The World Health Organization says it supports the United Nations in its call for countries, across the globe to, on both national and municipal level, deliver 30km/h “Streets for Life” speed-limits in urban and built-up areas.
The initiative forms part of the UN’s Global Road Safety Week and aims to ensure that roads become safer for all children.
Global Ambassador for the initiative, Zoleka Mandela says although the number of road-accidents have decreased because of global lockdowns, around 3-thousand children, globally, still die in road-accidents every day.
Mandela says this is especially important for African countries, where many children walk to school on a daily basis.
Every 2⃣4⃣ seconds another person is killed in a road traffic crash.
Limiting speed to 3⃣0⃣ km/h saves lives.
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— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 19, 2021
Low speed streets make it safe to walk 🚶, cycle 🚴 and enjoy outdoor space 🛣️ – benefiting both people and the planet.
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— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 19, 2021
Read more on this initiative here.
