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State of Knowledge Final Report on Road safety in low-income countries

Published: August 2019

Main topic: Inclusion, Gender, Road safety

Study countrie(s): Global

Written by: Abdulgafoor M. Bachani, Adrian Hickford, Rich McIlroy, Shahram Heydari

Published by: University of Southampton

Study type: Research report

This report aims to provide a basis for further in-depth studies in Part 2 of the HVT Applied Research Programme to help improve traffic safety in low-income countries (LICs). To this end, it investigates the state of current knowledge, identifying and targeting the most important problems encountered by these countries, and defines future research directions that help enhance traffic safety effectively, especially given the expected increase in traffic exposure in LICs.