OECD ROAD ACCIDENTS
December 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLMALE-MENOPAUSE ridden men buying powerful motorcycles that they cannot ride properly is one of two reasons for a levelling off in a 10-year decline in road accidents in rich countries, an OECD report claims. The other problem is an increase in illicit drug use by drivers. Although performance varies by country, Hungary, Germany, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Norway and Australia witnessed a rise in traffic deaths in the first half of 2002, with declines being registered in New Zealand, Spain, Austria, Slovakia, Japan and Denmark. Across all OECD ...
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