According to the World Health Organization (WHO) figures, 500 children are killed each day in road crashes globally. It is therefore not surprising that road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among 15–19 year-olds and the second leading cause among 5–14 year-olds)[1]. Millions more children are injured each year and require hospital care for non-fatal injuries as a result of road traffic crashes. These are compelling figures which should give us all a clear and unequivocal mandate to take action aimed at reducing the vulnerability of our children to the carnage currently obtaining on our roads. While children are at risk in vehicles, on bicycles and motorcycles, available data indicate that child pedestrians are one of the most vulnerable road user groups. Continue reading “Saving children from road traffic trauma not an impossible endeavour”