UN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT CAMPAIGN
November 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE UNITED Nations General Assembly has voted to create a new remembrance day in November for road traffic victims, who are regularly more numerous than deaths caused by wars or civil strife. Indeed, 1.2 million people are killed annually in road accidents, says the World Health Organisation (WHO), more than the population of Estonia. And around 50 million are injured, the population of Spain and Portugal combined. Furthermore, the WHO predicts these numbers will increase by about 65% by 2025, unless there is improved prevention. These may be ...
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