Statistics Of Road Traffic Accidents In Europe And North America, 2003

The 48th edition of this annual publication contains data provided by governments of UNECE member countries on road traffic accidents covering a wide number of European countries, as well as Canada, USA and Israel. It is divided into three main sections including charts and summary tables indicating overall trends and developments regarding road traffic accidents and casualties; detailed statistics including specific circumstances such as location, time of occurrence, road condition, the influence of alcohol, personal injuries and deaths; background data on vehicle fleets and estimates of vehicle-kilometres run and population by age group. Every effort has been made to harmonise definitions and ensure international data comparability.These data are used by government departments and services in the analysis of patterns in road accidents and for planning future improvements in road safety.Economic Commission for Europe is the author of 'Statistics Of Road Traffic Accidents In Europe And North America, 2003', published 2004 under ISBN 9789210163590 and ISBN 9210163591.