Tanya Mohn

1 week ago | forbes.com | Tanya Mohn

When all motorcyclists are required to wear helmets, mandated by universal motorcycle helmet laws, the lifesaving impact is profound. More riders wear them, more lives are saved, and fewer crash victims require intensive care. But life saving progress nationwide is reversing. Helmet laws have been rolled back in many states. Only 19 states have universal helmet laws — a sharp decline from 47 states 50 years ago.

2 weeks ago | forbesjapan.com | Tanya Mohn

自動車の関税や貿易をめぐる現在の紛争は、国際的に確立している車両安全基準に悪影響を及ぼすおそれがある。歩行者や子どもを含め、世界各国で道路を利用する人々が危険にさらされ、貿易戦争の犠牲者になるという結果にもなりかねない。 そうした深刻な事態を懸念して、世界の33の道路安全団体は、貿易交渉の結果、安全基準が後退すればこれまでの進歩が逆戻りしてしまうと警告し、そうならないようにするための行動を各国に呼びかけている。 「確立されたグローバルな規制と、『不公正』と言われている貿易慣行を混同しないことがきわめて重要だとわたしたちは考えます」。これらの団体はこのほど、経済協力開発機構（OECD）の傘下組織で、69カ国が加盟する国際交通フォーラム（ITF、本部パリ）の議長国、チリのフアン・カルロス・ムニョス運輸通信相に宛てた書簡でそう強調している。 書簡は、ITFが21〜23日、ドイツのライプツィヒで開催している年次サミットで、各国の交通担当相に共有してもらうために送られた。今年のテーマは「世界的なショックに対する交通のレジリエンス（強靭性）」となっている。...

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Tanya Mohn

Current disputes over tariffs and trade in automobiles could have an adverse impact on well-established global vehicle safety standards that could put everyone on the world’s roads at risk – including pedestrians and children – making them victims of trade wars. That devastating scenario motivated twenty-three regional, national, and international road safety organizations to address how progress will be reversed if automotive trade negotiations result in a roll back of safety standards.

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Tanya Mohn

Paris has made dramatic progress in recent years in its mobility infrastructure and is now considered one of Europe’s best cities for children to walk, cycle and get around independently. The City of Light is first among 36 European cities for its relatively new and extensive network of protected bicycle lanes, reduced speed limits and low or no traffic zones near schools. Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brussels, Lyon and Helsinki are close behind.

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Tanya Mohn

Every year, nearly 1.2 million people globally lose their lives on the roads, and as many as 50 million more are seriously injured. More than 1 of every 4 deaths occur among pedestrians and cyclists – in the European region alone, cyclist deaths surged by 50% – but only 0.2% of the roads worldwide are equipped with cycle lanes, and many communities around the world lack basic safety infrastructure like sidewalks or pedestrian crossings.