Confronting “Death on Wheels” // Chapter 3: Interventions and Results: What is the Evidence?

- Good road/intersection design, signage and safety features such as passing lanes are used frequently in high income nations and should be used more in developing countries.

- Seatbelts and other vehicle design requirements are a good way to reduce fatal injuries (average 11% according to the report).

- Education and legislation are only effective if enforced correctly and
consistently. Drunk driving is also apparently a huge issue. A few pages in the chapter read like they’re written by MADD. Side note, they are the reason that the legal drinking age in the US is 21. In order for states to get their federal highway funding, MADD lobbied that they had to increase the age to 21. Great reason for a law, right? More Information.

- Russia has been trying to deal with the issue of road safety however their infrastructure is decaying and is a large obstacle to road safety improvement.

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