Globally, over 1 million road traffic deaths occur each year.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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1. The world has an average road death rate of 17.4 per 100,000 people and Sweden has 2.8; there are various reasons for such good road safety.<\/li>\n
2. Reason 1:<\/strong> A dedicated focus by the government.<\/li>\n
3. Between 1950 and 1965, the road deaths doubled in Sweden, mostly because Sweden had left-hand drive cars and they were driven on the left side of the road; this positioned the driver away from the centre of the road, and overtaking became dangerous.<\/li>\n
4. On 3rd September 1967, the government decided to switch from left-side-of-the-road driving to right-side-of-the-road driving.<\/li>\n
5. The traffic infrastructure was revamped and 360,000 road signs were changed in one day.<\/li>\n
6. Reason 2:<\/strong> Vision Zero. The number of road deaths has come down by 80% since 1970, while the number of cars and miles driven has doubled.<\/li>\n
7. Because of the success of the government initiatives in 1967, road safety began to be seen as one of the top priorities and Sweden built a Vision Zero >> to have ZERO car accidents by 2020.<\/li>\n
8. While the Vision Zero target couldn\u2019t be achieved and the target date has been revised to 2050, the focus is very much there.<\/li>\n
9. Reason 3:<\/strong> It is very difficult to become a driver in Sweden.<\/li>\n
10. The road tests are far rigorous than many other developed countries and it can cost more than US$1,800 to learn to drive in Sweden.<\/li>\n
11. Reason 4:<\/strong> 2+1 Lane Roads.<\/li>\n
12. Roads with bad safety record (around 1500 kms) now have 2+1 lane roads.<\/li>\n
13. 2+1 road is a specific category of three-lane road, consisting of two lanes in one direction and one lane in the other, alternating every few kilometres, and separated with a steel cable barrier; therefore, sides take turn for overtaking.<\/li>\n
14. So, Traffic going from A to B will have two lanes for 10 kms and traffic from B to A will have one lane; after 10 kms A to B traffic will have one lane and traffic B to A will have two.<\/li>\n
15. Reason 5:<\/strong> Other initiatives such as strict policing (less than 0.25% drivers test positive in alcohol test), low urban zone speed limits, pedestrian zones, barriers between cars and cyclists etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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