According to the United Nations (UN), globally, nearly 1.3 million people die and an estimated 50 million people are injured each year by preventable traffic accidents. A further estimated 13 million deaths and 500 million injuries during the next decade are predicted. Against this backdrop, the UN has set a target to reduce the number of road traffic deaths and injuries by at least 50% in the decade 2021-2030. To achieve this goal, the UN published the ‘Road Safety Strategy’ in 2018 and the ‘Global Plan for a Decade of action for Road Safety 2021-2030’ in 2021.

This article provides an overview of the traffic accident situation in Southeast and South Asia and explains the road safety measures that companies should take with referring to the UN road safety measures.

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