Many countries lack basic safety rules that could, the WHO argues, reduce the number of accidents. Easy steps, such as requiring the use of seat belts and setting sensible speed limits, can dramatically reduce the risk of traffic-death. Yet only 38% of poor countries ask both front- and back-seat passengers to wear seat belts. Less than one-third of countries meet simple criteria for reducing speed on city roads.
世卫组织认为,许多国家都缺乏基本的安全规则,而这些规则能减少事故的发生。像一些要求使用安全带和合理限制车速等简单措施都能够大大减少交通死亡。不过仅38%的贫穷国家要求全体乘客佩带安全带。不到三分之一的国家满足简单的城市道路减速标准。
Even when rules do exist, they are seldom enforced. A country may ban drink-driving, for example, but have no breathalysers. Safety features common in the rich world, such as car seats for infants, are rarities elsewhere. And roads in poor countries are often a danger to pedestrians and cyclists: they account for fewer than 25% of road-deaths in America, but the figure in Thailand is over 80%.
另外就是,即使这些规则存在,这些国家也很少云执行。例如,某些国家可能会禁止酒后驾车,但它并没有呼气酒精测试器。在富裕的国家,安全措施非常普遍,例如这里有婴儿汽车座椅,而在其他地方则很少见。另外,穷国的道路对于那些步行者和骑自行车的人来说,通常是比较危险的:在美国这些人的死亡不到道路死亡人数的25%,而在泰国,则占到 80%以上。
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