fleets, and estimates of vehicle-kilometres run and population by age group. The Annex contains definitions. This is a trilingual publication in English, French and Russian. (Author/publisher)
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