World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic
Since the adoption of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic
Victims,
pursuant to General Assembly resolution 60/5, the observance has spread to
a growing number of countries on every continent. The Day has become an
important tool in global efforts to reduce road casualties. It offers an opportunity for
drawing attention to the scale of emotional and economic devastation caused by
road crashes and for giving recognition to the suffering of road crash victims and the
work of support and rescue services. In 2008, remembrance services and other
related events were held in such countries as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Brunei
Darussalam, Canada, India, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, South Africa,
Uganda and the United States, and almost every country in Europe. A dedicated
website was also launched to make the Day more widely known and to link
countries through sharing common objectives and the remembrance of people killed
and injured in crashes.