Every day 3,000 people die in road traffic accidents around the globe, fifty million people are injured on the roads each year. Along with the pollution caused by exhaust emissions and the consumption of natural resources, road traffic accidents are one of the most serious consequences of individual motorisation.

Developing and emerging countries are disproportionately badly affected: 85% of road deaths take place in these countries. The number of vehicles on the road worldwide is expected to break the one billion barrier by 2020.

Germany can build on a wealth of experience in the field of road safety. In spite of a significant rise in mobility, the number of lives lost each year on German roads has decreased. All groups within society have worked together to achieve this improvement.

On the basis of experience in Germany, GIZ supports cross-border cooperation among various stakeholders in road safety projects and initiatives. In addition weo place experts and  help to shape national strategy development processes.

Downloads

• The Road Safety Cent. Management and Financing of Road Safety in Low- Income countries.
  GIZ (former GTZ) Eschborn, 2006
  en-Road-Safety-Cent-2006.pdf, 1.76 MB (english)
• Traffic Safety - The German Experience after the Reunification
  en-traffic-safety-reunification-2006.pdf, 0.28 MB (english)
• Urban Road Safety. A sourcebook for Policy-makers in Developing Cities. Module 5b
  GIZ (former GTZ) Eschborn, 2004
  en-urban-road-safety-2004.pdf, 1.57 MB (english)

Links

• SUTP - Sustainable Urban Transport Project
   SUTP is a partnership between the German International Cooperation (GIZ), the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), CITYNET and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) which aims to help Asian cities achieve their sustainable transport goals, through the dissemination of information about international experience and work with particular cities.
  www.sutp.org