Pedestrians, cyclists, two-wheeler riders constitute 66 pc of road fatalities in Southeast Asia: WHO, Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com

“In the WHO Southeast Asia Region, the share of reported road traffic deaths is 46 per cent for users of powered two- and three-wheelers, 12 per cent for occupants of four-wheeled vehicles, 17 per cent for pedestrians, 3 per cent for cyclists and 22 per cent for others. In all these countries, vulnerable road users (pedestrians, motorised two-wheeler users and bicyclists) constitute 66 per cent of the total reported road traffic deaths,” the report said., “In the WHO Southeast Asia Region, the share of reported road traffic deaths is 46 per cent for users of powered two- and three-wheelers, 12 per cent for occupants of four-wheeled vehicles, 17 per cent for pedestrians, 3 per cent for cyclists and 22 per cent for others. In all these countries, vulnerable road users (pedestrians, motorised two-wheeler users and bicyclists) constitute 66 per cent of the total reported road traffic deaths,” the report said., , Read More