Road injury is the leading cause of death for 1.3 million people. Road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 15-29 years. About 91% of the world’s road fatalities occur in low-income and middle-income countries, even though these countries only have about half of the world’s vehicles. Approximately half of road related deaths are “vulnerable road users”: pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. Only 28 countries (7% of the world’s population), have adequate laws that address all 5 risk factors of road/vehicle deaths: speed, drunk-driving, helmets, seat belts, child restraints.
Distracted driving has also become a huge issue when it comes to road related injuries. It has in fact become the leading cause behind road related deaths. In the first 7 weeks of 2012, 9 people died on the road in Canada because of distractions such as texting while driving.
Russia, China, and India have the highest road related injury and deaths around the world. This has become such a big issue in Russia, cars actually have a Dash-Cam in order to tell whose fault an accident was.
Source: http://www.therichest.com
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