Situation
Every year more than 27,000* people are killed in road traffic crashes, with drivers and passengers of cars accounting for almost 60%* of all fatalities. Addressing critical risk factors, such as speed and seat-belts has been identified as key to building a strong culture of road safety in Russia. Accordingly, the country has implemented comprehensive national speed limits and seat-belt wearing laws – in 2015 it’s reported that 24% rear seat occupants wear seat-belts, up from only 8%* in 2013*.
(*WHO 2015)
GRSP activities
Activities
Advocacy:
Supporting adoption of child restraint policies in line with Eurasian Customs Union technical regulations.
Grantees:
Two grants have been awarded to civil society organizations to support the passage and implementation of evidence-based road safety policies.
Programmes
The grants programme supports projects to develop and deliver high-impact, evidence-based interventions designed to strengthen road safety policies and their implementation.
Road user groups
Children:
With around 186 300 children under 18 years die from road traffic crashes annually, it is unacceptable that some countries still do not have legislation regarding obligatory usage and set safety standards for child restraints.
Risk factors
Members Collaboration
IFRC engagement
| Website | Carrying out RS activites | Interested in expanding RS work |
| Russian Red Cross Society | Yes | Yes |
National laws
Lead agency: Road Safety Commission
Speed limit law
Motorcycle helmet law
Child restraint law
Drug-driving law
Drink-driving law
Seat-belt law
Mobile phones while driving law
Crash data
Annual road fatalities
27,025*
Fatalities per 100K pop. per year
18.9
Population
142,833,689
Estimated GDP loss
2.2-2.6%
Registered vehicles
50,616,163
Income group
High*
Source: WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015
*World Bank
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