Explainers
World-Famous Figures Who Lost Their Lives in Road Crashes
A road crash can change not only one life but the world's shared memory in…
UNECE has quietly created two vehicle categories for machines that cannot be driven
Almost every vehicle safety regulation written in the last sixty years contains an assumption so…
What Is Green NCAP? The Environmental Star Rating for Cars
Green NCAP is an independent consumer testing programme that rates how environmentally friendly new cars…
What Is the Safe System Approach?
The Safe System approach is the international consensus framework for eliminating deaths and serious injuries…
How Do NCAP Crash Tests Work?
NCAPs — New Car Assessment Programmes — are independent organisations that crash-test new cars under…
What Is the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims?
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) is observed on the third…
Crash vs. Accident: Why the Word Matters
Road safety professionals, major news agencies and this site say "crash" or "collision" rather than…
Who’s Who in Global Road Safety
The organisations behind the numbers, the ratings and the laws Road safety is a crowded…