Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds New WHO Study on Road Safety

The Global Status Report on Road Safety, released today by Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, and Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of the City of New York, provides the first worldwide analysis of how well countries are implementing a number of effective road safety measures.

The report's findings include that almost half of the estimated 1.27 million people who die in road traffic crashes each year are pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists. It is revealed in today's press conference of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Dr. Margaret Chan.