The Decade of Action for Road Safety The United Nations has declared 2011-2020 to be the Decade of Action for Road Safety. From the research we know: Road traffic crashes take the lives of nearly 1.24 million people every year, with almost half being pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. Between 20-50 million people are injured in
November 16, 2014, just another Sunday, right? No, this coming Sunday is much more. It is the United Nations (U.N.) World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Crash Victims. Every year, the third Sunday in November is a day to reflect, to think about family, friends, and all those who are killed because of traffic crashes.
Yesterday, Sunday, November 17, 2013, was the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. It was a day to stop, grieve and remember the tremendous global loss of life due to traffic crashes. According to the World Health Organization (WHO): Road traffic crashes take the lives of nearly 1.3 million people every year, with
How many times do we open the newspaper and read the headlines, “Drunk Driver Kills Pregnant Woman,” or turn on the TV news and hear about a person texting while driving who kills a pedestrian, or listen to the radio and hear the story about a motorcyclist killed in a single vehicle crash because he
If you live in the United Sates and you are thinking about going overseas for vacation, there are some advance preparations you should take if driving while there is part of the plan. Traveling Abroad by Car I have traveled numerous times to different countries, but I have only driven in a foreign country a
