Roughly 1.3 million of people die annually because of crossing accidents, according to data handled by the World Health Organization (WHO) on its website. With the large number of deaths that occur each year in road accidents, it was resolved to declare a “Decade of Action for Road Safety” for, among other things, trying to figure significantly lower death.

An interesting debate on road safety have been made in the context of the General Assembly of the United Nations. The same was done last Tuesday, March 2 in the City of New York, United States.

It was in this context it was resolved to proclaim the “Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020″, he informed the website of the UN, adding that the initiative mentioned above will be an important driver to try to reduce the number of dead and injured in accidents in crossing roads and streets around the world.

Regarding this matter, it is important to remember that almost 1.3 million people who die from accidents and pass nearly 50 million people who suffer from a type of damage, he informed the Web page of the World Health Organization.
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