New WHO manual aims to curb dangerous speeding on the world’s roads

8 December 2023

Managing speed is key to reducing road traffic deaths and injuries. The speed at which a vehicle travels influences the risk of a crash, the severity of the injuries received and the chance of death. 

The World Health Organization [WHO] and partners launched a revised manual to help curb the scourge of road traffic deaths and injuries through managing speed on the world’s roads today.

The second edition of the  Speed Management Manual  includes new case studies, data and guidance for decision-makers on setting and enforcing speed limits, modifying roads to reduce speed, making use of in-vehicle technologies, raising awareness of the dangers of speeding and tracking the impact of policies and actions. It urges countries to develop a comprehensive set of policies based on thorough assessments of their contexts. 

The launch of the manual comes as WHO gears up to launch the Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023 that will detail the scale of road traffic deaths, and global progress in advancing laws, strategies and policies to reduce them.