Global Road Safety Gaps Persist | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Road deaths have dropped globally by over 30% since 1990, yet progress is uneven—low-income countries lag behind, with some seeing rising pedestrian and vehicle deaths. Despite a 21% decline in fatalities since 2011, over 1.1 million still died in 2025, making road crashes the top killer for teens and young adults. Most deaths (90%) occur in poorer nations, where safety infrastructure hasn’t kept up with urban growth and vehicle use. In the U.S., trends are mixed: larger vehicles and distracted driving drive fatalities, but pedestrian deaths fell 7% in 2025—the biggest drop in three years—though still above pre-pandemic levels. As the UN launches a global road safety summit in NYC, the world faces a persistent, urgent challenge. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/418b172792abe8dd