Transcription of FACT SHEET #1 ROAD SAFETY: BASIC FACTS
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fact SHEET #1. ROAD SAFETY: BASIC FACTS . Panos / Jacob Silberberg ROAD SAFETY AND MEDIA REPORTING. Road traffic crashes are often covered in the media simply as events not as a leading killer of people and an enormous drain on a country's human, health and financial resources. By framing road safety as a health and development story, with data and in-depth information, journalists have the opportunity to affect the way these stories are told and potentially to help shift public behaviour and attitudes, influence policy and therefore contribute towards saving lives. WHY ARE ROAD TRAFFIC. INJURIES A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE? Road traffic injuries and deaths have a terrible million impact on individuals, communities and road traffic deaths occur every year.
BASIC FACTS 1.24 million road traffic deaths occur every year. #1 cause of death among those aged 15-29 years ROAD SAFETY AND MEDIA REPORTING Road traffic crashes are often covered in the media simply as events—not as a leading killer of people and an enormous drain on a country’s human, health and financial resources.
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