Road safety in LAC: after a decade of action prospects for safer mobility
In the frame of the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has shared a new report with the commitment to continue investing in actions to reduce road crashes in the region.
Entitled: “Road Safety in Latin America and the Caribbean – After a Decade of Action Prospects for Safer Mobility“, the document outlines the experiences of the region in the first decade of action (2011-2020) and a roadmap for work between the IDB, the entities, and countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) for a safer and more inclusive transport system, in the service of the economic growth so needed in the next decade.
The report is divided into three parts.
In the first part, it is introduced the context of the first decade of road safety action and analyzes the immediate impact on fatalities during these years. This first section also analyzes the collateral effects of road crashes in economic terms, on gender, and even effects related to COVID-19.
The second part includes the key components of the five road safety pillars (road safety management, safe transit, and mobility infrastructure, safer vehicles, safe road users, and post-crash care) for the development of a logical and comprehensive effort towards greater road safety.
The last part includes the key components of the five road safety pillars (road safety management, safe transit, and mobility infrastructure, safer vehicles, safe road users, and post-crash care) for the development of a logical and comprehensive effort towards greater road safety.
CITA shared its experience and knowledge to this report, which can become a reference to help the region design projects and public policies that will improve the road safety conditions of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.