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dc.date.accessioned2019
dc.date.available2019
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationPan American Health Organization. Status of Road Safety in the Region of the Americas. Washington, D.C.: PAHO; 2019.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-75-12086-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/51088
dc.description.abstractIn the three years since the last road safety report was issued, the number of road traffic deaths has continued to increase throughout the Americas, reaching 154,997 deaths in 2016 (latest year of available data). However, the death rate from road traffic crashes has remained stable (15.6 per 100,000 population in 2016 as compared to 15.9 per 100,000 population in 2013). Data presented in this report show that aspects of road safety management, legislation, and post-crash care have improved in some countries. However, the improvements have been modest and it is clear that the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3.6, to halve road traffic deaths by 2020, will not be achieved... Since 2014, more countries in the Region have implemented road safety legislation. Two additional countries, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay, established laws on drink-driving based on best practice, bringing the total to eight countries. Ecuador implemented legislation on helmet use (resulting in a total of seven countries), Dominican Republic implemented legislation on seat-belts (19 countries in total), while Chile implemented child restraint laws (two countries in total). However, no new speed laws have been enacted in the Region. Overall, four countries (Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Uruguay) have amended their laws regarding one or more road safety risk factors to bring them in line with best practice. Despite these legislative developments, enforcement remains a major challenge in most countries...en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPAHOen_US
dc.subjectRoadsen_US
dc.subjectMotor Vehiclesen_US
dc.subjectMotorcyclesen_US
dc.subjectSafetyen_US
dc.subjectHealth Legislationen_US
dc.titleStatus of Road Safety in the Region of the Americasen_US
dc.typePublicationsen_US
dc.rights.holderPan American Health Organizationen_US
dc.contributor.corporatenamePan American Health Organizationen_US
paho.isfeatured0en_US
paho.publisher.countryUnited Statesen_US
paho.publisher.cityWashington, D.C.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.37774/9789275120868
paho.source.centercodeUS1.1en_US
paho.subjectCat 2. Noncommunicable Diseases and Risk Factorsen_US
paho.relation.languageVersion10665.2/51100
paho.iswhotranslationNoen_US
dc.identifier.eisbn978-92-75-12087-3


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