Pandemic of road deaths
From the Lancet today - death and injury on the road is a pandemic, especially in young people. Road planners can make a difference, by building in traffic-calming measures and separating motorised vehicles from pedestrians and cyclists. The police can make a difference by enforcing road-safety laws, particularly those to do with driving under the influence of alcohol, and the wearing of helmets. But the individual solution lies with what is perhaps one of the hardest things to change—human behaviour. Road accidents disproportionately affect young people. Being taught about road safety from a very young age must become a priority, with adults setting a good example at all times.