A/RES/64/255
United Nations
Distr.: General
10 May 2010
General Assembly
Sixty-fourth session
Agenda item 46
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 2 March 2010
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/64/L.44/Rev.1 and Add.1)]
64/255. Improving global road safety
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 57/309 of 22 May 2003, 58/9 of 5 November 2003,
58/289 of 14 April 2004, 60/5 of 26 October 2005 and 62/244 of 31 March 2008 on
improving global road safety,
Having considered the note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report on
improving global road safety and the recommendations contained therein, 1
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Recognizing the tremendous global burden of mortality resulting from road
traffic crashes, as well as the twenty to fifty million people who incur each year
non-fatal road traffic injuries, many of whom are left with lifelong disabilities,
Noting that this major public health problem has a broad range of social and
economic consequences which, if unaddressed, may affect the sustainable
development of countries and hinder progress towards the Millennium Development
Goals,
Underlining the importance for Member States to continue using the World
Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention as a framework for road safety efforts and
implementing its recommendations, as appropriate, by paying particular attention to
the main risk factors identified, including the non-use of safety belts and child
restraints, the non-use of helmets, driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs,
inappropriate and excessive speed and the lack of appropriate infrastructure, by
strengthening road safety management and by paying particular attention also to the
needs of vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, and
users of unsafe public transport, as well as by improving post-crash care for victims
of road crashes,
Commending the World Health Organization for its role in implementing the
mandate conferred upon it by the General Assembly to work in close cooperation
with the United Nations regional commissions to coordinate road safety issues
within the United Nations system, and commending also the progress of the United
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