Global Statistics
- Each year, 1.3 million people die and 50 million are seriously injured on our roads.
- Road fatalities & injuries is a major global health problem costing developing countries more than 100 Billion dollars per year.
- The United Nations declared 2011-2020 as the Decade of Action for Road Safety, identifying post-crash response as a key pillar.
South African Statistics
- An average of 47 people die on our roads every day.
- For every person that dies, 85 are admitted for treatment at a medical facility.
- You have a 1 out of 98 chance to be in a car crash in your lifetime.
- South Africa is one of the world’s most dangerous countries in which to drive.