The road safety body iRAP is planning its 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Marrakesh, Morocco, from 17-20 February 2025. The event will see leaders from across the world gathering. They will assess progress made in implementing the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 during its initial five-year period. And they will also generate support for the new vision of safe and sustainable mobility.
Safer road infrastructure rated 3-star or better saves lives and prevents injuries, yet sadly less than half of roads assessed globally meet the standard. There are just five years left to reach the UN target of halving road deaths and injuries by 2030. Accelerated action for safer road design will be crucial.
iRAP is supporting partners to implement the Global Plan which recommends using Road Safety Audits and Star Ratings to lift the safety of roads and designs. UN Targets 3 and 4 include ensuring all new roads are built to a 3-star or better standard for all road users, and more than 75% of travel is on the equivalent of 3-star or better roads for all road users by 2030.
Global road death and injuries cost US$3.6 trillion annually, equivalent to more than 3% of global GDP, according to iRAP’s latest Safety Insights Explorer report.
Road deaths alone are estimated to cost $753 billion annually, followed by limb fractures costing $616 billion annually and severe acquired brain injury costing $414 billion annually.
