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Road Safety Methodology andRoad Safety Methodology and Analysis Analysis
By theBy the
Eurosain TeamEurosain Team
(European Road Safety Institute)(European Road Safety Institute)www.eurosain.orgwww.eurosain.org
a division of Riskope Internationala division of Riskope Internationalwww.riskope.comwww.riskope.com
 
 
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Road Safety:Road Safety:a social and civil dutya social and civil duty
Estimated 1.2M killed every year world-wide, and 40Estimated 1.2M killed every year world-wide, and 40times more injured (Who, 2004)times more injured (Who, 2004)
 Appx. Appx.39 thousand fatalities in Europe, in 200839 thousand fatalities in Europe, in 2008 
3.5M wounded in 2008 in Europe3.5M wounded in 2008 in Europe
TheTheeconomic impacteconomic impactof this human tragedy isof this human tragedy isevaluated atevaluated at200B Euro/yr200B Euro/yr, equivalent to appx. 2% of , equivalent to appx. 2% of the European GDPthe European GDP
 
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Worldwide toll of road accidents:Worldwide toll of road accidents: 
( Statistics by World Bank & WHO )( Statistics by World Bank & WHO )
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The global financial cost of road trafficThe global financial cost of road trafficinjuries is 518 billion USD each year.injuries is 518 billion USD each year.
 
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The cost to low and middle incomeThe cost to low and middle incomecountries is 65 billion USD, more than allcountries is 65 billion USD, more than alldevelopment aid incomedevelopment aid income
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For males aged 15-44, road trafficFor males aged 15-44, road trafficinjuries rank second (behind HIV/AIDS)injuries rank second (behind HIV/AIDS)as the leading cause of premature deathas the leading cause of premature deathand ill health worldwideand ill health worldwide
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