Pedestrian safety: a road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners

This manual supports the development and implementation of comprehensive measures to improve pedestrian safety.

Abstract

This revised pedestrian safety manual supports the development and implementation of comprehensive measures to improve pedestrian safety. It offers new case studies, data and guidance for policy-makers to help reduce pedestrian deaths. The manual is applicable worldwide, but targets decision-makers and practitioners in developing countries. It offers key evidenced-based interventions, including on speed management, improvements to the road environment and behavioural modification measures.

This manual paper was supported by the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF).

Citation

‘Pedestrian safety: a road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners, 2nd edition’. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2023. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Pedestrian safety: a road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners

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Published 2 May 2023