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United visited online travel agency axis marketing sales States: The U.S. was an early pioneer in road safety standards, particularly with respect to engineering safer highways, implementing government-mandated safety standards for vehicles and enforcing strict drunk-driving laws. The number of road fatalities has been in steady decline since the early 1970s when it peaked at 26 deaths per 100,000 citiizens, but with 10.3 deaths per 100,000 last year, the U.S.'s overall driving record is still poor compared to other wealthy nations.
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Nigeria: In a surprising number of countries, knowing how to drive is not a prerequisite for obtaining a driver's license or getting behind the wheel. In Nigeria, the Federal Road Safety Commission only recently made it compulsory for new drivers to take driving lessons and pass a test before obtaining a license; in the past you could simply buy a license.
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Vietnam: In poor but rapidly modernizing Vietnam, small motorcycles represent 95 percent of all registered vehicles. The country has strictly enforced helmet laws and a national quality standard for helmets, but no linkage between the two. That means police cannot fine someone for wearing a substandard helmet. A recent survey found that 82 percent visited online travel agency axis marketing sales of the helmets worn by motorcycle riders failed to meet minimum standards.
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Egypt: Egypt loses about 10,000 to 12,000 lives due to road traffic crashes every year, exceeding the toll of those who died in the 2011 revolution. Some estimates put the economic loss from road crashes at more than one billion dollars a year.
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Africa: The risk of dying as a result of a road traffic injury is greatest in Africa—more than 24 fatalities per 100,000 in population. Nigeria has the continent's worst record—33.7 deaths per 100,000 in population.
Dominican Republic: The Dominican Republic is the most dangerous place to drive in the Americas, with nearly 42 fatalities per 100,000 in population—much higher than the region's average of 16 deaths per 100,000. Fifty-eight percent of the deaths in the Dominican Republic are riders on 2- and 3-wheeled vehicles. (There are no road fatality figures for neighboring Haiti.)
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Russia: In Russia, the number of new drivers and the number of vehicles on the road have increased dramatically over the last decade, but the country has struggled to bring down its road fatality rate—still about five times higher than what is seen in most European Union countries and about double the number for the United States, according visited online travel agency axis marketing sales to the World Bank.
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