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Road Safety * Developing Countries - Expert Warning Over Situation
Motor vehicle crashes kill more healthy Americans abroad than crime, disease, terrorism...McLean,VA,USA -USA TODAY -August 13, 2007: -- World Health Organization & World Bank, predict double today's traffic fatalities by 2020... They predict 80% fatality increase in developing countries vs 30% decline in developed countries. Reasons include growing number of vehicles, unsafe roads used by pedestrians, cyclists. Weak vehicle law enforcement; little investment in road infrastructure, safety. Poor emergency response at accident scenes... Global Road Safety Initiative is 5-year program funded by 7 automotive, oil companies. With $10M committed to improve road safety in China, Brazil, and ten SE Asia countries... Chevron campaigning to upgrade traffic safety in many countries. To counter safety threat to employees, contractors... Arrive Alive program brings together governments, businesses, local communities, international donors... (Photo by Gurinder Osan/AP file: Heavy traffic is one of the reasons some of these roads are unsafe)
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