Road Safety Annual Report 2023.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body.

Series:

Road Safety Annual Report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Traffic engineering.

Traffic safety.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (80 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Paris : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, 2023.

Summary:

The 'Road Safety Annual Report 2023,' published by the International Transport Forum (ITF), provides a comprehensive analysis of global road safety trends with a focus on data from 35 countries. It highlights progress toward reducing road fatalities, comparing 2022 figures with previous years. The report emphasizes the importance of the Safe System approach, data harmonization, and evidence-based policymaking to achieve the UN's goal of halving road deaths by 2030. It includes insights on traffic volumes, mortality rates, and the impact of emerging mobility trends and demographic changes. The intended audience includes policymakers, road safety researchers, and stakeholders in transportation and public health. The report aims to guide global efforts in improving road safety policies and practices. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Box 1 Mobility in France after the Covid‑19 pandemic

Box 2 Motorcycle use in Latin America and the Caribbean

Box 3 Measuring risk and comparing countries

Introduction

Foreword

Preface

Short‑term road safety trends

Preliminary 2023 data

Mobility and road safety in 2022

Traffic volumes in 2022

Road deaths in 2022

Mortality rates and fatality risks in 2022

Longer-term road safety trends

Evolution in the number of road deaths, 2012‑22

Road deaths by user group

Road deaths by age group

Road deaths by road type

National road safety strategies

References

Data tables

Annex. Road safety strategies and targets in IRTAD countries

Acknowledgements

IRTAD members and observers

Table 1: Road deaths, first half of 2017‑2023 Provisional data

Table 2: Traffic volumes in 2017-22 (millions vehicle-kilometres)

Table 3: 2022 Road fatality data compared to the 2017-19 average

Table 4: Percentage share of e-bike users in cyclist fatalities

Table 5: Road fatality trends, 2012-22

Table 6: National speed limits on urban roads, rural roads and motorways, 2023 passenger vehicles (km/h)

Table 7: Maximum authorised blood alcohol content levels, 2023, by country

Table 8: Seat-belt laws and wearing rates in front and rear seats of passenger cars, 2022 or latest available year

Table 9: Helmet laws and wearing rates, 2022 or latest available year

Table A1: Road safety strategies in IRTAD countries

Table A2: Targets on road deaths and serious injuries in IRTAD countries

Figure 1: Evolution in road deaths by user category, 2022 compared to average for 2017-19

Figure 2: Evolution in road deaths by age group, 2022 compared to average for 2017-19

Figure 3: Mortality rate by age group, 2022

Figure 4: Road deaths by road type, 2022.

Figure 5: Evolution in road deaths by road type, 2022 compared to average for 2017-19

Figure 6: Road fatalities per 100 000 inhabitants, 2022

Figure 7: Road fatalities per 10 000 registered vehicles, 2022

Figure 8: Road fatalities per billion vehicle-kilometres, 2021

Figure 9: Aggregate evolution in the number of road deaths in IRTAD countries, 2012-2022

Figure 10: Percentage change in the number of road deaths, 2012-22

Figure 11: Road deaths compared to the linear trend since 2012 (excluding 2020 and 2021)

Figure 12: Evolution in road deaths by user category, 2022 compared to 2012

Figure 13: Percentage change in the number of passenger car occupants killed, 2012-22

Figure 14: Percentage change in the number of pedestrians killed, 2012-22

Figure 15: Percentage change in the number of cyclists killed, 2012-22

Figure 16: Percentage change in the number of PTW killed, 2012-22

Figure 17: Evolution in road deaths by age group, 2022 compared to 2012

Figure 18: Evolution in road deaths by road type, 2022 compared to 2012.

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ISBN:

92-821-4971-4

OCLC:

1446132018