Delivering Road Safety in Sri Lanka : Leadership Priorities and Initiatives to 2030
High road crash fatality and injury rates on Sri Lanka’s roads are undermining the economic growth and progress made over the past decade on reducing poverty and boosting prosperity. Estimated annual road crash deaths per capita in Sri Lanka are twice the average rate in high-income countries and fi...
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okr-10986-333412021-05-25T09:32:45Z Delivering Road Safety in Sri Lanka : Leadership Priorities and Initiatives to 2030 World Bank ROAD SAFETY ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS SAFE ROADS VEHICLE SAFETY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS MOBILITY TRANSPORT PLANNING POST-CRASH RESPONSE High road crash fatality and injury rates on Sri Lanka’s roads are undermining the economic growth and progress made over the past decade on reducing poverty and boosting prosperity. Estimated annual road crash deaths per capita in Sri Lanka are twice the average rate in high-income countries and fi ve times that of the best performing countries in the world. Available data indicate an average of 38,000 crashes annually which result in around 3,000 fatalities and 8,000 serious injuries. Sri Lanka has the worst road fatality rate among its immediate neighbors in the South Asia region. 2020-02-18T20:03:36Z 2020-02-18T20:03:36Z 2020-02-20 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/976361582088610795/Delivering-Road-Safety-in-Sri-Lanka-Leadership-Priorities-and-Initiatives-to-2030?cid=WBW_AL_whatsnew_EN_EXT http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33341 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Sri Lanka |
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High road crash fatality and injury rates on Sri Lanka’s roads are undermining the economic growth and progress made over the past decade on reducing poverty and boosting prosperity. Estimated annual road crash deaths per capita in Sri Lanka are twice the average rate in high-income countries and fi ve times that of the best performing countries in the world. Available data indicate an average of 38,000 crashes annually which result in around 3,000 fatalities and 8,000 serious injuries. Sri Lanka has the worst road fatality rate among its immediate neighbors in the South Asia region. |
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Delivering Road Safety in Sri Lanka : Leadership Priorities and Initiatives to 2030 |
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Delivering Road Safety in Sri Lanka : Leadership Priorities and Initiatives to 2030 |
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Delivering Road Safety in Sri Lanka : Leadership Priorities and Initiatives to 2030 |
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Delivering Road Safety in Sri Lanka : Leadership Priorities and Initiatives to 2030 |
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Delivering Road Safety in Sri Lanka : Leadership Priorities and Initiatives to 2030 |
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delivering road safety in sri lanka : leadership priorities and initiatives to 2030 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/976361582088610795/Delivering-Road-Safety-in-Sri-Lanka-Leadership-Priorities-and-Initiatives-to-2030?cid=WBW_AL_whatsnew_EN_EXT http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33341 |
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