Feature
Philippine initiatives towards safer roads: a'safe system' approach
Author
Remedios G. Belleza Project Director, Department of Public Works and Highways (Philippines)
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On 10 May 2010, the UN General Assembly proclaimed the period 2011-2020 as the Decade of Action for Road Safety. Its goal is to stabilize and reduce the forecast level of global road fatalities by 2020 through increased activities conducted at national, regional and global levels.