Road accidents inflicts high economic costs. This ratio considers economic costs of road accidents with GDP (SEC-SEG-001).

Road accidents inflicts high economic costs. This indicator reports economic costs of road accident injuries in USD.

Road Safety is a sustainable development challenge for the member countries of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). In 2016, approximately 1.35 million people were killed in road crashes globally. The economic and social consequences of this are enormous. In recent years, road safety has been receiving greater attention from the international community, and in 2010, the General Assembly proclaimed the period from 2011 to 2020 as the Decade of Action for Road Safety. The global commitment to road safety was further strengthened by the General Assembly through the adoption of resolution 70/1 on 25 September 2015 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as reflected in targets 3.6 (by 2020 halve the number of global deaths by road accidents) and 11.2 (by 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons) of the accompanying Sustainable Development Goals.

Road safety has been a major concern in Asia and the Pacific, as 60 per cent of global road deaths in 2016 occurred in the region. In line with the trend globally, road safety has received greater attention from high- level policymakers among ESCAP member countries. At the Ministerial Conference on Transport, at its third session, held in Moscow from 5 to 9 December 2016, the Asia-Pacific transport ministers renewed their commitments towards improving road safety by adopting the Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Transport Connectivity in Asia and the Pacific, which was endorsed by the Commission in it its resolution 73/4 of 19 May 2017. Under this resolution, members and associate members of ESCAP have been encouraged in meeting their commitments under the Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020) and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Notably, road traffic deaths in the ESCAP region declined from 777,016 in 2010 to 733,541 in 2013, and then increased to 812,172 in 2016. The South and South-West Asia subregion accounted for 48.13 per cent of the road deaths.

This manual explains good practices for roadwork sites, offering clear and simple guidance for CAREC road authorities to use to improve road safety at these sites for road users and workers alike. It offers information about the six-zone process, how to plan and implement a traffic management plan, and how to manage a safe worksite. This manual is essential reading for project managers, designers, supervision consultants, contractors, works supervisors and others who have a responsibility for safe worksites.

About the CAREC Road Safety Engineering Manuals

The series of road safety engineering manuals of the CAREC Program came from the endorsement of the CAREC Road Safety Strategy 2017-2030 by member countries. The strategy supports and encourages CAREC authorities to plan, design, construct, and maintain safe roads.

• Road Safety Audit
• Safer Road Works
• Roadside Hazard Management

Research indicates that up to 28% of crashes are due to the road environment. The first and most important objective of road safety audit is to minimize the risk of crashes, and to minimize the severity of any crashes that may occur on a new road project. Road safety audit is suggested to be undertaken for all CAREC road projects. This manual provides full information for those who undertake the audits (practitioners) as well as for those who manage the audit process (policy makers).

About the CAREC Road Safety Engineering Manuals

The series of road safety engineering manuals of the CAREC Program came from the endorsement of the CAREC Road Safety Strategy 2017-2030 by member countries. The strategy supports and encourages CAREC authorities to plan, design, construct, and maintain safe roads.

• Road Safety Audit
• Safer Road Works
• Roadside Hazard Management

The State Program of the Azerbaijan Republic on Road Safety for 2019–2023 is multisectoral and designed to be implemented on national, regional, and global levels, with a primary focus on national- and local-level actions. The implementations are designed according to the five pillars of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020:

1. Road safety management
2. Safer roads and mobility
3. Safer vehicles
4. Safer road users
5. Post-crash response

EASST and their in-country partners have been looking into the issues faced by people with disabilities in accessing transportation and public spaces.

The purpose of this research by the National Automobile Club of Azerbaijan (AMAK) has been to analyse the current situation related to accessible mobility in Azerbaijan and collect data on the challenges that people with disabilities face while using roads and public transport on a daily basis.

AMAK has used the findings of their research to prepare a set of recommendations aimed at solving or preventing a number of the problems faced by people with disabilities in terms of accessible mobility in Azerbaijan.

The report was launched in Baku in March at a round table discussion involving 30 representatives from different government departments and non-government organisations among others, including the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population, Ministry of Education, Baku Metropolitan LLC, Baku Transport Agency, State Committee on Family, Women and Children’s Issues, Bakubus LLC, Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies, State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture, Baku Taxi LLC, Azerbaijan University, Social Work Public Union, NGOs working in the area of disability, local media, and Red Crescent Society representatives.