NOT just motorized vehicle riders but every person has a human right for safe commuting. But over 50 million people get injured, and 1.35 million die every year due to road traffic crashes worldwide. More alarming is the fact that 90 percent of these injuries and deaths occur in developing countries. Road traffic crashes are also the leading cause of death around the world for children and young people between 15 and 29 years of age. Overspeeding is identified as a major cause of almost 70 percent of these road traffic crashes in countries such as India.

There is hope: stronger evidence is piling on to reduce maximum road travel speed to 30 kilometers per hour (km/h). Cities that have implemented this maximum road travel speed of 30 km/h have shown lifesaving decline in road traffic crashes too. That is why the commitment to reduce the maximum travel speed limit to 30 km/h is also a part of a declaration endorsed by governments last year.