While the risk of dying on the capital cities’ roads is half the risk of dying in a road collision in the rest of the country, vulnerable road users are particularly at risk while using the capital cities’ roads. One out of two road victims in capitals is either a pedestrian or a cyclist. Providing safe mobility in particular to those vulnerable road users presents a major challenge - a challenge which has been taken up strongly by authorities in a number of capitals, and particularly vigorously by some mayors. Some of them have gone beyond national efforts and taken the lead in improving road safety of their citizens and visitors. As a result, cities that are looking for ways to make their people safer in traffic can now benefit from a range of successful experience. Only by implementing known countermeasures will it be possible to achieve increases in the use of healthier and more environmentally friendly means of transport and still reduce road deaths and injuries. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting