ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to provide more insight into road fatality risks for Africa, and African cities in particular, with a focus on non-motorized transport (NMT). It disaggregates the data into sub-populations and discusses possible ways of mitigating the road safety burden. North America and Europe score well below the global average road fatality rates, while Africa has the worst overall road fatality rate when comparing continents. African countries included in the comparison all have an overall road fatality risk that is substantially higher than the global road fatality risk. Vulnerable road users – pedestrians, cyclists and riders of motorized two- and three-wheelers – constitute more than half of those killed, with pedestrians alone accounting for 37". Pedestrian fatalities are the only vulnerable road user mode with sufficient data. One of the main factors contributing to the increase in global road crash injuries is the growing number of motor vehicles.
