Abstract
A recent World Health Organization report on inadequate road safety opened with some stark figures: 1.2 million deaths and up to 50 million nonfatal injuries occur every year on the world's roads. In keeping with scope of PLoS Medicine to prioritize studies on all factors that contribute substantially to morbidity and mortality worldwide, this month the PLoS Medicine editors call for better data to support policy changes that could reduce the global burden of death and injury that results from road traffic crashes. In the editorial, the editors stress the impact of inadequate road safety on global health, in both developed and low- and middle-income countries. The editors comment that "research into the risk factors for injury from road traffic crashes, analyses of attitudes to road safety, evaluation of projects aiming to improve road safety, and alternatives to motor vehicle travel are all areas where medical researchers, statisticians, and public health professionals can contribute vital information in support of life-saving policies." Image Credit: William Notowidagdo at flickr.com
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