Road accidents occur in the millions worldwide each year. Many of them take place due to negligence and other mechanical factors.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has noted that in 2013 alone, road mishaps claimed the lives of 1.25 million people around the world and low-income countries had the highest road traffic fatality rates. Nearly half of all deaths involved people with the least protection such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. [Read more…]