Violence and Injury Prevention

Road traffic injuries

WHO/ Tom Pietrasik

Nearly 3,400 people die on the world's roads every day. Tens of millions of people are injured or disabled every year. Children, pedestrians, cyclists and the elderly are among the most vulnerable of road users. WHO works with partners - governmental and nongovernmental - around the world to raise the profile of the preventability of road traffic injuries and promote good practices related to helmet and seat-belt wearing, not drinking and driving, not speeding and being visible in traffic.

Key publications

World report On 7 April 2004, the World report on road traffic injury prevention was launched.
Mobile phone use: a growing problem of driver distraction
Youth and road safety The report highlights risk factors and effective prevention strategies.
"How to" manuals Manuals on "how to" implement recommendations of the World report.