Global road safety crisis an issue for Canadians

The carnage on roads can also be curbed globally, if not for the sake of developing country citizens, then for the sake of the millions of tourists coming from developed countries.

Each year in Canada, about 2,000 people are killed and 165,000 are injured while using the road transportation system, adding to the dismal 1.3 million deaths and more than 50 million injuries globally, writes Nneka Henry.Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Opinion

BY NNEKA HENRY

June 22, 2022

Canada’s road safety statistics over the last two decades provide a stellar example that with targeted investments, road traffic deaths and injuries can be reduced and ultimately prevented altogether. According to

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