Third Road Safety Week, 1 to 7 May 2000
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In 1997 an estimated 164,677 persons were killed on the roads in the ECE region. An estimated 6,118,844 persons were seriously injured. Of those, a notable percentage were vulnerable road users, as is shown in the following table and diagrams:
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Vulnerable road users are more exposed to the risk of accidents than other road users. In 1997 an estimated 19% of persons involved in serious accidents (injured or killed) were vulnerable road users. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
When accidents occur they have much more serious consequences for vulnerable road users than for others. Although only an estimated 19% of those involved in serious accidents in 1997 were vulnerable road users, an estimated 37% of the persons killed were vulnerable road users. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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