Road Safety issue is as urgent as COVID-19 considering how crashes destroy lives and economies on a daily basis, UN’s Special Envoy for Global Road Safety Jean Todt has said, emphasising that not enough is being done for the “pandemic on our roads.”
Speaking at the “Vision Zero Conference for Road Safety for All” that commenced here on Monday, Todt said that the issue of road safety doesn’t garner the same kind of financial and social support yet as other subjects.
“The COVID-19 experience provided an example of how humanity can bond together to discover and apply solutions when the emergency appears urgent enough to everyone.