Road Safety – A Global Emergency The EU Direction of Travel

What is it about?

Transport matters to us all and none more so than our cars. In 2020-2021 we were challenged by Covid-19, a global pandemic -and a concerted effort was made to save lives; yet, daily, on the roads countless lives are lost, as well as injuries sustained._x000D_ _x000D_ This research relates to the EU's approach to road safety and compares and contrasts this with other nations - focussing on the U.S. in particular. This is undertaken through a law and policy comparison and review._x000D_ _x000D_ Consideration is given to the UN's drive to reduce the number of road crashes by 50 per cent by 2030 and to the relationship with the SDG's. _x000D_ _x000D_ The research finds that the EU has had a modicum of success, although more still needs to be done. One successful approach though has been the EU driver licensing (training) which is discussed within this paper. _x000D_ _x000D_ Ultimately, there is a need to declare deaths on the road as an epidemic and to apply the same coordinated approach taken to Covid-19, as without this the aspirations will not be achieved._x000D_ _x000D_

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