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Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) countries committed to road safety at the 14th CAREC Ministerial Conference in 2015. In 2016, the CAREC Road Safety Strategy 2017–2030 was endorsed by CAREC ministers at the 15th Ministerial Conference. The strategy supports and encourages governments and road authorities to plan, design, construct, operate, manage, and maintain roads with road safety as a key and specific objective. In addition, in 2022 the United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) released a road safety strategy for Asia and the Pacific agreed by the countries of the region.1 This manual also aligns with and supports the Global Plan for the Decade of Action 2021–2030, its associated targets, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals