Road Safety Annual Report 2018
The IRTAD Road Safety Annual Report 2018 provides an overview of road safety performance for 32 countries. The report outlines the most recent road safety developments across IRTAD countries and comparative data for the main road safety indicators. It also offers detailed analysis by road user, age group and type of road. It describes the crash data collection process in IRTAD countries, the road safety strategies and targets in place and information on recent trends in speeding, drink-driving and other aspects of road user behaviour.
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United Kingdom
In 2016, 1 860 persons lost their lives in road crashes in the United Kingdom. Preliminary data for 2017 indicate a similar result with 1 856 fatalities. Overall, the number of road deaths has considerably declined in the past two decades; however, since 2010 the rate of decline has slowed. Currently, the United Kingdom does not have a national road safety strategy, but the government has published a Road Safety Statement, which guides road safety for the immediate future.
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