Report: Traffic Fatalities Hold Back Developing Economies
(WorldNews Asia)

Deadly traffic accidents are more than just individual tragedies. They`re a drag on economic growth in developing countries, according to a new World Bank report. The study is among the first to show that investing in road safety in low- and middle-income countries would raise national incomes. Ninety percent of the world`s annual 1.25 million traffic deaths happen in the developing world. The World Health Organization says traffic accidents are the leading cause of death worldwide for people between 15 to 29 years old. That...