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Issue May 5, 2009
Dear Reader, Road accidents kill more people every year than malaria. Read on for some innovative thoughts from leading road safety experts on how we can make our roads safer.

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Traffic Safety Gallery
Transport Safety
See what types of transportation are safe and where you run high risks.
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Interview of the Month
Sweden’s Vision Zero
Claes Tingvall of the Swedish Road Administration wants to create a traffic system with no fatalities.
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Allianz Expert
Learn From Your Elders
Elderly drivers are in some respects better drivers, says Christoph Lauterwasser of the Allianz Center for Technology.
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Lead Article Road Safety: Body Count The world could save more than 1.2 millions lives and more than 500 billion dollars every year by making road travel safer. Time to stop the carnage.
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News Climate Change Menaces Galapagos The unique wildlife of the Galapagos Islands-penguins, fur seals, swimming iguanas and flightless birds-is profoundly threatened by climate change, scientists said. > more
Take Action Road Safety Making our roads safer is not rocket sience. Here is how you can help. > more
Editor's Choice Driverless Cars: Can Computers Make Roads Safer? No more drunk driving, no dozing off behind the steering wheel, no reckless overtaking. Could automated driving be the key to safe roads? > more
Calendar May 11 | World Ocean Conference From May 11 to 15, the World Ocean Conference in Manado, Indonesia will focus on integrated oceans management... > more
May 24 | World Business Summit on Climate Change From May 24 to 26, the World Business Summit on Climate Change will bring together business and the world's top scientists, economists... > more

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