The need for evidence-based, data-driven tools to support road safety—for infrastructure, vehicle safety and road user behavior—is more important now than ever before.

The OECD’s most recent international report raises the alarming prospect that, after a period of stabilization, road deaths may now be increasing. Among 31 countries for which data are consistently available, there was a 3.3% increase in road fatalities in 2015 compared to the year before. In 2016, the number of fatalities increased in 14 countries.

Ten countries registered more road deaths for two consecutive years in 2015 and 2016. To complement the existing suite of online star rating tools, ADB will soon be releasing a Star Ratings for Schools tool to help school communities do their part to tackle what is the leading cause of death for young people worldwide.

This is part of an effort to make these risk assessment tools more accessible to more people around the world... — blog.adb.org/blogs