Author(s)

Chenyan Zhao, Yichen Li

Corresponding Author

Chenyan Zhao

ABSTRACT

As a threat to international health and development, global road traffic injury has been a serious concern in recent years. According to Global Road Safety Status Report, about 1,354,840 road traffic-related deaths occurred in 2018 which means there will be a death just every 23 seconds. World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that road traffic injuries will become the fifth leading cause of death by 2030 beyond the lung cancer and HIV. The Safe System approach to road safety, conceptualized in Sweden as a road safety policy tool “Vision Zero”, has been one of the most effective way of improving global road safety. General Assembly resolution 74/299 (2020) has acknowledge the positive catalytic role of it and urge a new integrated approach to global road safety. A systematic review of road safety interventions in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) found that approximately 90 percent of all comprehensive studies on road safety interventions were based on legislation and education strategies. In this paper, the possible solutions have been discussed and superiority of the new approach compared with traditional one is presented. Besides, barriers to the adoption of the Safe System approach are also identified along with recommendations on how to overcome these barriers.

KEYWORDS

New Safe System Approach, Safety Standardization