WorldreportonroadtrafficinjurypreventionOurroads,whicharemeanttotakeusplaces,oftenbecomevenuesoflossandsourcesofsorrow.FriendsforLife,India,appreciatesandsupportstheinitiativeWHOistakingtomaketheworldasafer,moreresponsibleplaceinwhichtolive.AnishVergheseKoshy,President,FriendsforLife,Bangalore,IndiaWe,thesurvivingrelativesofthevictimsofroadaccidents,appreciatetheinitiativeofWHOandthepublicationofthisreport.Itiswrongtoplacetheresponsibilityforcausingandpreventingroadcrashesonthedriveronly;weneedtolookatthevehicleandtheroadaswell.Ben-ZionKryger,Chairman,Yad-Haniktafim,IsraelTherearenotmanyroads,thereisasingleroadthatextendsacrossthelengthandbreadthofourvastplanet.Eachofusisresponsibleforasegmentofthatroad.Theroadsafetydecisionsthatwemakeordonotmake,ultimatelyhavethepowertoaffectthelivesofpeopleeverywhere.Weareoneroad–oneworld.RochelleSobel,President,AssociationforSafeInternationalRoadTravel,UnitedStatesofAmericaThehumansufferingforvictimsandtheirfamiliesofroadtraffic–relatedinjuriesisincalculable.Thereareendlessrepercussions:familiesbreakup;highcounsellingcostsforthebereavedrelatives;noincomeforafamilyifabreadwinnerislost;andthousandsofrandstocareforinjuredandparalysedpeople.DriveAlivegreatlywelcomesthisreportandstronglysupportsitsrecommendations.MoiraWinslow,Chairman,DriveAlive,SouthAfricaWHOhasdecidedtotackletherootcausesofroadaccidents,aglobalscourgecharacteristicofourtechnologicalera,whoselistofvictimsinsidiouslygrowslongerdaybyday.Howmanypeopledieorareinjured?Howmanyfamilieshavefoundthemselvesmourning,surroundedbyindifferencethatisalltoocommon,asifthisstateofaffairswereanunavoidabletributesocietyhastopayfortherighttotravel?MaythisboldreportbyWHO,withtheassistanceofofficialorganizationsandvoluntaryassociations,leadtogreaterandgenuineawareness,toeffectivedecisionsandtodeeperconcernonthepartofroadusersforthelivesofothers.JacquesDuhayon,Administrator,AssociationdeParentspourlaProtectiondesEnfantssurlesRoutes,BelgiumISBN9241562609WorldreportonroadtrafficinjurypreventionTheEuropeanFederationofRoadTrafficVictimsisdeeplyconcernedaboutthemillionsofdeaths,severelydisabledvictimsandoftenforgottensurvivorsofroadtrafficcrashesaswellasthehugepsychological,socialandeconomicimpactoftheseincidentsworldwide.Weheartilywelcomethisreportandstronglysupportthecallforaneffectiveresponse.MarcelHaegi,President,EuropeanFederationofRoadTrafficVictims,SwitzerlandRoadaccidentsareanever-endingdrama.Theyaretheleadingcauseofmortalityamongyoungpeopleinindustrializedcountries.Inotherwords,theyareahealthemergencytowhichgovernmentsmustfindaresponse,andallthemoresobecausetheyknowwhattheremediesare:prevention,deterrenceandmakingtheautomobileindustryfaceuptoitsresponsibilities.Thisreportisacontributiontowardstheeffortsofthosewhohavedecided,whetherornotafterapersonaltragedy,tocometogripswiththisavoidableslaughter.GeneviéveJurgensen,FounderandSpokesperson,LeagueagainstRoadViolence,FranceManydeathsandinjuriesfromroadcrashesarecompletelypreventable,especiallythosecausedbyalcoholordrug-impaireddrivers.WHOhasdoneimportantworkbyfocusingattentiononroadviolenceasagrowingworldwidepublichealthproblem.ThisreportwillbeavaluableresourceforMothersAgainstDrunkDrivinganditsalliesinworkingtostopimpaireddrivingandinsupportingthevictimsofthiscrime.DeanWilkerson,ExecutiveDirector,MothersAgainstDrunkDriving,UnitedStatesofAme...
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